On this week's episode, Sam and Teresa interview Patrick Shiroishi over a glass of pickle juice. Patrick Shiroishi is a Los Angeles-based Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist & composer known for blending free jazz, abstract sounds, and layering saxophone and woodwinds. His newest album, Hidemi, acts as a tribute to his grandfather, a survivor of the Japanese-American internment camps. Shiroishi talks to Teresa and Sam about his introduction to the saxophone, the importance of his album art, as well as Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore.
Episode #70: Pickle Juice and an Interview with Patrick Shiroishi