Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi (1983)
• January 1st, 1983 • 0h 58min
Documentary, Music
Overview
Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi is a 1983 documentary film by Renee Cho about the jazz pianist, composer, arranger and big band leader Toshiko Akiyoshi.
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