"received US plant patents by August, 2008: Unpatented Fuji mutants include: Fuji (apple) The Fuji apple is an apple hybrid developed by growers at Tohoku Research Station (農林省園芸試験場東北支場) in Fujisaki, Aomori, Japan, in the late 1930s, and brought to market in 1962. It originated as a cross between two American apple varieties — the Red Delicious and old Virginia Ralls Genet (sometimes cited as ""Rawls Jennet"") apples. According to the US Apple Association website it is one of the fifteen most popular apple cultivars in the United States. Its name is derived from the first part of the town where"
"Wynton Marsalis, Terumasa Hino, Bob Belden, John Scofield, Lee Ritenour, Junko Onishi, US3, Joe Henderson, Murakami PONTA Shuichi and Pat Metheny. Live under the sky (established in 1977), Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao (established in 1982) and Mount Fuji Jazz Festival (established in 1986) are the big 3 jazz festival in the history of jazz in Japan. Mount Fuji Jazz Festival Mount Fuji Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival held in August in the Lake Yamanaka area, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The three-day festival features musicians from Blue Note Records and other, performing on different stages, 1986–96. Alfred Lion came"
"traditional Epiphone and Gibson designs but had different names while other models retained certain model designations, such as the FT (Flat Top) guitars. Construction of these guitars differed greatly from past Epiphone models. For the first several years of production in Japan, Epiphone guitars were actually rebranded designs already produced by the Matsumoku Company. By 1975, the Japanese market started seeing some of the more familiar designs and names being reintroduced. These guitars were of higher quality than that of the previous years of production in Japan and included models such as the Wilshire, Emperor, Riviera and Newport bass. These"
"a lot of other free jazz. In 2007 they signed to Avex Trax, one of Japan's leading labels for commercial pop and dance music. The orchestra performed four times in a row at the annual Fuji Rock Festival from 2000 and have performed at the Glastonbury Festival in 2002 and 2016. They tour Europe frequently although are not well known in the United States. Shibusashirazu Orchestra , often lengthened to Shibusashirazu Orchestra, is a popular Japanese jazz orchestra. The group was formed in 1989 by bassist Daisuke Fuwa and since then many of Japan's jazz musicians, Butoh dancers and other"
"however, lend it a unique tonal flexibility not found in any other Fender instrument. For example, Bass Player Magazine notes that the Jaguar Bass can ""[deliver] a convincing P-Bass sound ripe for Motown fingerstyle."" Differences in models include: Fender Japan: first generation: 2006–2010. Available in Black and Hot Rod Red. Right-Handed versions only. Fender Japan: second ""deluxe"" generation: 2011–present. Available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Cobalt Blue and Candy Apple Red. Right-Handed versions only. Fender USA: 2014–present: Available in 3-Color Sunburst, Black, Olympic White, and Mystic Red. In 1960, Fender introduced the Jazz Bass, which was originally known as the ""Deluxe"
"The later models also featured an internal trim pot for controlling the octave balance. Although the Univox is the most well known incarnation of this circuit, Shin-ei licensed this circuit out to dozens of manufacturers, including Ibanez, Apollo, Companion, Shaftesbury, Mica, JAX, Kent, Teisco, Marlboro, Memphis, Bruno, Boomer, Alex, Ace Tone, Aria, Avora, Crestwood, Crown, Diamond, Elk, Electra, Excetro, Goya, Hohner, Honey, Kimbara, LRE, Lord, Luxor, Mana, Maya, Mayfair, Mica, National, Northland, Oscar, Pax, Rands, Sekova, Selmer, Tele-Star, Tempo, Thomas, Zenta, Royal, and many others. With a slightly altered input stage, the circuit is identical to the Ibanez Standard Fuzz."
"the ever-widening range of improvisatory musics that are associated with the term jazz in Australia. However, mainstream modern jazz and dixieland still have the strongest following and patron still flock to hear famous mainstream artists who have been around for decades, such as One Night Stand players Dugald Shaw and Blair Jordan, reeds player Don Burrows and trumpeter James Morrison and, sometimes, the famous pioneer of traditional jazz in Australia, Graeme Bell. A non-academic genre of jazz has also evolved with a harder ""street edge"" style. The Conglomerate, The Bamboos, Damage, Cookin on Three Burners, Black Money John McAll are"
"old construction in the U.S Pacific Northwest, from trees that have blown down, or from specially permitted removals in conservation areas where logging is not generally permitted. Mass market instrument manufacturers have started using Asian and African woods, such as Bubinga (""Guibourtia"" species) and Wenge (""Millettia laurentii""), as inexpensive alternatives to traditional tonewoods. The Fiemme Valley, in the Alps of Northern Italy, has long served as a source of high-quality spruce for musical instruments, dating from the violins of Antonio Stradivari to the piano soundboards of the contemporary maker Fazioli. Tonewood choices vary greatly among different instrument types. Guitar makers"
"as rapid alternate picking and sweep picking. Satriani was influenced by blues-rock guitar icons such as Jimi Hendrix, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, and Jeff Beck, as well as jazz fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Satriani has endorsed Ibanez's JS Series guitars, and Peavey's JSX amplifier. Both lines were designed specifically as signature products for Satriani. The Ibanez JS1 (the original JS model) was based on, and replaced, the Ibanez 540 Radius model that Satriani first endorsed. Many of his guitars are made by Ibanez, including the JS1000, and JS1200. These guitars typically feature the DiMarzio PAF Pro"
"Sabian APX, Sabian B8X, Soultone Custom Brilliant, Soultone Extreme, Soultone Natural, Soultone Vintage, Soultone Vintage OldSchool 1964, Soultone Gospel, UFIP Tiger, UFIP Supernova, Zildjian Planet Z, ZBT, ZXT, ZHT, S Series Zildjian Pitch Black and the sonic ""XXX"" series by Krash Cymbalz, a B10 alloy line for the heavy-handed, aggressive drummer. Some of the finest traditional gongs and china-type cymbals and nearly all zills are made from brass. However, most brass cymbals are toy or beginners' cymbals. Many of the ""show"" cymbals provided by some drum kit manufacturers for use in shop window displays are also made from brass. These"
"as the Deluxe Model, it was marketed as a stablemate to the Jazzmaster guitar which was also marketed as a ""Deluxe Model"" in its own right. It was renamed the Jazz Bass as Fender felt that its redesigned neck—narrower and more rounded than that of the Precision Bass—would appeal more to jazz musicians. The Jazz Bass has two single coil pickups with two pole pieces per string. This gave the bass a stronger treble sound to compete with the Rickenbacker bass, which had been introduced in 1957 and was famously ""bright"". As well as having a slightly different, less symmetrical"
"defy categorization. While jazz can be played on any type of guitar, from an acoustic instrument to a solid-bodied electric guitar such as a Fender Stratocaster, the full-depth archtop guitar has become known as the prototypical ""jazz guitar."" Archtop guitars are steel-string acoustic guitars with a big soundbox, arched top, violin-style f-holes, a ""floating bridge"" and magnetic or piezoelectric pickups. Early makers of jazz guitars included Gibson, Epiphone, D'Angelico and Stromberg. The electric guitar is plugged into a guitar amplifier to make it sound loud enough for performance. Guitar amplifiers have equalizer controls that allow the guitarist to change the"
"is used by well-known guitar and bass manufacturers such as Takamine, ""Yamaha"", ""Taylor"", ""Esteve"", ""Turner"", ""Warwick"", ""Framus"", ""Warmoth"", ""Alhambra"", ""Ibanez"" and ""Yairi"". Guibourtia ehie Guibourtia ehie is an evergreen tree of the genus ""Guibourtia"" in the family ""Fabaceae"", also known by the common names Amazique, Amazoué, Hyedua, Black Hyedua, Mozambique, Ovangkol and Shedua. Guibourtia ehie is native to tropical west Africa and grows in Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Nigeria. It grows in closed rain forests and transitional forests, often in small groups. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows to 30–45 m tall, with a trunk"
