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March 18, 2008

Yosuke Yamashita Playing a Burning Piano

Burningpiano via Japan Today. "Jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita, 66, plays a burning piano on the beach in Shiga, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was showing his appreciation for his old piano that he no longer uses. Yamashita did the same thing once before in 1973."

Yamashita's 1973 piano burning was made into a short film by the Japanese director Kiyoshi Awazu and can be viewed in full on Kiyoshi's website.

See an excerpt from the film from YouTube below Actually this looks less like an excerpt and more like a piece from a Japanese news program.  No matter, if you like what you see, you will probably want to click through to check out the complete film.

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Is there video footage from the new performance?

Annea Lockwood called. She wants her burning piano back.

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