Japan's empress turns 80

Japan's empress turns 80

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows Empress Michiko (C) playing the piano with a violist and a clarinetist in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. The empress, on the occasion of her 80th birthday on Oct 20, expressed hope that peace can be brought about ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next year.

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Soon-Yi Previn & Woody Allen Characters: Herself (as Soon Yi Previn) & Himself - the Clarinetist Film: Wild Man Blues (1997) Director: Barbara Kopple 26 August 1997 Date: 26 August 1997

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Woody Allen & Soon-Yi Previn Characters: Himself - the Clarinetist & Herself (as Soon Yi Previn) Film: Wild Man Blues (1997) Director: Barbara Kopple 26 August 1997 Date: 26 August 1997

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Woody Allen Characters: Himself - the Clarinetist Film: Wild Man Blues (1997) Director: Barbara Kopple 26 August 1997 Date: 26 August 1997

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Wild Man Blues (1997)

Woody Allen Characters: Himself - the Clarinetist Film: Wild Man Blues (1997) Director: Barbara Kopple 26 August 1997 Date: 26 August 1997

HARRY ROY

HARRY ROY

HARRY ROY British dance band leader and clarinetist HARRY ROY

Clarinetist Hanaoka leads practice of all-female jazz band

Clarinetist Hanaoka leads practice of all-female jazz band

Eiji Hanaoka (R), a worldly-known clarinet player, leads a practice session by an all-female big band jazz ensemble in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on May 11, 2015. Mito Station Development Co., operator of the JR Mito Station buildings, launched the big band to attract more people to the station area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's empress turns 80

Japan's empress turns 80

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows Empress Michiko (C) playing the piano with a violist and a clarinetist in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan. The empress, on the occasion of her 80th birthday on Oct 20, expressed hope that peace can be brought about ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next year. (Kyodo)

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 26, 2019, shows Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami (L) and jazz clarinetist Eiji Kitamura after a recording of a radio show Murakami hosts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 26, 2019, shows Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami (L) and jazz clarinetist Eiji Kitamura after a recording of a radio show Murakami hosts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 26, 2019, shows Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami (C), jazz pianist Junko Onishi (L) and jazz clarinetist Eiji Kitamura after a recording of a radio show Murakami hosts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 26, 2019, shows Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami (C), jazz pianist Junko Onishi (L) and jazz clarinetist Eiji Kitamura after a recording of a radio show Murakami hosts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo