Earlier this month we mentioned the 10th annual Kazuhiro Inaba Bluegrass Camp (aka KazCamp 2023), which took place on May 6. Kazuhiro Inaba, who organizes these festivals has now shared some pictures – some still and some moving – capturing some
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Japanese bluegrass scene continues with KazCamp ’23
Japan has been a bluegrass music hot-bed for more than 50 years, and one of the principal practitioners and proponents during that time has been Kazuhiro Inaba. Continuing his studious promotion of the music that he loves, Inaba will present the
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Bill Clifton with friends at 1993 Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival in Japan
Many thanks to Kaz Inaba in Japan for sharing this historic video of Bill Clifton when he visited Japan in 1993, and performed at the Takarazuka Spring Bluegrass Festival. The festival has been hosted since 1972 by Saburo and Toshio Watanabe,
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Bluegrass Beyond Borders: Kazuhiro Inaba fosters bluegrass in Japan
As unlikely as it might have once seemed, the Japanese have always had a fascination with American music. Their preference for jazz was evident immediately after the end of the Second World War, and with the advent of the '50s
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Kaz Inaba remembers Ralph Stanley
The tributes to Ralph Stanley this past week have been both numerous and poignant, demonstrating how deeply his music and his kindness have touched others over a 70 year career. One that we just received shows that it wasn't just in his
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KazCamp 2016 photos from Japan
Kaz Inaba sent along this brief report with photos from his annual KazCamp, a premiere annual event for bluegrass fans in Japan. I'd like to report that the 5th annual Kazuhiro Inaba Bluegrass Camp (KazCamp) was held successfully in Minoh, Osaka on
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Photos from KazCamp 2015
Kaz Inaba sent along this batch of photos from his 3rd annual Kazuhiro Inaba Bluegrass Camp, hosted in the Japanese town of Mino, Osaka on May 17. From the name, you might think this was an instructional event, but it's actually a
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Far Western to document Japanese bluegrass
The passion that many Japanese people have for bluegrass and country music was a shocker for filmmaker James Payne when he first experienced it in 2007. He was traveling with US Americana act Horseshoe Road for a live concert video, and was amazed
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Jon Glik fiddlin’ in Tokyo
We heard this week from Kaz Inaba, who shared some photos and a few words about a show this week in Tokyo where he welcomed famed Maryland-based fiddler Jon Glik to the stage. "A few days ago, on May 14, my
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The First Annual Kazuhiro Inaba Bluegrass Camp
This brief post and photos are a contribution from Japanese bluegrass artist Kaz Inaba. He wrote to share news about his festival, The Kazuhiro Inaba Bluegrass Camp. To American ears, that would sound like a workshop weekend, but KazCamp was a