Tokyo Jazz Festival is one of the biggest and most important music festivals in Asia. It features both young, talented musicians, as well as world-class stars. In 2015, apart from Anna Maria Jopek, the event hosted, among others, Eli Degibri Quartet, Paul Grabowsky Trio and Steve Gadd Band.
Anna Maria Jopek Anna Maria Jopek (AMJ) is a passionate visionary, a composer and improviser. Over her notable career she has sold one million records in Poland alone and has won every prominent Polish music award possible. Her musical endeavors to date include collaborations with outstanding local and international artists such as Pat Metheny, Bobby McFerrin, Ivan Lins, Youssou N'Dour, Makoto Ozone and Richard Bona among others. From Toronto to London, from Berlin to Tokyo, she gives around one hundred concerts each year (in venues such as the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Blue Note Tokyo, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv).