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Portraits in Jazz: The joys of being Junji Delfino
Junji Delfino: “Every song is a tribute unto itself.”—PHOTOS COURTESY OF JUNJI DELFINO
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July 26, 2026July 26, 2026Music

Portraits in Jazz: The joys of being Junji Delfino

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(Twenty-seventh of a series) Junji Delfino was singing before she could remember not singing—at 4 years old, already finding melodies, and by 10, slipping into Manila’s jazz clubs with a father who wouldn’t have known how to keep her away even if he tried.  Before she even turned 10, Junji recalls, her father Bert Delfino...