Nathan East hanging with brother in bass Marcus Miller at LADF Charity event to benefit Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program.

This charity recording project, named “Jazz For Japan,” was conceived by Larry Robinson, a former jazz drummer and now CEO of Avatar Records.

“I told them that many of the American Jazz musicians tour Japan numerous times a year,” he explained. “It was at that moment the seeds of Jazz For Japan were born. Within five days we called all our jazz friends and put together this truly amazing line up of musicians to record at Hollywood’s famous Capitol Recording Studio who all donated their time.”, says Robinson.

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