Toshiko Akiyoshi awarded highest honor in U.S. jazz

Toshiko Akiyoshi awarded highest honor in U.S. jazz

NEW YORK, United States - Jazz great Toshiko Akiyoshi (2nd L, front row) joins other acclaimed musicians and jazz contributors to be awarded the 2007 National Endowment for the Arts' Jazz Master award in New York on Jan. 12. Akiyoshi, 77, dressed in a shimmering black dress adorned with flowers, told the packed audience at the Hilton New York Hotel that she was ''extremely honored to receive this highest award a jazz musician can possibly have.'' (Kyodo)

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