Drummer

One of the most versatile drummers on the scene, West Coast legend Akira Tana has performed with Sonny Rollins, Hubert Laws, Lena Horne, Rufus Reid, The Manhattan Transfer, and countless other iconic artists and acts. His of-the-moment ability to summon what the music requires in any context drives his evolving expression. For this performance, Tana brings his Osaka Quartet featuring Hammond B3 master Atsuko Hashimoto from Osaka, Japan. Expect an evening of Japanese folk music and pop tunes “with a jazz twist.”

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Akira Tana’s Osaka Quartet With Atsuko Hashimoto

Jazz At Lincoln Center

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, which means “sound circle” in Japanese, was formed originally to showcase traditional Japanese songs and pop through jazz arrangements. But 2011’s terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan were to become a crucible for Otonowa, which launched this brotherhood of Japanese-American jazz luminaries into a program of touring and recording to raise both funds for and the spirits of the survivors. You’ll hear unique melodies you’ve never heard, in highly original settings you’re unlikely soon to forget. The evening also includes a twenty min. video about the Otonowa project and a Q & A after the concert.

Akira Tana and Otonowa

Paul Mahder Gallery

For music lovers of all genres, the recent passing of the great songwriter Burt Bacharach marked the end of an era. Few composers reached as broad an audience, but Bacharach’s catchy and singable tunes coupled with Hal David’s storytelling dominated pop music culture the world over. At the mere mention of nearly any Bacharach tune, the music starts playing in your head. 



Akira Tana

Drummer

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Past events

15 - 17 Aug, 2024

Akira Tana’s Osaka Quartet With Atsuko Hashimoto · Jazz at Lincoln Center

Dec 16, 2023

Akira Tana and Otonowa · 222

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