This looks to be a lovely evening and one I'm very much looking forward to. On Thursday this week (May 30th) local musicians Joel Stewart, & John Kuzel will team up with singer/songwriter Jon Levy for a night of classic and original tunes. And the cover charge is only 500 yen for a night of purely acoustic music from three very talented men. Time: 19:30 ~ 22:30 Venue: … [Read more...]
Tomáš Mach at Papa Jon’s Eatery – Friday May 10th
Strictly speaking, I'm still too busy to be posting stuff here, but have decided to pop out of hibernation briefly to tell you all about this upcoming event at Papa Jon's Eatery. It's too important not to. Among the musical acts at last year's TEDxKyoto the stand out performance came from violinist Tomáš Mach. And the short speech he gave before playing (unfortunately not … [Read more...]
Three – No Wait – Two Acts @ Nega・Posi ~ Live Music in Kyoto
A week ago I paid a visit to live music venue NEGA・POSI. It's been quite a while since I was last there, but my visit confirmed that it is still a great spot to tap into the local music scene here in Kyoto. For 1,200 yen I got to see three acts; one I knew and two I didn't. All were charming, talented and quirky in their own special way. I'll let the music speak for itself. … [Read more...]
Phil Norton & Max Dodds at Papa Jon’s Eatery – Video
Many thanks to Charles Roche for hosting yet another great night at Papa Jon's last weekend. "Jazztronic" poet Phil Norton and singer Max Dodds provided excellent entertainment for a full house and a very enjoyable time was had by all. Here are a few video samples from the show, with news of more upcoming events below: What with storytelling nights and musical … [Read more...]
Jon Levy @ Papa Jon’s Eatery
Mewby and I really enjoyed Jon Levy's show at Papa Jon's last Friday. Great songs, lovely guitar playing... Jon is a very talented young man! Here are two beautiful songs I recorded. Take a look and if you like them, why not come and see Jon play there again on March 2nd? You can see more videos of Jon's music, get free downloads and keep up-to-date with his schedule … [Read more...]
Songs from Crooked Pine
Looking for a gift to buy that special someone this Yuletide season? You could do a lot worse than invest in Max Dodd's latest CD! At the end of last month Max Dodds gave a grand performance at the release party for his new CD, "Songs from Crooked Pine". It was a splendid night and the CD is splendid too. Get yourself a copy if you haven't already and buy some as Xmas … [Read more...]
SONORIA by Hanna Preuss December 1st & 2nd @ Atelier Gekken
Thanks to Micah Gampel for the following event information: Please come for live performance art from Europe and special event this Saturday and Sunday December 1st & 2nd. Celebrating the anniversary of 20 years of friendship between Slovenia and Japan. With a short film of a Bunraku collaboration performed last Saturday in Wachi, Kyoto. You will enjoy a performance … [Read more...]
Yugao & Carmen Alvarez @ Zac Baran – Video
My apologies to all for the tardy nature of this post, but here finally are the videos from Yugao's performance with Carmen Alvarez earlier this month. Incidentally, Carmen will be holding a flamenco party and performance at the restaurant Tio Pepe this Friday, so if you like what you see below, you know where to go. Entry is 2,500 yen which includes one drink and a plate of … [Read more...]
TEDxKyoto 2012
Congratulations to Jay Klaphake and his team for successfully organizing the very first TEDxKyoto last Sunday! I attended this event with a good deal of curiosity. I have never attended a TED event before. However, having seen a number of inspiring talks online from the main TED event, my expectations were naturally set high. How would TEDxKyoto match up? Naturally, there … [Read more...]
Shakuhachi & Flamenco Live with Yugao – This Weekend!
Our old friend the shakuhachi player, Koichi Yoshida, and his band Yugao have an autumn show at Zac Baran this weekend and the wonderful flamenco dancer Carmen Alvarez is back from Spain to join the performance! You can see some clips of Carmen in action with Yugao from a performance last year here. A little birdy tells me that Koichi is planning to move to France soon... so … [Read more...]
Sons of Choro 7 @ Sons Music Bar on Thursday, July 26th
Well I am off on a wee trip to Borneo in the next couple of days, which I'm quite happy about. Sadly however, I will therefore miss the next Choro Canãrio show at Sons. If you haven't caught it before, this is a regular and increasingly popular monthly live acoustic show that I highly recommend. I have posted so many videos of Choro Canãrio on this site already though, that on … [Read more...]
Choro Canário play “Noites Cariocas”
Here's a happy little number from Choro Canário’s last show at Sons music bar on May 31st. Details of their next show on the 21st of this month are below. Cariocas are the people of Rio de Janeiro and this tune means "Nights of the Cariocas." Choro Canário @ Sons music bar Date: Thursday June 21st Time: 20:30 ~ till we all drop from exhaustion. Charge: 1000 yen … [Read more...]
Max Dodds & Friends @ Tadg’s
Here as promised are some video clips from Max Dodd's show at Tadg's the other week. Max will of course be performing a solo show as the "Human Jukebox" this coming Saturday at our Tohoku fundraiser up by Demachiyanagi. Other musicians performing are Felicity Greenland, Jen L. Teeter, Hiroyuki Tokuda, Ai (from Jet Pepper Tower and Chi to Bara) and there is a possibility that … [Read more...]
Choro Canário @ Sons Music Bar – This Thursday!
I'm really rather chuffed that Choro Canário are using a picture that I took for their latest flyer! Choro is a type of Brazilian acoustic music, that predates both Samba and Bossa nova. It is typically light, graceful, intricate and sweet to the ears. Choro Canário are Kyoto locals Ryoichi Katoh on bandolim and Shinya Setono on the seven stringed classical guitar. Their … [Read more...]
