Koto master June Kuramoto of Hiroshima | Photo © Heidi Chang

Got to catch up with the band Hiroshima, which headlined the inaugural Pacific Rim Jazz Festival over the weekend at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort in Koolina.

Hiroshima | Photo by Heidi Chang

In addition to Hiroshima, other performers included Bobby Caldwell, Rick Braun, Brian Simpson, Pauline Wilson, Michael Paulo and his father Rene Paulo, and more.

Hiroshima bandleader Dan Kuramoto | Photo by Heidi Chang