Jazz Art Sengawa 2010

Besides Fuji Rock, Hikashu will appear 3rd Annual Jazz Art Sengawa this summer. The festival is directed by Makigami Koichi, along with Fujiwara Kiyoto and Sakamoto Hiromichi. It will be held on July 9-11 at Sengawa Theatre and Sengawa Avenue Hall, Tokyo.

As always, the program of this year is quite attractive. For instance, Tanikawa Shuntaro is probably the most renowned living poet in post-WWII Japan (he has been a subject of speculations regarding the Nobel Prize in Literature for years), and Tanaka Min is one of the greatest Butoh dancer ever. All these people collected under one roof is simply incredible. Diverse, inter-genre, and prominent in a good way, it is well-representative of creative music scene in Japan.

If you are interested in jazz, avant-pop or improvised music of Japan, this is surely not to be missed. Capacity is strictly limited (Sengawa Theatre has only 130 seats and allows no standing) so get in quick.


July 9th, Friday

16:15-17:00 Art Parade

Sengawa Theatre

17:00-17:40 Opening Ceremony

18:00-18:50 Voice Space
Tanikawa Shuntaro (poetry reading), Tanikawa Kensaku (p), Sasaki Mikio (poetry reading)

19:30-20:10
Haco (vo, electronics), Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello), Arai Ryoji (live painting)

20:40-21:30
Umezu Kazutoki (reeds), Tanaka Min (butoh), Yamashita Yosuke (p)


Sengawa Avenue Hall

18:30-19:10
Komori Keiko (saxophone), Yoshino Hiroshi (b)

20:00-20:40
Fujiwara Kiyoto (b), Komatsu Reiko (per)


July 10th, Saturday

Sengawa Theatre

11:00-11:40 Voice Play for Children
Ootaka Shizuru (voice), Makigami Koichi (voice)

14:00-14:40 Warehouse
Kido Natsuki (g), Takara Kumiko (vib, per), Gideon Jukes (tuba)

15:40-16:30 Fujii Satoko Orchestra Tokyo

17:30-18:20 Fujiwara Kiyoto NY Trio Original
Fujiwara Kiyoto (b), Peter Madsen(b), Fukuke Shunsuke (ds)

20:00-21:00
Sakata Akira (reeds), Jim O'Rourke (g), Yagi Michiyo (koto), Pika (ds)


Sengawa Avenue Hall

13:00-15:00 Free Music Session for Improvisation
Moderated by Sakamoto Hiromichi

16:00-16:40 Daikokuyama
Kuroda Kyoko (p), Yamaguchi Tomo (per), Ota Keisuke (violin)

17:00-19:00 Free Music Session for Improvisation
Moderated by Makigami Koichi

19:30-20:00 Samm Bennett

20:30-21:10 Kokoperi
Saga Yuki (voice), Hayashi Masaki (p), Yamamoto Tatsuhisa (ds)


July 11th, Sunday

Sengawa Theatre

11:00-11:45 Sunday Matinee Concert: "Violin from Imaginary Country"
Ota Keisuke (violin)

13:00-13:40 Otomo Yoshihide solo invisible songs
Otomo Yoshihide (g), Abe Fuyumi (vo), Suneohair (vo), Yakushimaru Etsuko (vo)

14:30-15:10 Hikashu
Makigami Koichi (vo, theremin, cornet), Mita Freeman (g), Sakaide Masami (b), Shimizu Kazuto (p, bass clarinet), Sato Masaharu (ds)

16:00-16:40
Suga Dairo (p), Hachiya Maki (voice), Sotoyama Akira (ds)

19:30-20:10 John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Sengawa Operation, Otomo Yoshihide Unit #1

20:30-21:10 John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Sengawa Operation, Otomo Yoshihide Unit #2
Haco (vo, electronics), Yoshida Ami (voice), Yakushimaru Etsuko (voice), Suneohair (vo, g), Takada Ren (steel guitar), Sachiko M (sinewaves), AYA (b), OLAibi (per), Yamamoto Tatsuhisa (ds, per), Takada Ko (sho), Nagasu Yoka (satsuma biwa, shakuhachi), Otomo Yoshihide (prompter, g), Makigami Koichi (prompter, voice, theremin)


Sengawa Avenue Hall

12:30-13:10 Yamaneko San
Yamamoto Yama (trumpet), Kaneko Yasuko (trombone)

14:00-14:30 Ito Atsuhiro (optron)

15:00-16:30 Super Bass Jam for Free Improvisation
Moderated by Fujiwara Kiyoto

17:30-18:10 Sakamoto Hiromichi Special Dance Session

19:00-21:00 Sengawa Free Session


Ticket information:

3Days Ticket - 12,000 yen
1Days Ticket - 4,000 yen for July 9th, 4,500 yen for July 10th and 11th
for Sengawa Theatre and Sengawa Avenue Hall

1Day Ticket for Sengawa Theatre - 3,000 yen for July 9th, 3,500 yen for July 10th and 11th
1Day Ticket for Sengawa Avenue Hall - 2,000 yen for each day

All prices listed are for advance. At door, add 500 yen for the prices herein.

Tickets are available now at Sengawa Theater office or Ticket Pia.

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Sengawa Avenue Hall

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Tanikawa Shuntaro (reading), Tanikawa Kensaku (piano)


Tanaka Min with Milford Graves


Ito Atsuhiro (optron) on Sony Walkman ad

Related Entries:
Jazz Art Sengawa 2010: Additional Concerts
Jazz Art Sengawa 2010 update
Jazz Art Sengawa