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JUNE 2007

And All That Jazz: Nobuko “Cobi” Narita Devotes Her Life to Music

By Dr. Pola Rosen

Almost 40 years ago, when Cobi Narita arrived in New York, she was attracted to the Jazz Ministry at St. Peter’s Church and immediately became a loyal volunteer. Along the musical road, she has run the repertory orchestra Collective Black Artists, founded the Universal Jazz Coalition, inaugurated 16 annual New York Women’s Jazz Festivals and launched the International Women of Jazz, a dazzling array of achievements.

Recently, with the help of husband Paul Ash, she has founded Cobi’s Place, an intimate concert hall whose primary purpose is to give young and emerging artists an opportunity to be heard. Producing shows with jazz ‘greats’ have also been part of Cobi’s life: Jimmy Heath, Dizzy Gillespie, Hilton Ruiz and others.

Recently, her lifetime achievements were recognized by City Lore, People’s Hall of Fame. Education Update
salutes Cobi Narita, a woman of valor, who over the course of 81 years, has accomplished so much for the musicians and musical life of New York City.#

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