The only really interesting musician in my particular neck of the woods (and I do live
in the woods) is Jiro Shoda of the New Jazz Syndicate. He's played with Kaoru Abe and quite a few other free jazz legends, but is pretty much unknown in his own right. Crazy motherfucker, that one. He runs a jazz cafe near my house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55SwWv23XAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqwAB...eature=related