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“Shunzo Ohno: Never Defeated” Film Premier and Concert Wednesday, June 17, 2015

International Award Winning Shunzo Ohno is considered one of the most versatile and influential trumpeters of modern jazz. Born in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, Shunzo’s rise to prominence began in 1974, when he accepted an offer to perform with the legendary jazz drummer Art Blakey. Following his tenure with Blakey, Shunzo propelled with a series of important collaborations, including ones with Machito and his Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Wayne Shorter, Larry Coryell, Herbie Hancock, and Gil Evans, who was a long-time collaborator of Shunzo’s. Shunzo has recorded 16 albums as a leader and has been featured on two Grammy winning recordings.

New York Times Jazz Listings for Aug. 12-18

New York Times Jazz Listings for Aug. 12-18. Mr. Ohno is a postbop trumpeter with a serious track record stretching back to the late 1960s. A jazz hero in his native Japan — especially in light of his fund-raising and relief efforts since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami five years ago — he draws here from a thematically related new album, “ReNew,” with American partners including the guitarist Paul Bollenback and the pianist David Berkman. At 7 p.m., Joe’s Pub, at the Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, at Astor Place, East Village, 212-967-7555, joespub.com. (Chinen)