Mika Stoltzman is a musician who hails from Amakusa and occasionally returns to Kumamoto to perform. You can stream or download the audio of this performance on New York City public radio.
More about Mika Stoltzman:
- She was born in Hokkaido but grew up in Amakusa.
- She graduated from Kumamoto Music Junior College, the predecessor of the Heisei Collge of Music: http://www.heisei-music.ac.jp. She must be their most famous graduate.
- She has a Facebook page which, among other things, features a picture of her with jazz legends Chick Corea and Steve Gadd, who have both been supporters and collaborators: https://www.facebook.com/mikarimba/photos/a.520141474722369.1073741827.172692229467297/1441394429263731/?type=3&theater – Here’s the address of a YouTube video that is an example of both her roots in Amakusa (an image toward the beginning of the video) and her musical collaborations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNNhJF_I_w
– Kirk
http://www.wnyc.org/story/musicians-mika-and-richard-stoltzman/