"FujiGen FujiGen Gakki フジゲン 楽器 is a musical instrument manufacturer based at Matsumoto in Japan and is named after the famous Mount Fuji. Gen means stringed instruments and Gakki means musical instrument - the name is literally translated to ""Fuji Stringed Musical Instruments"". FujiGen does OEM guitar manufacturing for well known guitar brands and they also manufacture their own brands of guitars such as Heartfield and FgN. FujiGen started production in 1960, making violins and classical guitars. In 1962 FujiGen started production of electric guitars. In the 1970s FujiGen started making guitars (OEM) for companies such as Hoshino Gakki (Ibanez),"
"Gary Burton, drummer Tony Williams, violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, guitarists Larry Coryell, Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Frank Zappa, saxophonist Wayne Shorter, and bassists Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke. Jazz fusion was also popular in Japan where the band Casiopea released over thirty albums praising Jazz Fusion. In the mid-1970s, jazz funk became popular, characterized by a strong back beat (groove), electrified sounds, and often, the presence of the first electronic analog synthesizers. The integration of Funk, Soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the creation of a genre whose spectrum is indeed quite wide and ranges"
"force used in playing the music of these styles. The ""futozao"" of ""Tsugaru-jamisen"" is quite a recent innovation, and is purposefully constructed in a much larger size than traditional style shamisens, and its neck is much longer and thicker than the traditional ""nagauta"" or ""jiuta"" shamisens. Variations in Bachi The or plectrum used to play the shamisen also differ in size, shape, and material from genre to genre. The ""bachi"" used for ""nagauta shamisen"" are made out of three possible materials, i.e. wood, plastic, or ivory. While many ""nagauta"" teachers do not approve of the use of plastic, if ivory"
"the following colors: This series has also been offered in limited quantities in some of the following colors: As with the AVRI '62 Jazzmaster, Thin Skin models are available, also in additional Custom Colors, including: Like their vintage counterparts, pickguards come in Mint Green or Brown Shell colors, depending on the color. Colors of the signature editions: Fender Jazzmaster The Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as a more expensive sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1959 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed to jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early"
"the ""Dot"" (referring to its dot-style inlay). Other Epiphone semi-hollowbody style models include the Sheraton (a fancier version of the co-developed ES-335, released the same week, it can make equal claim as the first semi-hollowbody), the Riviera, and the Dot Studio, though some of those are modeled after other guitars in the ES series. From 1958 to 1970, Epiphone guitars were produced in Gibson's Kalamazoo, MI factory, and shared the similar design, materials and electronics as their Gibson counterparts. The Riviera, Sheraton, Rivoli and Newport models shared similarities with the Gibson ES-335, EB-2 and EB-0 models, respectively. In 1970, Epiphone"
"comes in three Maya versions which have lighter balls on a shorter string, six Spectra versions which have intermediate weight balls on an intermediate length string, and two Pro versions which have heavier balls on a longer string. Astrojax, Weave, Aqua, Maya, Spectra, vortex, string bud, Free-Dimensional Orbiter, Saturn, Blue Diamond, are trademarks of New Toy Classics of San Francisco, CA. Astrojax has won a number of toy awards, has been taken into outer space by NASA for their ""Toys in Space"" program. There are three Astrojax categories in the Guinness Book of World Records database. 1. Horizontal Orbit: One"
