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Akiko Tsuruga

Arts Desk

Akiko Tsuruga, organist with a firm foothold in soul-jazz, is dead at 58

Nate Chinen

Originally from Osaka, Japan, Akiko Tsuruga became a world-class jazz organist, touted by soul-jazz originals like Lou Donaldson. She died on Sept. 13, after a short terminal illness.