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Much celebrated Dutch alto-saxophonist, Benjamin Herman, sounds like the right kind of music obsessive. Not the drill-down, detail driven, relentless refiner of his craft but a musician who restlessly seeks out new perspectives and inspirations. Over forty years on since he first started playing jazz sax and fifty plus albums down the line, now with his new set ‘The Tokyo Sessions’ he shows that he can more than keep up the creative flow. It’s a collection which reflects Herman’s long-standing connection with Japanese muso-culture. He recalls his first visit was in 1989, in a hastily put together band to fill in for some dates when the Glen Miller Revival Orchestra pulled out.