On Green Dolphin Street/ Mamiko 5
recorded live on 10/16/2015 at SOMETIME, Kichijoji
Mamiko Taira (vocal)
Jun Furuya (piano)
Daiki Yasukagawa (bass)
Ryo Shibata (drums)
Akihiro Yoshimoto (sax)
Special thanks to LOST Production Tokyo & Sometime Kichijoji
10月の東京でのライブから。2セット目のオープニングです。
Last but not least….
最終日のお茶の水で飛び入りで参加してくれた、
ご近所さんでもあり、NYでMamiko 3でベースを弾いてくれているSteve Whippleくん。
彼との付き合いも長くなりつつありますが、今回、飛び入りしてもらえて
良かったなーと思います。
Green Dolphin Street、百々チェンジで3管入りっていう曲のタイミングも良かったし。
(百々さんに聴かせたかったです、管入りのあれを。)
彼は今回、日本の置きベースの買い付けも目的の一つで日本に来てたんですが、
段々と彼の活躍の場が広がりつつあって、実にいい感じです。
11月21日(木)仙台/リラクシン (平麻美子3 with 沢野源裕)
仙台のリラクシンさんは初めてお世話になります。初めてというのは何かとワクワク、ドキドキですね。そして二度目の仙台、昨年に引き続きトランペットの沢野源裕さんとの共演です。演奏も打上も含めて、仙台行き、ものすごーく楽しみです。仙台は、昨年と同じ編成、古谷淳、安ヵ川大樹、私の3名で参ります。
This is your last chance to catch me and Toru together
until he comes back from Somi’s Eastern Africa Tour.
The next time you will see him at NB is Thursday, August 19.
He will be away 4 weeks. (sigh.)
So, please join me tonight at NB Lounge
and help me expressing how we all are going to miss him in these weeks:)
What are you doing on Wednesday, July 28th?
Tadataka and I will be at Miles’ Cafe on Wednesday, the 28th
from 9:30 to 11:30.
I believe this is the first time for Tada to play at Miles’ Cafe,
and for me, the first time to play with Tada at the cafe as well
(the past 3 performances were with Toru.)
It’s going to be an another beautiful evening of great American songbooks!
Wednesday, July 28
from 9:30 PM to 11:30 PM Miles’ Cafe
212 E52nd Street (by the 3rd Avenue)
New York, NY 10022
TEL (212) 371-7657
I have newly set up the “schedule” page on my blog. (Ah! finally!!)
You can check it clicking the top menu, “SCHEDULE.”
OR simply bookmark this page on your browser.
On the schedule page, you’ll see my updated August schedule as well as
few highlights of September and October schedule.
In August, I have highlighed Thursday, August 19.
I have scheduled Toru and Yoshi on that day.
NB Lounge is normally a duo gig, but for Thursday, the 19th,
I decided to put 2 gents on the gig.
Why? This is my gesture to thoese who were exited to have
“Dodo Day” in the same week and unfortunately it has been postponed
due to the schedule conflict. Take this as my “apology” gift to you,
and “my little staycation” treat for me 🙂
Also, I have “Bass-Vocal Duo” day with Yoshi a week before.
Mark your calendar on Thursday, August 12.
It’s going to be fun.
Mondays are all looking good.
Who’s on all Mondays in August?
Yes. Tadataka is on.
What can I ask for more?
In September, Toru and I have a double bill gig with a wonderful unit called
“Go-Zee-Lah.” Go-Zee-Lah is a duo with Kyoko Kitamura and Yayoi Ikawa.
We will perform at 5C Cafe in downtown on Saturday, September 11.
The theme is Japanese songs, and as you guessed, we’ll do our own interpretation of them.
It’ll be a wonderful night, and I will make sure to inform you
for more detail when the date gets closer…
In October, I will be in Tokyo from Monday, October 18 through 30.
Boy, I am so excited to see you, the folks in Japan!
There are 3 gigs in Tokyo metro area, and I am sure you can make it at least one of them.
Please spread words to your friends!
Click “October 2010” to see when I will be at in which venue…
And I sincerely thank all of you who have helped me
and still are helping me out through giving insights,
making directive suggestions, and literally going through troubles with me!!
Also, I must say thank you for those who kindly agreed to have me play
at your venue and who will play with me on these gigs.
Without you, I am nothing. Really.
I sincerely thank you for your offers and generosity
(you know who I’m sending my love to!)
皆様、有意義な夏をお過ごしでしょうか?
今週は、New York Philharmonic: Concerts in the Parksのあった週で、
毎年行くというのがワタシ的夏、というわけで、両日行くつもりで計画していました。
が、初日は、みきちゃんとシンノスケ君のお天気予報に従って(!)
行くのを断念(でも、結局コンサートはあったのです。
きっとミキちゃんは悔しくて眠れなかったことでしょう!)。
翌日のコンサートは、あけみちゃんと決行。
見事に晴れ、花火も満喫、人も適度に混み、電話が通じないほどのパンク状態にはならず、
素敵な夜になりました。