Metroactive » Hiroshima https://activate.metroactive.com Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:08:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 Hiroshima at Montalvo Arts Center https://activate.metroactive.com/2021/10/hiroshima-at-montalvo-arts-center/ https://activate.metroactive.com/2021/10/hiroshima-at-montalvo-arts-center/#comments Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:53:38 +0000 https://activate.metroactive.com/?p=126931
Originally formed by Dan Kuramoto in 1974, Hiroshima has remained a singular figure in contemporary jazz for almost forty years. Taking inspiration from the musicality and pop sensibilities of groups like Earth, Wind and Fire, the band combines American jazz and R&B with traditional Japanese instrumentation like the koto and the shakuhachi…]]>

Originally formed by Dan Kuramoto in 1974, Hiroshima has remained a singular figure in contemporary jazz for almost forty years. Taking inspiration from the musicality and pop sensibilities of groups like Earth, Wind and Fire, the band combines American jazz and R&B with traditional Japanese instrumentation like the koto and the shakuhachi (wood flute) to unique effect. The transportative 1980 hit “Winds of Change” received a Grammy nom for Best R&B Instrumental, and five years later the band went gold with the pop-fusion opus Another Place. This year, the band released 2020, their 19th album.


Hiroshima
Fri, 7:30pm, $75
Montalvo Arts, Saratoga

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