"matching headstock. Fender did offer a limited production run of the '65 Jaguar in Ice Blue Metallic, which did feature a matching headstock. Fender's Custom Shop also produces various Jaguar models, many of which are reissues/relics. Some of the Custom Shop offerings feature modern appointments (such as radius, pickups, hardware, and finishes). Although Fender has many signature Stratocasters and Telecasters designed in conjunction with famous players and the first signature Jazzmasters were introduced in 2007, Kurt Cobain's signature Jaguar was introduced in 2011 (20th anniversary of the release of Nirvana's ""Nevermind"" album). In the past, a Kurt Cobain replica Jaguar"
"Fender pricelist as of 2009. Fender Jazz Bass 24 were made in Korea. In 2005, Fender introduced the Fender Jaguar Bass, as of 2008 available in Hot Rod Red, Olympic White, Sunburst and Black finishes, with a three-ply white or tortoise pickguard. This is a variation on the traditional Jazz Bass design—differences being that it has only one master volume and tone, but additional on/off switches for pickup selection, series/parallel switching, and a two-band active preamp with bypass switch. The Jaguar bass retains the slim Jazz neck, bi-pole pickups, Jazzmaster/Jaguar body design and the trademark Jazz Bass growl. As of"
"these genres demand that the shamisens be made of the correct wood, the correct skin, and are played with the correct ""bachi"". There is little room for variation. The ""tsugaru-jamisen"", on the other hand, has lent itself to modern use, and is used in modern genres such as jazz and rock. As a more open instrument, variations of it exist for show. The tuning pegs, which are usually fashioned out of ivory, and ""bachi"" which are fashioned from a combination of ivory and tortoise-shell for example, are sometimes made of acrylic material to give the shamisen a more modern, flashy"
"either a maple or rosewood fretboard on the four-string and pau ferro (an exotic hardwood whose tone is brighter than rosewood yet warmer than ebony) on the five-string. The Jazz Plus debuted in 1989 (the five-string model was released in 1990), discontinued in 1994 and replaced by the USA Deluxe Series Jazz Bass the following year. The two pickups are built to be opposite from each other in both magnetic polarity and electrical phase, so that when heard together, hum is cancelled—the humbucking effect. The Highway One Jazz Bass is a moderately priced American-made bass introduced in 2003, featuring a"
"Contemporary). Superstrat Superstrat is a name for an electric guitar design that resembles a Fender Stratocaster but with differences that clearly distinguish it from a standard Stratocaster, usually to cater to a different playing style. Differences typically include more pointed, aggressive-looking body and neck shapes, different woods, increased number of frets, usage of humbucking pickups and locking tremolo systems, most commonly the Floyd Rose. There is no formal definition of a superstrat; the categorisation is still largely left to popular opinion and depends greatly on the artist(s) associated with a particular model and how it is marketed. Superstrats are generally"
"music, and it is common that recordings unavailable in the United States or Europe are available there. A number of Japanese jazz musicians have achieved popularity abroad as well as at home. Musicians such as June (born in Japan) and Dan (third generation American born, of Hiroshima fame), and Sadao Watanabe have a large fan base outside their native country. Lately, club jazz or nu-jazz has become popular with a growing number of young Japanese. Native DJs such as Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik), the two brothers Okino Shuya and Okino Yoshihiro of Kyoto Jazz Massive, Toshio Matsuura (former member of the"
"Shinedown, Pat Travers, ThundHerStruck, Hairball, The Fabulous Armadillos, Alive: A Tribute To Pearl jam JAM 23 - 2014 REO Speedwagon, Styx, Seether, Foreigner, Collective Soul, George Thorogood, Sublime with Rome, Don Felder, Alterbridge, Skillet, The Wallflowers, Sick Puppies, Slaughter, Autograph, Badfinger featuring Joey Molland JAM 22 - 2013 Mötley Crüe, Slash, The Offspring, Cheap Trick, Bachman & Turner, Theory Of A Deadman, Buckcherry, Blue Öyster Cult, Halestorm, Shooting Star, Johnny Rivers, Head East, Cain, Sweet, Atomic Punks JAM 21 - 2012 Kid Rock, John Fogerty, Heart, Hinder, Three Days Grace, Grand Funk Railroad, Skid Row, Don Felder, Night Ranger, April"
