There’s an expression that says that “those who can’t do, teach.” Gary Fukushima, who teaches at CSUN, Pasadena City College and the Pasadena Conservatory of Music is not one of them. He’s a jazz pianist, composer and his trio will be performing at the blue whale in Little Tokyo on Thursday.
According to his website, in addition to teaching music, Fukushima also writes about it for multiple outlets.
What makes this concert so appealing is that it does not appear that Fukushima has a new record to promote. He’s apparently playing just for the sheer joy of it. And what better reason could there be? The other two musicians in his trio are JP Maramba on bass and Miles Senzaki on drums.
Photo by Laurence D. Chen