Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi

1983 | 58 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

Jazz is my Native Language: A Portrait of Toshiko Akiyoshi
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    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.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1983

  • DirectingRenee Cho
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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