AWARDS
GRAMMY NOMINATION:
Best Big Band Performance, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1994
GRAMMY NOMINATION:
Best Arranger, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1994
DOWN BEAT:
Best Composer and Arranger, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996
DOWN BEAT:
Best Jazz Band, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
RECORD REVIEW:
Best Arranger, 1984
JAZZ FORUM:
Best Jazz Band, 1980, 1981, 1982
ROOTS(THE NIGERIAN JAZZ MAGAZINE):
Best Jazz Band Leader in the World, 1988
SWING JOURNAL, JAPAN:
Nanri Award (FIRST RECIPIENT) 1975
Gold Award, 1977
Silver Awards, 1976,1981,1996
NYC MAYORÕS LIBERTY AWARD, 1986
ASIAN-AMERICAN WOMENÕS ASSOCIATION OF NY AWARD, 1986
JAPANESE-AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NY AWARD, 1986
WOMAN WARRIOR AWARD A.A.W.S.OF L.A., 1987
CHIGUSA AWARD(FIRST RECIPIENT), 1995
JAPAN MUSIC PEN CLUB AWARD, 1997, 2000
AVON WOMENÕS CULTURAL CENTER ARTISTIC AWARD,J 1997
SHIJUHOHSHO MEDAL FOR THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN, 1997
DOCTOR OF MUSIC (HONORUS CAUSA), BERKELEE COLLEGE, 1998 YOKOHAMA CITY CULTURAL AWARD, 1999
JAZZ HALL OF FAME, 1999
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF JAZZ STUDIES / NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY HALL OF FAME, 2000
THE MAYOR OF TOKYOÕS CULTURAL AWARD, 2000
JAPAN PEN CLUB AWARD, 1997, 2000
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES OF JAPAN IN NEW YORK, LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, 2003
JAPAN FOUNDATION AWARD, 2004
THE EMPERORÕS MEDAL, KYOKUJITSU SHOJUSHO, 2004
ASAHI AWARD, 2005
NEA JAZZ MASTER AWARD 2007
JAZZ LIVING LEGEND AWARD KENNEDY CENTER 2007
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