Born in Ayisha (outside of Osaka) in 1950, Okoshi began playing the trumpet when he was barely in his teens. He has played with such iconic jazz artists as Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Rollins.
More than 500 singers from Presbytery of Philadelphia churches will perform in Verizon Hall under the direction of Dr. Anton Armstrong of St. Olaf College.
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