“nearly 10,000 people will flock to see a 72-year-old #Japanese #jazz #fusion #virtuoso play a surfboard-shaped #guitar in March. Come the summer, he’ll headline an outdoor festival in London’s Crystal Palace park.” #guitarists #GuitarSky #music #MusicSky www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...

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‘Do what you really want to do while you’re still alive’: Masayoshi Takanaka, the Japanese guitar hero surfing a second wave in his 70s

Playing a surfboard-shaped axe, Takanaka was a stadium-level artist at home but little known in the west – until YouTube brought him a huge new audience

The Guardian
@dbcurren.bsky.social I hadn't heard of Takanaka, thanks for the link!