Navigating the Sonic Wilderness: The Revolutionary Sound of Kaoru Abe and Avant-Garde Jazz

Immersed deep in the energetic undercurrents of the Japanese music scene is a vibrant spectrum of jazz that has remained largely obscured from mainstream appeal. However, it would be a travesty to gloss over the genre without a respectful nod to the avant-garde jazz scene and one of its most iconic, albeit, enigmatic figures: Kaoru Abe.