Sumi Tonooka

Sumi Tonooka
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Styles: Post-Bop
Biography: Born on October 3, 1956 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, modern mainstream jazz pianist Sumi Tonooka began her musical studies at age seven at the hometown Settlement Music School with Ester Cinberg and Gary Goldschneider. Growing up in a multicultural household, her African-American father and Japanese-American ...Read full biography
Secret Places
Released: 1999
Label: Joken
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Secret Places takes Sumi Tonooka from her Philadelphia home to Boston, Detroit (where she was mentored by Marcus Belgrave), and back to Philly, with forays into New York City. Her piano playing is influenced ...Read full review
Long Ago Today
Label: Arc
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It's hard to believe, but this is only the fifth recording as a leader for the very talented jazz pianist/composer Sumi Tonooka. The title Long Ago Today is significant in that it pays tribute to both ...Read full review
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