Shunzo Ohno Sextet – Dizzy's, San Diego

About this event

Multiple Grammy-winning Japanese trumpeter Shunzo Ohno returns to San Diego to perform with a sextet featuring guitar, piano, saxophone, bass, and drums. A longtime New York resident, Ohno rose to prominence in the 1980s performing with Gil Evans and Machito. The performance highlights Ohno's resilience and continuing artistic output; he is the subject of the documentary film "Never Defeated," which chronicles his recovery from a severe 1988 car accident and a subsequent battle with throat cancer that necessitated the removal of 120 muscle structures from his face, neck, and shoulders. Following these events, Ohno taught himself to play the trumpet anew.