Toshiko Akiyoshi

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:saxophone
bandleader
composer
arranger
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1950s
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Toshiko_Akiyoshi_–_Lew_Tabackin_Big_Band
gptkb:Toshiko_Akiyoshi_Jazz_Orchestra
gptkb:Lew_Tabackin
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:NEA_Jazz_Master
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun,_Gold_Rays_with_Rosette
gptkb:Down_Beat_magazine_Critics'_Poll
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-12-12
gptkbp:birthPlace Liaoyang, Manchuria, China
gptkbp:child gptkb:Monday_Michiru
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:education gptkb:Berklee_College_of_Music
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Toshiko Akiyoshi
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Bud_Powell
gptkb:Charles_Mingus
gptkb:Thelonious_Monk
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:language English
Japanese
gptkbp:nationality Japanese
gptkbp:notableAlbum gptkb:Desert_Lady_/_Fantasy
gptkb:Four_Seasons_of_Morita_Village
gptkb:Hiroshima_–_Rising_from_the_Abyss
gptkb:Kogun
gptkb:Last_Live_in_Blue_Note_Tokyo
gptkb:Long_Yellow_Road
gptkb:Road_Time
gptkb:Salted_Gingko_Nuts
Insights
Farewell
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Toshiko_Akiyoshi_–_Lew_Tabackin_Big_Band
gptkb:Toshiko_Akiyoshi_Jazz_Orchestra
gptkbp:occupation bandleader
composer
pianist
arranger
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Victor
gptkb:Columbia
gptkb:BMG
gptkb:RCA
gptkb:Nippon_Columbia
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lew_Tabackin
gptkbp:website http://www.toshikoakiyoshi.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamaha_Pianos
gptkb:Yoshiaki_Masuo
gptkb:Round_Midnight
gptkb:Hakodate
gptkb:The_Toshiko_Akiyoshi_–_Lew_Tabackin_Big_Band
gptkb:Hamamatsu
gptkb:Charlie_Persip
gptkb:Ryo_Kawasaki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6