Black jack 21 : Masayo Koketsu Sax, Ippei Kato Guitar, Reona Tap&Percussion, Ryotaro Miyasaka Percussion

Blackjack 21

Act: Masayo Koketsu Sax, Ippei Kato Guitar, Reona Tap&Percussion, Ryotaro Miyasaka Percussion

Door Open 7 PM / Show Start 8 PM

Music charge 3,500yen / U25 2,000yen

Please reserve the tickets from this page
http://koendoriclassics.com/events/2514/

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Masayo Koketsu, Saxophonist

She was born in Japan, Gifu Prefecture and began to play piano at the age of 1 and began to play saxophone at the age of 15. Initially, It is heavily influenced by the existence of Charlie Parker.
In September 2008, she debuted on the SONY MUSIC label with “Isao Suzuki SOLITUDE feat. Masayo Koketsu”.
Her tone is so unique, has an original voice and one and only.
In August 2015, released the 1st ALBUM “Band of Eden” collecting his original songs.
She visited in EU, Italy's Torino Festival, Italy's Prato, Slovakia's POHODA Festival, and Poland Lublin with ShibusaShirazu Orchestra.
Also, she toured in China, Shenzhen OCT Loft Jazz Festival with Isao Suzuki "Omasound".

Disc reviews in the US:

https://www.freejazzblog.org/2022/06/masayo-koketsu-fukiya-relative-pitch.html
https://www.soundohm.com/product/fukiya

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/OSb8bPsCQKc

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Ippei Kato, Guitarist

Born in Tokyo in 1982, he started playing the guitar at 20 years old and became interested in Jazz play and then went to New York.
His plays are based on basic things but psychedelic and deconstruction in Jazz.
He plays in the bands "Terumasa Hino" and "Shibusa-Shirazu Orchestra" and so many major musicians, he has also unique bands "鳴らした場合" and "加藤一平Trio".

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/3_hvv-dxFVE
https://youtu.be/xYb4zRQUd-Y

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Reona Tap & percussion

Reona is a tap dancer, composer, designer, choreographer and improviser.
To materialize the sound in her head, she uses tap shoes and a wooden board, as well as metal plates, chains, stainless steel bowls, plastic bags, and loudspeakers.
Her sound is metal noise music-like, and She has performed with many improvisers, dancers, painters and free jazz musicians.
Her sound impulses are directly connected to his legs, and he expresses himself using everything available in her body, including her arms and mouth, making him a one-of-a-kind presence.
In 2021, the Video "Reona and Shoshiba Manufacturing Company", the session with a press industry, was released.
In 2022, the Video "Reona and Orihara Ironworks", a session with Ironworks, was released.
In 2023, two CD albums "To" and "U" by the trio "Toh-Tou" with Fumio Itabashi piano and Takashi Seo bass were released simultaneously.

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/389s01CFK94

https://youtu.be/OSb8bPsCQKc

Official Website: https://www.reonatap.com/pages/2628653/static

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Ryotaro Miyasaka, Percussionist

Born in Suwa-city in Nagano in 1995, Tokyo-based percussionist.
We feel admiration for his inimitable percussion play, sometime he makes a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures.
He plays in the band "Yuta Orisaka" "Tabito Nanao" "Shuta Hasunuma" and so many major musicians, he has also so unique own bands "ガラグア" and "秘密基地".

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoshikuzuzakura/