. ♪ >> kondo played in a jazz group while he was in college.began performing in the united states in 1978, and later formed his own band in japan. he was known for his improvisational style and his wide range of genres, including rock. kondo often played with world-famous artists, including jazz pianist herbie hancock. he composed a piece for the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. his family said he had been scheduled to play at an event in osaka sunday. they did not disclose the cause of his death, but said he died peacefully. ♪ >>> it's time now for a check of the world weather with our meteorologist jonathan oh. it's been a wet several days for central india, flooding. will the rain let up any time soon? >> hello. for the southern half of india, we're going to be dealing with continual rain because of the wet pattern that doesn't go anywhere. we had a deep depression that rolled through last week, and then we had more rain and instability as we went throughout the weekend. here's video that gives you an idea of the situatio