The 4th Jazz Art Sengawa, simply the best Jazz and Improvising Music event for the advanced minded in Japan, will be held on September 9-11 in Chofu, Tokyo. The producers are Makigami Koichi, Fujiwara Kiyoto and Sakamoto Hiromichi.
The festival will take place at the three venues in Sengawa: Sengawa Theatre, Kick Back Cafe and Jenny's Kitchen.
The ticket plan is much simpler this year. You buy tickets for each day and it's valid for all the venue, all the program (there are some exceptions - see notes below)
The line-up, which shown below, is a killer.
September 9, Friday
@ Sengawa Theatre
17:20-
Art Parade
18:00-18:30
Opening Ceremony
19:00-19:40
Shiraishi Kazuko (poetry reading), Ino Nobuyoshi (bass), Makigami Koichi (theremin)
20:30-21:20
Hosoe Hidenori (photo screening), Fujiwara Kiyoto (bass), Umezu Kazutoki (reeds), Yoshida Ryuichi (baritone saxophone), Ono Yoshito (butoh)
@ Kick Back Cafe
19:30-21:30
Sato Masaharu and his friends - Jazz Art Special
Sato Masaharu (drums, voice, guitar), Ota Keisuke (violin, voice), Kido Natsuki (guitar), Kira Tomohiko (guitar), Sakaide Masami (bass), Yanagiya Koharu (shamisen, vocal), Izumi Kunihiro (alto saxophone)
September 10, Saturday
@ Sengawa Theatre
11:00-11:40
Voice Play for Children
Hachiya Maki (voice), Rocket Matsu (keyboard), Ishikawa Koji (percussion)
12:30-13:10
Hihokan
Saito Ryo (drums), Kouketsu Masayo (alto saxophone), Suga Dairo (piano), Sato Erika (bass), Atami Houko (secrecy)
14:00-14:40
Kaze
Christian Pruvost (trumpet), Tamura Natsuki (trumpet), Fujii Satoko (piano), Peter Orins (drums)
15:30-17:00
Free Improvising Open Session moderated by the producers #1
17:40-18:20
Fujiwara Kiyoto Jump Monk Bass Band Special (Jump Monk BBS)
Fujiwara Kiyoto (bass), Kuriyama Yuuki (trumpet), Miyaki Kensuke (baritone saxophone), Hirose Mariko (guitar), Ito Kazuki (guitar), Matuyama Osamu (drums), Endo Osamu (bass), Kakimoto Ronri (bass), Suzuki Hajime (bass), Kato Hisashi (bass)
19:10-19:50
Sakai Shun (vocal), Ishibashi Eiko (vocal, piano), Yamamoto Tatsuhisa (drums), Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello)
20:30-21:10
Hikashu with Fujiwara Daisuke
Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin, cornet), Mita Freeman (guitar, vocal), Sakaide Masami (bass), Shimizu Kazuto (piano, bass clarinet), Sato Masaharu (drums), Fujiwara Daisuke (tenor saxophone)
@ Kick Back Cafe
14:00-15:30
Arai Ryoji (guitar, vocal), Moon Mama aka Pika (guitar, vocal, drums), Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello)
19:30-21:30
NON BAND - Hirosaki Unit
NON (bass, vocal), Ishida Hajime (guitar), Tsushima Shouta (percussion) with the guests: Tamagishi Rinnnosuke, Tamagaki Mitsuru, Sasaki Emi
@ Jenny's Kitchen
13:10-13:50
Oncenth Trio
Kurita Taeko (piano), Iwami Keigo (bass), Ikezawa Ryusaku (drums)
14:50-15:30
Hachiya Maki (voice), Rocket Matsu (keyboard), Ishikawa Koji (percussion)
16:10-17:10
Soejima Teruto Jazz Art Talk Session "Japanese Free Jazz and the World"
18:20-19:00
Giovanni Di Domenico (piano), Takaoka Daisuke (tuba) duo
September 11, Sunday
@ Sengawa Theatre
11:00-11:45
Sunday Matinée Concert:
Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello)
12:30-14:00
Free Improvising Open Session moderated by the producers #2
15:00-15:40
Yagi Michiyo Double Trio
Yagi Michiyo (koto), Tanaka Noritaka (drums), Sugawa Takashi (bass, cello), Honda Tamaya (drums), Todd Nicholson (bass)
16:30-17:10
Sakata Akira (reeds, vocal), Jim O'Rourke (guitar), Pika (drums, voice), Takaoka Daisuke (tuba)
18:00-18:40
Sato Masahiko (piano), Ota Keisuke (violin, voice), Imabori Tsuneo (guitar), Makigami Koichi (voice, theremin)
20:00-21:30
John Zorn's Cobra "Sengawa Operation" Kanda Yoshiko Unit
Arima Sumihisa (computer), Ohishi Masanori (saxophone), Kanda Yoshiko (percussion), Kinowaki Dougen (flute), Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello), Sato Masahiko (piano), Shiba Tesu (pianica), Tanaka Yumiko (gidayu, shamisen), Nakamura Hitomi (hichiriki), Hashimoto Shinya (tuba), Fujiwara Kiyoto (bass), Matudaira Takashi (baritone saxophone), Honda Tamaya (drums), Makigami Koichi (prompter)
@ Jenny's Kitchen
14:10-14:50
Izumi Kunihiro (alto saxophone) solo
15:40-16:20
Katayama Hiroaki (tenor saxophone), Fujikake Masataka (drums), Makigami Koichi (voice, theremin)
17:10-17:50
Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello), Kita Naoki (violin), Pearl Alexander (bass)
18:50-19:30
Sakata Akira (alto saxophone) solo
1 day Ticket:
4,000 yen for September 9
5,000 yen each for September 10
The 1-day ticket applies for all program (except "Voice Play for Children" on September 11, which required 500 yen separately - Free admission for children under 5 years old. Free Improvising Open Session and Sunday Matinee Concert are admission free.). The prices here are for advance - plus 500 yen each at door.
Sep 7 update: 1 day ticket for September 11 (Sunday) is now sold out. You can still buy the ticket for each program of the day. Its price is 2,500 yen and available at the Sengawa Theatre office (open at 10:00 AM). The quantities are strictly limited (and each person can buy up to 2 tickets only), so come early.
Please note: you can't see the shows if you have just the 1-day ticket only! You need both a pass (issued for each day) and a numbered ticket (issued for each program).
To see the shows, follow the step:
1. Exchange your 1-day ticket with the day's pass at the Sengawa Theatre office. Don't hurry - You should get the pass if you have the day's ticket.
2. Get a numbered ticket for the program you'd like to see, at the venue of the program. If you want a good seat, be in a hurry - it's "first come, first served" basis.
3. Wait in a line at the venue. When your turn comes, show your pass and numbered ticket at the entrance.
The 1-day tickets are now available at Sengawa Theatre office. For details, call the office at 03-3300-0611 (Japanese Only)
Here's the manifest for this year's festival;
Get back the life!
That's the theme for the festival this year.
It's a core of improvisational performance;
Disappear when it's born,
and bore when it disappears;
It's a sense of magic.
Pump up the shrinked world.
Fill up the earth with the vitality.
The music is not to heal.
The music is not to help.
The music is not to deceive.
The music is not to be over.
The music is not to de defeated.
The music is to stir up the soul.
The soul of jazz refuses to be an economic slave.
The future is here.
Or try to pretend a prophet who says;
There comes a time generating electricity with music.
Makigami Koichi
Jazz Art Sengawa official site (in Japanese)
Sengawa Theatre
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Kick Back Cafe, Sengawa
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Jenny's Kitchen, Sengawa
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