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(the following article was excerpted with permission from the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz) Through an inspired collaboration with 14-time GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning pianist and composer Herbie Hancock along with an award-winning team of animators from Atomic Kid Studios, the Young Academic Research Group (YAM) at the Touro Graduate School of Education in New…
International Jazz Day 2022 kicks off second decade celebrating America’s musical art form
On April 30, the 11th annual International Jazz Day saw celebrations in the form of live musical eruptions in more than 180 nations. The main highlight of the annual commemoration is an All-Star Global Concert. This year, woven together in an event livestreamed via the internet, the anchoring venue was the United Nations General Assembly…
Strings of Triumph: Momo’s Sixth Attempt Ends in Victory
On September 14, 2023, the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship-an event celebrating guitarists who play without a pick-was held in Winfield, Kansas. For Momo Kimura, this was her sixth attempt at the renowned competition, and it finally brought her a well-deserved victory. The win was made even sweeter by a congratulatory message from jazz legend Herbie…
Osaka Hosts Third International Jazz Day
The ancient city of Osaka, with its 1,400 years of history, stepped into the global spotlight today. Known for being Japan’s economic and cultural hub, as well as for its legendary history as Japan’s “jazz mecca” in the early-to-mid 1920s, Osaka hosted International Jazz Day 2014, which concluded in a spectacular All-Star Global Concert in…
Youth messages of peace, harmony, and resilience light up Guam’s Latte Festival
The Grand Finale of both the Action for Peace Talent Show and the Voices of Hope Poetry Slam Contest was held as part of Guam’s 12th Annual Latte Peace Festival, on January 20. This eventful evening was the result of a collaborative effort among the Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon Mayor’s office, the Sinajana Mayor’s Office, Agana Shopping Center,…
KIINA. – Illuminating Human Rights for All Through Their Inspiring Voice and Melodies.
The popular Japanese singer Kiyoshi Hikawa has made a profound impact on Japan’s entertainment industry and society as a whole. Born in Fukuoka in 1977, the performer (who prefers the pronouns ‘they’ and ‘their’) is celebrated for their contributions to the traditional Japanese music genre of enka, and in fact has often been called the…