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Toshiko Akiyoshi ( jap. 穐吉 敏子 bzw. 秋吉 敏子 ), bzw. 龝吉 敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko; * 12. Dezember 1929 in Liaoyang (manchmal wird auch Dalian, China als Geburtsort genannt) ist eine japanische Jazz-Pianistin, Komponistin, Arrangeurin und Bigband -Leaderin. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Diskografie. 3 Literatur. 4 Weblinks. 5 Einzelnachweise. Leben.
Toshiko Akiyoshi (秋吉敏子 or 穐吉敏子, Akiyoshi Toshiko, born 12 December 1929) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll.
As one of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments into her music. As a pianist, bandleader, and composer-arranger, Akiyoshi cemented her place as one of the most important jazz musicians of the twentieth century.
24. Apr. 2023 · 10:40 JST, April 24, 2023. As Toshiko Akiyoshi, 93, walked toward the stage, her footsteps were a little tentative. But once she sat at the piano, the change in the jazz star was remarkable....
Since her debut recording for Norgran Records in 1954, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and big band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi has recorded continually – almost exclusively as a leader of small jazz combos and of her big bands – averaging one studio album release per year for well over 50 years.
Diese Diskografie der japanischen Jazzpianistin, Komponistin, Arrangeurin und Bandleaderin Toshiko Akiyoshi enthält zunächst ihre Produktionen mit kleineren Ensembles ab 1953 (meist in Piano-Trio-Format), ferner ihre Produktionen mit der Toshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Big Band zwischen 1974 und 1979 sowie dem Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra ...
8. Jan. 2024 · Toshiko Akiyoshi's unique contributions to the jazz world have evolved like falling dominoes through a series of events that started with a piano-loving little Japanese girl in Manchuria and brought her to prominence as an unparalleled pianist, composer and leader of the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra.
