Doug Yokoyama

Saxophonist Doug Yokoyama Stops By

by Jerry D'Souza
January 13, 2004

San Francisco and the Asian-American tradition in music have made significant contributions to jazz (and all of its attributes for those looking beyond given parameters and taking comfort in them). Francis Wong, Jon Jang, Vijay Iyer and Tatsu Aoki are among those who have enriched the movement. Doug Yokoyama has been active on that scene since the late 1980s.

Doug Yokoyama/ Tatsu Aoki/ Francis Wong/ Jeff Chan Identifiable Zoo Music

Doug Yokoyama: Identities

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2001

The second law of thermodynamics states that disorder is an ever-advancing force in the universe. Within the context of improvised music, entropy can often be a primary consideration. The jazz composer and performer both face an uphill battle organizing sounds into a coherent whole without obstructing the creative potential unleashed by ever-creeping entropy. Jazz (and to a increasing extent, modern classical music) offers its greatest rewards at the critical intersection between order and disorder, between structure and deviation, between theme ...