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 Tango, the improvisatory free-flowing nature of Jazz, and the transparent beauty of Brahms.
Joe was the winner of the Belgian Crystal Harmonica Award in the Classical Division (2008) and received 4th place in Jazz Diatonic, at the World Harmonica Championship in Germany (2005). Kotoko is an accomplished multi-talented singer, song-writer, composer, and pianist. She has also performed and composed for TV commercials and background music. A koto master, Masumi Timson has participated in the recording of several albums by the world-renowned band Pink Martini, including 2011 Japan Record Award Winner and iTunes No. 1 Jazz Chart Hit, 1969 with Japanese legendary singer Saori Yuki. Masumi has performed with the band at Carnegie Hall (NY), the Hollywood Bowl (LA),Grand Rex Theatre (Paris), Tokyo Kokusai Forum, and Billboard Live Tokyo, etc.
And, as always, it's FREE. Come and enjoy some of the best live entertainment in Tokyo!
The Entertainment Committee
Coming Up!
July 15 Kenneth Andrew Soulful Bluesy Jazz Vocalist
July 22 Keith Williams Jazz Standards, Pops, R&B
July 29 Shigeo Furukawa Acoustic & Jazz Guitarist
August 5 Suzue Shinto Inspired World Music