Makoto, Ryu

Drew McCord Stroud (Ryu Makoto) was born on September 3, 1944 in Arizona. Stroud received a BA from Harvard College in 1966 and a MA from University of Arizona in 1986. Stroud taught Spanish at the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University, British and American Literature at Wan Hua University in Taipei, and was associate professor of English, Spanish, Latin American, and Asian Studies at the Temple University branch campus in Tokyo.

During the early 1970's, Stroud was involved in the presentation of concerts in Harlem, New York, given by the Urban Philharmonic Society featuring Latin jazz artists. Stroud's early interest in jazz and blues traditions is evident in his documentation of Japanese blues singer, Mikami Kan.

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