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Toshiko Akiyoshi - Hangin' Loose performed by the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
Recorded and mixed by Ron Jolly

One of the premier bandleaders and pianists of the second half of the 20th century, 2007 NEA Jazz Master Toshiko Akiyoshi doesn’t look the part. In the hard-driving, male-dominated jazz field at the time, a petite Japanese woman who wrote and arranged her own music was unusual to say the least. But Akiyoshi was a pioneer in bringing an Asian sensibility to the music and follows in Mary Lou Williams’ footsteps as a major female jazz composer and arranger. She composed using Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments, yet her music remained planted firmly in jazz - reflecting influences from Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, and Bud Powell. Although Akiyoshi released several albums in the U.S. featuring her piano in solo and small-combo settings, she is best known for her unique and notoriously challenging big band compositions and recordings.
Denver's 18-piece Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra will be more than up to the task!

Trumpets: Scott Handler, David Froman, Doug Barta, Mark Ibsen
Bones: Kevin Buchanan, Ron Argotsinger, Spencer Malott, Kiel Lauer
Saxes: Zack Cassell, Sam Hesch, Paul Farus, Jacob Brooks, Chris Wojtecki
Rhythm: Ron Jolly, Jason Malmberg, Brandon Paine
Director: Jim Mick