Japan has produced an impressive assemblage of jazz pianists, from Toshiko Akiyoshi and Makoto Ozone. And now, well into the change of the 21st century, the pianist / composer Hiromi is the latest in that line of amazing musicians.
Suchmos is a Japanese rock group formed in 2013. The band’s name, Suchmos, is adapted from a jazz musician Louis Armstrong’s nickname, Satchmo. Suchmos' music includes elements such as rock, soul, jazz and hip-hop.
In 1980 Lakeside went storming up the charts again with their smash number one single, Fantastic Voyage, which was produced by the self-contained band. The group later continued their success with the Billboard Top Ten singles Raid, Outrageous, and a string of R&B party songs and ballads.
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