Toshiko Akiyoshi

Toshiko Akiyoshi's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Toshiko Akiyoshi

Communications

#5999

World Rank

#8289

Historical Rank

#2642

USA Rank

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• Communications

Why Is Toshiko Akiyoshi Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Toshiko Akiyoshi is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Akiyoshi received fourteen Grammy Award nominations and was the first woman to win Best Arranger and Composer awards in Down Beat magazine's annual Readers' Poll. In 1984, she was the subject of the documentary Jazz Is My Native Language. In 1996, she published her autobiography, Life with Jazz, and in 2007 she was named an NEA Jazz Master by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Toshiko Akiyoshi?

Toshiko Akiyoshi is affiliated with the following schools:

• Berklee College of Music