NYC-based Haruna Fukazawa: Plays at the Wrong Time | Jazz Flute, Frank Wess & Creative Freedom
Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Japanese-born, New York-based flutist & improviser Haruna Fukazawa. Dig this interview as we get into her brilliant new 2026 album, Plays at the Wrong Time, her journey through the world of jazz, and the creative philosophy behind bringing the flute forward as a complete jazz voice.
Clear, swinging, lyrical, and rhythmically playful, Plays at the Wrong Time turns “wrong time” into a creative principle — embracing surprise, wit, freedom, and the unexpected. Fukazawa brings together original music and fresh interpretations of…
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