Hina Oikawa Short Songs: Voices of a Hundred Poets

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Hina Oikawa Short Songs: Voices of a Hundred Poets Hina Oikawa Short Songs returns to Queens with a performance featuring music from Hina Oikawa's debut album, *Short Songs* — a large ensemble jazz project that fuses improvised music with tanka, the traditional Japanese poetic form — alongside a new piece from the project's next chapter, *Voices of a Hundred Poets*, inspired by the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, a classical anthology of one hundred waka poems. Hina Oikawa – Alto Sax, Tim Armacost – Tenor Sax, Skyler Hagner – Baritone Sax, John Lake – Trumpet, Naoya Ogura – Trumpet, Nanami Haruta – Trombone, Ben Rosenblum – Piano, Marty Kenney – Bass, Alon Benjamini – Drums, Mỹ Tâm Huynh – Vocal, Jan Suphitcha – Visual *The Queens Arts Fund is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Greater New York Arts Development Fund, in partnership with the City Council.* Listed by WBGO Live Jazz.