Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra performs Song for the Harvest composed by Toshiko Akyoshi. Performed at the International Forum in Tokyo, Japan, November, 2019.

Since 1991, Smithsonian Jazz has collected oral histories from the greatest names in jazz. Explore some of our oral histories with the iconic women, including Toshiko Akiyoshi’s full oral history here: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/collections-and-archives/smithsonian-jazz-oral-history-program#Akiyoshi

Celebrate jazz with a new poster and the 2020 limited release free poster giveaway! For more information on how to request your own poster visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month/jazz-appreciation-month-posters#Free-Posters

For more information on the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra visit: https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/smithsonian-jazz-masterworks-orchestra