Toshiko Akiyoshi
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Toshiko Akiyoshi is a pioneering Japanese-American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader renowned for her innovative big band arrangements and integration of Japanese musical elements into modern jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Toshiko Akiyoshi canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
China
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Manchukuo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Japan
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-12-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Berklee College of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Akiyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
jazz composition
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music ⓘ orchestration ⓘ |
| founded |
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra
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Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Toshiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Charles Mingus
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Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
complex big band writing
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use of traditional Japanese scales and rhythms in jazz ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Boston
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| name | Toshiko Akiyoshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | NEA Jazz Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative big band arrangements
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integration of Japanese musical elements into modern jazz ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Farewell to Mingus
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Insights NERFINISHED ⓘ Kogun NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Yellow Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales of a Courtesan (Oirantan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dairen
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Dalian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Charlie Mariano
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Lew Tabackin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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