Watanabe's One-Night Stand at the Japan America Theatre In Japan, when people think of jazz, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe is often the first name that comes to mind. The so-called "John Coltrane of ...
Sanshiro plays the soprano saxophone before the audience including Hiroki Okabe, right, in a wheelchair, at Hibiya Okuroji in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 20, 2024. (Mainichi/Maki Nakajima) TOKYO -- ...
TOKYO - Tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins - one of the last surviving legends of the golden era of jazz - has just turned 80. His hair is a burst of white, and he staggers a bit when he walks onstage.