Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd has been played on NTS in shows including If Music Presents You Need This w/ Jean-Claude, featured first on 26 March 2017. Songs played include Africa, Furisode and La Fiesta.

From an auspicious beginning in 1958, Miyama-sensei and the New Herd grew from strength to strength in the 1960s, with concerts and summer residences all over Japan. They also broadened their repertoire to take in Latin Jazz and, of all things, the Twist! 1963 would see Miyama-sensei provide backing to the one and only Anita O’Day on her Japanese Tour (their first collaboration with a major western artist), swinging…