The 9th Jazz Art Sengawa is held at the Sengawa Theater, Chofu, Tokyo on September 16-18. The line-up is as follows:
September 16 Friday
16:00-17:30
Free Improvisation ZOO
open session moderated by Makigami Koichi, Fujiwara Kiyoto and Sakamoto Hiromichi
18:00-
Opening Ceremony
Chikotsu: Ohsumi Kenji (voice), Ohtake Dai (drums)
19:00-20:00
World Service Project
September 17 Saturday
11:00-11:45
Sound Play for Children
moderated by Tokidoki Jido (Sometimes Automatic)
13:30-14:45
"eyes" directed by Fujiwara Kiyoto
Roger Turner (drums, percussion), Oki Itaru (trumpet), Yanagiya Koharu (shamisen), Fujiwara Kiyoto (bass)
16:15-18:00
"legs" directed by Makigami Koichi
Jim O'Rourke (synthesizer, guitar), Ishibashi Eiko (keyboard, piano), Joe Taria (drums), Ivin Ronning (trumpet), Makigami Koichi (voice)
Yagi Michiyo Trio: Yagi Michiyo (electric 21-string koto, 17-string bass koto, electronics, voice), Sugawa Takashi (bass), Ohmura Wataru (drums)
19:30-21:00
"mouth" directed by Sakamoto Hiromichi
Phew (vocal) x Mukoujima Yuriko (violin)
Hayakawa Yoshio (vocal) x Sakamoto Hiromichi (cello)
September 18 Sunday
11:00-11:45
Sunday Matinee Concert volume 165
"Experience the strange world of microsound"
moderated by Shimizu Hitomi
13:30-15:00
"hands" directed by Sakamoto Hiromichi
Ohno Yumiko (bass), Asa-chang (tabla), Minakumari (sitar), Nakahara Masaya (electronics), Sakamoto Hiromichi (moderator)
16:30-18:00
"ears" directed by Fujirawa Kiyoto
Hashimoto Ichiko (piano, voice), Sakata Akira (alto saxophone), Tommaso Capperato (drums, electronics), Fujiwara Kiyoto (bass)
19:30-21:00
"nose" directed by Makigami Koichi
Food: Iain Ballamy (saxophone), Thomas Strønen (drums, electronics)
Hikashu: Makigami Koichi (vocal, cornet, thememin), Mita Freeman (guitar), Sakaide Masami (bass), Shimizu Kazuto (piano, syhthesizer, bass clarinet), Sato Masaharu (drums)
Admission:
1 stage ticket - 3,000 yen (2,700 yen for Chofu-city resident - 1,500 yen for student with valid ID)
1 day pass - 6,800 yen
2 days pass - 12,500 yen (available while supplys last - limited quantity)
ticket available at The Sengawa Theatre Box Office, eplus
"Free Improvisation ZOO" September 16 Friday
admission free
"WorldService Project concert" 19:00-20:00 September 16 Friday
admission free - requires ticket but no charge
"Sound Play for Children" 11:00-11:45 September 17 Saturday
admission: 500 yen for adult, charge free for children
"Sunday Matinee Concert" September 18 Sunday
admission free
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Sengawa Theatre, Chofu, Tokyo