Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Sumiko Yoseyama to star at ‘Jazz in Nanjo’


Jazz in Nanjo is the one of the representative music events in Okinawa and Sunday night the curtain goes up on the 9th iteration of the popular musical evening.

Popular, famous, special jazz musicians will gather together from across Okinawa and overseas for the evening at the Nanjo Cultural Center’s Sugar Hall in Nanjo City, 307 Aza Sashiki, Sashiki.

Headlining is Sumiko Yoseyama, who has been leading Okinawan jazz for over 50 years. She is the pride of Okinawa, and also acclaimed by critics and public figures outside Okinawa.
The Hidefumi Kamura Quartet will also perform, and overseas guests from Holland, for the second time, Rik Mol Group will play. They gave a performance at ‘Tokyo Jazz’, which is the biggest jazz festival in Asia, as a representative for Holland. From Nanjo City, a local singer, Eriko Shikina, will perform.
read more: http://www.japanupdate.com/2014/09/sumiko-yoseyama-to-star-at-jazz-in-nanjo/

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