Birthplace of jazz helps Miyagi musicians play again (JAPAN)

AsahinaKimi

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Sat Apr-30-11 08:27 PM
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Birthplace of jazz helps Miyagi musicians play again (JAPAN)

Edited on Sat Apr-30-11 08:27 PM by AsahinaKimi

Young jazz orchestra members play a number in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 24 with musical instruments purchased with a donation from New Orleans. (Naoko Kawamura)

KESENNUMA, Miyagi Prefecture--Across the Pacific, the birthplace of jazz reached out to help a local group of school musicians keep their sound alive following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.

The Swing Dolphins, a local junior jazz orchestra ranging from fifth-graders to third-year junior high students, had lost their musical instruments and practice site in the tsunami that followed the magnitude-9.0 quake.

But on April 24, members played again thanks to a gift from New Orleans, which had also suffered massive flooding from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104300094.html
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Thank you New Orleans for the wonderful donation! どうもありがとう!doumo arigatou!

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Withywindle

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Sat Apr-30-11 08:38 PM
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1. kick for a beautiful story.

I hope those kids get to play in New Orleans someday.

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proud patriot

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Sat Apr-30-11 08:52 PM
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2. (smiling)

what a great story

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madrchsod

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Sat Apr-30-11 09:10 PM
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3. my dear asahinakimi you forgot the you tube videos!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frpy6_BGDSc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deARnQKmxG0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVwaJgtpHf4&feature=related

it`s a shame these were recorded outdoors because the sound quality is terrible...

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AsahinaKimi

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Sat Apr-30-11 09:18 PM
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4. Nice catch ..

Edited on Sat Apr-30-11 09:23 PM by AsahinaKimi

I was not aware there were videos, thank you!

There play quite well... They could be future members of a band like ORSKABAND!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxWzhUq5H3o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-9pV46mmlk

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madrchsod

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Sun May-01-11 07:05 AM
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5. well that certainly will get you going on a sunday morning....

these ladies are great...! put a bunch of their vids in my youtube bookmarks.

thanks!

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OneGrassRoot

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Sun May-01-11 07:09 AM
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6. Huge K&R n/t

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alcibiades_mystery

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Sun May-01-11 07:46 AM
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7. You should see how they play at

the Cobra Kai.

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Le Taz Hot

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Sun May-01-11 07:52 AM
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8. What a great story!

Thank you for sharing.

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