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Toshiko Akiyoshi

Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band master
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Toshiko Akiyoshi
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
December 12, 1929
Place of birth
Liaoyang
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
bandleader, composer, conductor, jazz musician, pianist, recording artist, musician[11][12]
Educated at
Berklee College of Music[13]
Award received
Medal with Purple Ribbon, NEA Jazz Masters, Fumio Nanri Award, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, NEA Jazz Masters[14][15][16][17]
Spouse
Charlie Mariano, Lew Tabackin[8]
Child
Monday Michiru[9]
Genre
jazz[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Japanese, English[28][29]
Discography
Toshiko Akiyoshi discography[24]
Family name
Akiyoshi[25]
Given name
Toshiko[26]
Instrument
piano[27]
Member of
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra[18]
Record label
Verve Records, Columbia Records, Concord Records[21][22][23]
Start of work period
1946[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Toshiko Mariano en Toshiko Tabackin en Toshiko Akiyoshi en Toshiko Akiyoshi Mariano cs Tošiko Akijoši de Akiyoshi de Akiyoshi Toshiko fa توشیکو آکیوشی he טושיקו אקיושי ja あきよし としこ ja Toshiko Akiyoshi Mariano ja 秋吉敏子 ja 穐吉敏子 ja 龝吉敏子 ko 아키요시 도시코 ko 도시코 아키요시 ko 도시코 아키요시 마리아노 pt Toshiko Akiyoshi Mariano ru Акиёси, Тосико ru Тосико Акиёси
🔖 Identifiers · 61
ISNI
0000000080944124
VIAF cluster ID
14957360
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n80156448
GND ID
134750721
All About Jazz musician ID
11771
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000797470
Amazon Music artist ID
B0017CF23A
Amazon author ID
B002GPZ1G0
Apple Music artist ID
3506852
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13890628v
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11394151
Carnegie Hall agent ID
33243
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741577859200
Classical Archives composer ID
51909
DBC author ID
87097990029649
DDB person (GND) ID
134750721
Deezer artist ID
198085
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134750721
Discogs artist ID
503241
Europeana entity
agent/base/65227
FAST ID
64817
FemBio ID
403
Freebase ID
/m/02rtvb
GTAA ID
260141
Google Play Music artist ID (former scheme)
Arw237jcackxv3qzvk7uh4czp2i
Grammy Awards artist ID
toshiko-akiyoshi/534
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Toshiko_Akiyoshi
Grove Music Online ID
41268
HAND ID
C674-C792-8A86-C710-8983
IMDb ID
nm0015441
IdRef ID
244058555
KANTO ID
000209244
Last.fm ID
Toshiko+Akiyoshi
Libraries Australia ID
918245, 35341309
Line Music artist ID
mi000000001004264b
MusicBrainz artist ID
78fe2146-ec71-44c8-86eb-117607e53933
Musicalics composer ID
87313
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
140323
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000041371
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09360912
NDL Authority ID
00534108
NHK Archives Portal person ID
D0009072871
NLA Trove people ID
918245
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BG8p;=BX
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1740702
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074872079
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095359104
Polish Music Library PBM ID
akiyoshi-toshiko
Prabook ID
465905
RERO ID (legacy)
A009139924
RILM ID
22150
Rate Your Music artist ID
toshiko_akiyoshi
SBN author ID
DDSV110853
SNAC ARK ID
w6sv03ps
SecondHandSongs artist ID
9525
Shazam artist ID
3506852
Songkick artist ID
466920
Spotify artist ID
3HnrKwN3HT9BXwyrDWQCFx
Tidal artist ID
55097
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxmDVD64kvvXyMrpd3JDq
Yale LUX ID
person/92895e44-6bad-47b7-9088-e731c10400ad

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
composer, conductor, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician, recording artist
Mb:performer of 5
At Maybeck - Maybeck Recital Hall Series Volume 36, Desert Lady / Fantasy, New York Sketch Book, The Many Sides of Toshiko, Toshiko's Piano
Record label 3
Columbia Records, Verve Records, Concord Records
Award received 2
NEA Jazz Masters, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Japanese
Mb:member of band 2
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Toshiko Akiyoshi – Lew Tabackin Big Band
Spouse 2
Charlie Mariano, Lew Tabackin
Spouses 2
Charlie Mariano, Lew Tabackin
Child 1
Monday Michiru
Children (maternal) 1
Monday Michiru
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Berklee College of Music
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Mb:married 1
Charlie Mariano
Mb:parent 1
Monday Michiru
Place of birth 1
Liaoyang
Sex or gender 1
female
← Mb:married 1
Lew Tabackin
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Summary

Toshiko Akiyoshi was born on December 12, 1929[1], in Liaoyang[2]. She has worked as a bandleader[3], composer[4], conductor[5], jazz musician[6], and pianist[7].

FAQs

Where was Toshiko Akiyoshi born?

Toshiko Akiyoshi was born in Liaoyang[2].

Who was Toshiko Akiyoshi married to?

Toshiko Akiyoshi's spouses include Lew Tabackin[8].

What did Toshiko Akiyoshi do for work?

Toshiko Akiyoshi worked as a bandleader[3], composer[4], conductor[5], jazz musician[6], and pianist[7].

Where did Toshiko Akiyoshi go to school?

Toshiko Akiyoshi was educated at Berklee College of Music[13].

What awards did Toshiko Akiyoshi receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[14], NEA Jazz Masters[15], Fumio Nanri Award[16], and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[17].

Related Entities

Columbia Records United States Verve Records

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 8d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 55097
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
  3. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → C674-C792-8A86-C710-8983
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  4. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → bandleader, composer, conductor +1
    "Changed claim: Occupation: composer, см. / see autofix на / on P106"
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