JAZZ MUSIC IN JAPAN

Jazz Music in Japan



Jazz Music in Japan

Introduction

Japan is the world's 2nd largest music market next to the USA. Japanese jazz refers to jazz music that is played by Japanese musicians, or to jazz music that is in some way connected to Japan or Japanese culture. In a broader sense, the concept is often used to refer to the history of jazz in Japan.

Discussion

A recent issue of Jazz Times is devoted to yet another forum on the hoary conundrum of jazz and race. Whose music is jazz and who plays it authentically, African Americans or Caucasians? In ...