"Other subsidiaries (in which many released no more than 1 to 10 singles) include: Astra, All Boy, Antler, Ashley, Auburn, Boot, Beacon, Best, Brite Leaf, Buckley, Cannon, Cedwicke, CGD, Chairman, Chicory, Cinderella, Circle, Coliseum, Collier, Counsel, Country Capers, Damark, Deaux, Detroit, Domain, Dover, Edit, Eric (not to be confused with the reissue label of the same name), Folk Sing, G.S.P., George, Goldwax, Great, Gulf, Hi Country, Image, Imco, Jay Boy, Johen, K&G, KAB, Keith, Kingfish, LeJoint, London International, Louis, M.O.C., Mach, Magna Glide, Marlin, Medway, Nefi, PAC, Palomar, Pawn, Pen, P-K-M, President, Renegade, Richmond, Ritz, Running Bear, Sahara, SCA, Scarlet,"
"album ""Breathless"". A further evolution that began in 2000 is urban jazz, which combines elements of hip-hop and fusion music. Counting among such musicians are Nick Colionne, Boney James, Vincent Ingala, Bobby Perry, Bob Baldwin, Brian Bromberg, Michael Lington, David Lanz, Jonathan Fritzen, Daniele Caprelli, Kim Waters, and Walter Beasley. The AllMusic guide to jazz fusion states that smooth jazz has none of the improvisational ""risk-taking"" of jazz fusion. ""Unfortunately as it became a moneymaker, much of what was labelled fusion was actually a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B"", the combination of which was soon"
"JEM-JR has a mahogany body. Wizard 3 Maple neck with rosewood fretboard like all JEMs, and it has jumbo frets. Other than the material quality, JEM-JRs features are almost the same as the other JEMs. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/ibanez-jemjr-steve-vai-signature-jem-series-electric-guitar#productDetail Ibanez Jem Jr Ibanez JEM-JR is a solid body guitar by Ibanez introduced in 2002. It also known as JEM333. JEM-JR is the signature model of American guitar virtuoso Steve Vai. It is part of the Vai's JEM series. It is the most affordable JEM model compared to the other JEMs such as JEM 7, JEM 77, JEM 777. The manufacturing of JEM-JR series"
"Jackie McLean, Celia Cruz, Sérgio Mendes, Jonathan Butler, Gil Evans, Charmaine Neville, Larry Goldings, Regina Carter, Monday Michiru, Michael Brecker, Dianne Reeves, Ray Barretto, Angélique Kidjo, PE'Z, and Kurt Elling. Live under the sky (established in 1977), Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao (established in 1982) and Mount Fuji Jazz Festival (established in 1986) are the big 3 jazz festival in the history of jazz in Japan. Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao Newport Jazz Festival in Madarao was an annual jazz festival held in July and August at , Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The festival featured musicians from Japan and overseas. Owners"
"Fender Jazz Bass The Jazz Bass (or J Bass) is the second model of electric bass created by Leo Fender. It is distinct from the Precision Bass in that its tone is brighter and richer in the midrange and treble with less emphasis on the fundamental frequency. It has a more focused tone than the Precision Bass, with less low end and low midrange. The sound of the Jazz Bass has been fundamental in the development of signature sounds in certain musical genres, such as funk, disco, reggae, blues, progressive rock, heavy metal and jazz fusion. First introduced in 1960"
"Superstrat Superstrat is a name for an electric guitar design that resembles a Fender Stratocaster but with differences that clearly distinguish it from a standard Stratocaster, usually to cater to a different playing style. Differences typically include more pointed, aggressive-looking body and neck shapes, different woods, increased number of frets, usage of humbucking pickups and locking tremolo systems, most commonly the Floyd Rose. There is no formal definition of a superstrat; the categorisation is still largely left to popular opinion and depends greatly on the artist(s) associated with a particular model and how it is marketed. Superstrats are generally suited"
"on a 1959 Jazzmaster. The black ""Inoran Jazzmaster #1 LTD"" was released in 2011 and the aged Olympic White #2 model in 2013. Another aged Olympic White model, ""Inoran Road Worn Jazzmaster"", was released in 2015. Inoran was previously endorsed by ESP Guitars and had around eight signature models with them. He has also been known to occasionally use Stratocasters, Jaguars, Gibson Les Pauls, and ES-335s. Inoran , better known exclusively by his stage name Inoran, is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Luna Sea. He"