【Daytime】 Gozo Yoshimasu + Otomo Yoshihide
Gozo Yoshimasu (poem), Otomo Yoshihide (oto)
【Evening Show】 ONJQ
Otomo Yoshihide (g), Shinpei Ruike (tp), Osamu Imagome (tb), Hiroaki Mizutani (b), Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (ds)
27th
【Daytime】 Otomo Yoshihide + Masaki Hayashi
Otomo Yoshihide (g), Masaki Hayashi (p)
【Evening Show】 Otomo Yoshihide ＋ MITAMURAKANDADAN?
Otomo Yoshihide (g) Takeda Yuriko (Cl) Kamei Nahoko (Ss) Matsuda Tooru (Ts) Hiraoka Arata (Tp) Morimoto Ali (Tp) Hirota Tomoko (Tb) Seizo Rieko (Tb) Yoshino Tatsuki (Tb) Shiota Haruka (Tuba) Kubota Koyu (Tuba) Shioiri Motohiro (Ds) and more!
28th
【Daytime】
Otomo Yoshihide + Ami Yamasaki + Kaho Kogure
Otomo Yoshihide (oto), Ami Yamasaki (voice), Kaho Kogure (dance)
【Evening Show】
Otomo Yoshihide + Kei Matsumaru Duo Album 『Shutsumin』 Release Celebration Concert
Otomo Yoshihide (g, tt), Kei Matsumaru (sax, electronics)
29th【Daytime】 Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band Plays Standard and Something Else
【Evening Show】 Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band Plays BonDance and Something Else
Otomo Yoshihide (g), Naoko Eto (p), Tatsuo Kondo (key), Nashie Inoue (cl), Ryoko Egawa (sax), Hiroshi Suzuki (sax), Ryota Higashi (sax), Shutoku Sato (tp), Osamu Imagome (tb), Jinya Kimura (tuba), Shunsuke Ohkuchi (acc), Shinobu Kawai (b), Takefumi Kobayashi (ds), Itoken (ds), Hitomi Aikawa (per), Nanae Uehara (marimba), Sachiko M (sinewave)
【Daytime】open14:30 / start15:00 【Evening Show】open19:00 / start 19:30
26th、27th、28th【Daytime】 Reservation: 4,400 yen / On The Day: 4,950 yen (Both one one drink included)
26th、28th【Evening Show】 Reservation: 4,950 yen / On The Day: 5,500 yen (Both one one drink included)
27日【Evening Show】 Reservation: 5,500 yen / On The Day: 6,050 yen (Both one one drink included)
29日【Daytime】【Evening Show】 Reservation: 7,700 yen / On The Day: 8,250 yen (Both one one drink included)
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Please be aware that the venue will be very crowded if you try to purchase your ticket reservations shortly before the opening time of （【Daytime】14:30/【Evening Show】19:00）. In order to avoid the congestion and ensure a smooth opening, we will start accepting reserved ticket purchases at the reception desk starting at （【Daytime】13:30/【Evening Show】18:00）. We apologize for the inconvenience, but we would like to ask for your cooperation in purchasing tickets early in the time difference. After purchase, you will be able to enter the venue in numerical order upon your return at （【Daytime】14:30/【Evening Show】19:00） when the venue opens. Thank you for your cooperation.
It’s been two years since our last “Year-End 4 Days, 8 Consecutive Performances” series. This year’s theme is “Improvisation!” I know—I’m probably going to get called out for saying this, since people will likely point out that I’m always improvising anyway. Of course, that’s true, but this year, as I’ve been creating a large-scale installation centered on the theme of improvisation at YCAM in Yamaguchi, I’ve found myself constantly reflecting on what “improvisation”—which could be called the very foundation of my creative work—actually is. It’s also been a year in which I’ve been unable to avoid asking myself why I continue to be so committed to “improvisation.”
The first day kicks off with an improvisational set featuring Gozo Yoshimasu, an 87-year-old poet and performer who introduced me to the depths of improvisation. That evening marks ONJQ’s triumphant return to Japan—their first performance here in a very long time—following their appearance at the Berlin Jazz Festival.
On the second day, there will be an improvisational set at noon with Masaki Hayashi, Japan’s top pianist. That evening, I’ll make my debut at PITINN with MITAMURAKANDADAN? from Kobe—a miraculous ensemble that seems to bring everyday life directly onto the stage—for our first-ever improvisational collaboration.
On the third day at noon, I’ll perform an improvisational trio with vocalist Ami Yamasaki and dancer Kaho Kogure, with whom I’ve recently been collaborating on numerous improvisational performances in various venues. In the evening, we’ll hold a release concert for the duo album “Shutsumin”, which was recorded during an improvised performance with saxophonist Kaho Kogure and released in Europe.
On the fourth day, it’s our traditional special big band concert. For the matinee, in addition to our usual repertoire, we’ll present a chaotic, improvised mix of what are, for me, deeply personal standard tunes. In the evening, we plan a stage where laughter and the inexplicable coexist, featuring a mix of various songs and improvisations centered around Bon Odori dance tunes.
Improvisation, I’ve come to feel lately, is about creating something of your own volition while at the same time accepting situations that are beyond your control…
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26th 【Daytime】 Gozo Yoshimasu + Otomo Yoshihide
27th 【Daytime】 Otomo Yoshihide + Masaki Hayashi
27th 【Evening Show】 Otomo Yoshihide ＋ MITAMURAKANDADAN?
28th 【Daytime】 Otomo Yoshihide + Ami Yamasaki + Kaho Kogure
28th 【Evening Show】 Otomo Yoshihide + Kei Matsumaru Duo
29th【Daytime】 Otomo Yoshihide Special Big Band
