Thursday, May 05, 2005

Takatsuki Jazz Festival




After arriving in Osaka, I hopped on the train up to Takatsuki to visit my friend Lisa and her husband. After spending the day out at a nearby park enjoying the sun and beautiful lush greens of the grass and the trees, we headed downtown to check out the second night of the free jazz festival occuring throughout the area. Countless acts, amateurs and professionals all mingling together and wandering the streets along with the crowds. It was a great scene. The best part was all of the spontaneous jam sessions that happened all over the place in front of various eateries and bars int he area. Here is a picture of one such session outside of an open air oden eatery and bar. For some reason, jazz goes really good with things Japanese...

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