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Funk saxophonist Otoe is well-known in her native Japan, and is gaining recognition internationally, most recently for her album “Crystal Rose.” She comes to the Jazzschool leading a group featuring drummer Scott Latham, once a fixture in the Bay Area jazz scene. Latham has been working professionally in Tokyo for nearly 30 years and has performed with many Japanese artists and visiting foreign artists, including Ron Carter, Terumasa Hino, T-Square, Wallace Roney, Dave Matthews, Jack McDuff and Chaka Khan. Also featuring  Hirano Shingo, guitar and vocals; Greg Sankovich, keyboard; Aaron Germain, bass; and Masashi Kubota, percussion.