Akira Tana & Otonowa Quartet at Jazz Forum

Drummer Akira Tana has a gilt-edged jazz pedigree: Harvard, the New England Conservatory and stints with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Hubert Laws, and James Moody. Otonowa Quartet brings Akiras consummate musical mastery into congruence with his deep Japanese cultural roots. Otonowa, which means sound circle, was formed originally to showcase traditional Japanese songs and pop through jazz arrangements. 2011s terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan became a crucible for Otonowa, which launched this brotherhood of Japanese-American jazz luminaries into a program of touring and recording to raise both funds and spirits for the survivors. Hear Akira Tana & Otonowa Quartet at the Jazz Forum on Sunday, Mar. 11! Doors open at 7:30 for dinner/ seating and you may stay for both sets beginning at 8 pm....

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Drummer Akira Tana has a gilt-edged jazz pedigree: Harvard, the New England Conservatory and stints with Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Hubert Laws, and James Moody. Otonowa Quartet brings Akiras consummate musical mastery into congruence with his deep Japanese cultural roots. Otonowa, which means sound circle, was formed originally to showcase traditional Japanese songs and pop through jazz arrangements. 2011s terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan became a crucible for Otonowa, which launched this brotherhood of Japanese-American jazz luminaries into a program of touring and recording to raise both funds and spirits for the survivors. Hear Akira Tana & Otonowa Quartet at the Jazz Forum on Sunday, Mar. 11! Doors open at 7:30 for dinner/ seating and you may stay for both sets beginning at 8 pm.

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