General Events

Saturday, January 06, 2018, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz Vocalist Extraordinaire  "I never knew I'd be a jazz singer," says Harvey Thompson, whose smooth and smoky jazz vocals have won him a core of dedicated fans in his adopted country of Japan. "I wanted to be a professional bowler....

Saturday, December 16, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz, Tango, Pop & Traditional Japanese We have asked Masumi Tinson to bring back the unique ensemble from her first performance at the FCCJ. Masumi is joined by master Japanese traditional dancer, Takamori Fujima, and avant-garde shakuhachi player, Kazuhiko Shindo, along...

Saturday, December 09, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Piano, Guitar, and Voice Yuko originally met John, her husband, in New York in summer 2000. Soon after that they began to play as a vocal and guitar duo in Greenwich Village. Their repertoire has been expanded since those first day...

Saturday, December 02, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Pops, Bossa, Jazz and Broadway Los Angeles native, David Chester’s talents as a pianist and songwriter brought him to Tokyo in 1993 where he has performed throughout Japan and every top hotel and club in Tokyo. He has also written more...

Saturday, November 25, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Mark Tourian has been working as a professional musician since the age of twelve. While still a student he began travelling with bands across America and overseas. After living in New York for four years, in 1997 he decided to call...

Saturday, November 18, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Americana, Roots & Country Blues Felix Sonnyboy is a "songster" from Michigan U.S.A. He knows over 2000 songs and has written 500. Blues from 1906 to country songs of the 60s. Felix has traveled and sung in all 50 states and...

Saturday, November 11, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz Saxophonist Instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer SNL favorite, Jim has played jazz, rock and roll, blues and classical music, backing up the likes of Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, and many others. He is noted as "...a man who respects the...

Saturday, November 11, 2017, 16:00 - 20:20 KYOU NO HOTARUBI – THE GLOWING FIREFLY OF KYOTO Starring Hitomi Kuroki, Former top female star of the all-girl Takarazuka Revue Saturday, November 11, 2017 – Meiji Za at Nihonbashi Hamacho Set in the turbulent last years of the Tokugawa Shogunate...

Saturday, November 04, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Good Time Roots & American Rock It may be November, but it's still Beach Party time with The Moonshots when they chase the winter blues away with another evening of fun and dancing. The Moonshots music is a potent blend of...

Saturday, October 28, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00   Jazz Pianist/vocalist Kayo Hiraki is one of the few Japanese jazz musicians established on New York City's jazz scene, where she plays with some of the best. After playing a session with her, the legendary bassist Ron Carter said: "Rarely...