Haruki Murakami’s Jazz at Peter Cat

Barbican Hall, London3 dates

Music has always been at the core of Haruki Murakami’s work and life. Describing his writing style as “kind of a free improvisation”, Murakami has conjured up hundreds of moments inside his stories where music presents an enchanting soundtrack for setting the scene, hinting and defining character, and opening new doors of imagination. The literary icon Murakami’s passion for jazz is not only reflected in his novels and his extensive record collection (rumoured to exceed 10,000)… He also ran a…