General Events

Saturday, August 26, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz, Tokyo Lounge Groove The Sean Tait Trio has been entertaining music lovers in Tokyo since pianist Sean moved to Japan in 2002. With an eclectic mix of well-known tunes, including Caravan, Summertime, and Watermelon Man, and originals all presented in...

Saturday, August 19, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Spider Tetsu started playing guitar at age 15, listening to Blues and Swing, and then lived in Chicago where he explored the Blues and played with many prominent Bluesmen, including Otis Rush. He currently performs with his Spider Walk Blues Band...

Saturday, August 12, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz & Pops Standards:    Zabutone is a group of American musicians who are long-time Tokyo residents. The band plays a mix of originals and covers in a mellow funky Japonica vibe that reflects their musical backgrounds ( classical, jazz,...

Saturday, August 05, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Shinto inspired Pop and World Music Singer, songwriter and Shinto priestess Suzue brings spiritual influences and concerns for nature and world peace to a contemporary popular music style. Suzue was born in Brazil and raised in Japan. She released her first...

Saturday, July 29, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Acoustic Finger Picking & Light Jazz Guitarist: Shigeo Furukawa began learning Jazz guitar from the age of 13, and self-taught himself to play Chet Atkins style finger-picking. He traveled to New York in 2004 and met and studied with many popular guitarists. Later,...

Saturday, July 15, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Soulful Bluesy Jazz Vocalist ​​​​​​​ Kenneth Andrew first came to Japan in 1992 as a rock singer on the Pony Canyon record label, and has performed at some of Japans most well-known venues, including Nippon Budokan, and Zepp Tokyo. Born in...

Saturday, July 15, 2017, 16:30 - 20:00 Based on Sawako Ariyoshi's famous novel, The Death of Kiyu the drama "Furu America ni Sodewa Nurasaji," was previously performed by such legendary actors as Haruko Sugimura and oyama Tamasaburo Bando in the role of O-sono, the narrator of the story....

Friday, July 14, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Once again the FCCJ will host the greats of the Japanese Billiards World.     Hideaki Kobayashi, Orie Hida and Hajime Watanabe all together in one super evening of championship billiards. Hideaki Kobayashi is one of the best all-around billiards players...

Saturday, July 08, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz, Tango, Pop & Traditional Japanese ​​​​​​​   Award winning Harmonica virtuoso, Joe Powers from Portland, Oregon, Kotoko Furukawa on Piano and Masumi Timson on Koto skillfully blend the esoteric nature of traditional Japanese Koto music with the drama of the...

Saturday, July 01, 2017, 18:30 - 21:00 Jazz and Pops Standards ​​​​​​​ Taku & Rei have quickly become FCCJ favorites with the charming vocals and stage presence of Rei Hamada and the beautiful piano playing of Taku Yasumi. Taku had an early interest in jazz and Bossa Nova...