Akira Tana and his Osaka Quartet + guest sit in Jeff Moles - Back at the Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith

A private house party as a warm up gig to their upcoming Jazz at Lincoln Center date.
Back at the Chicken Shack - Jimmy Smith
One of the most versatile drummers on the scene, West Coast legend Akira Tana has performed with Sonny Rollins, Hubert Laws, Lena Horne, Rufus Reid, The Manhattan Transfer, and countless other iconic artists and acts. His of-the-moment ability to summon what the music requires in any context drives his evolving expression. For this performance, Tana brings his Osaka Quartet featuring Hammond B3 master Atsuko Hashimoto from Osaka, Japan.The quartet’s performance will include music from the classic jazz organ repertoire, originals, and adaptations of material from the Great American Songbook and Japanese pop and folk traditions.
Akira Tana, drums
Atsuko Hashimoto, Hammond B3
Hideki Kawamura, tenor saxophone
Yutaka Hashimoto, guitar
Jeff Moles, bass