Japanese Lounge Night

Come join us to enjoy and learn more about Japanese instruments in a fun, relaxed way. Meet new people and enjoy great food and drinks! It's also a open mic event, please bring your talent if to perform with our instruments!

It's our 1st year aniversary!
On happy monday, March 22nd 2010 from 7pm, NO CHARGE
At the Pink Cow in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo http://www.thepinkcow.com/ (MAP)

A group page on Facebook and mixi.

Article on Nekkei BP net and Metropolis.

Video of last JLN.

Featured Guest Performers:

Alisa Tolmacheva(Koto)

Shinya "Chu John" Yamazaki (Shakuhachi) NHK邦楽技能者育成会都山流師範

http://twitter.com/shakuhachi_fuki
Ayaka Saito 齋藤彩香 (生田流正派 Shamisen)

Shamimaster Toshi

(Tsugaru-shamisen,koto,okinawan sanshin)
Modern music with Japanese traditional instruments!The koto song 'diagonal shadow' is my recommend. Ongoing tradition will be there! http://www.shamimaster.com

Hiroki Mastumoto松元ヒロキ(Koto)
http://koto-hiroki.com/index.html

Powerful but also plays delicate beautiful Koto song by solo and with Toshi.

Masafumi Satou from Aragehonzi

(Vocal, guitar and Yokobue)http://aragehonzi.com/

Folk music of the northeastern Japan(Ming-yo of Tohoku district) mixed with World music makes Japanese Dance Music of new century!

Daisuke "John" Kaminaga(Shakuhachi) http://web.me.com/apochromat/
plays not only Japanese classical but also a variety of collaboration music with the guitar, the Piano, poem, play, dance, live painting, ethnic music like karimba and so on.

Dance:Suiren睡蓮

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F8nMDMpCq4

http://jp.myspace.com/suiren_bellydancer

Kumiya with a Nagauta shamisen player from the United States of America, Jon Anderson.

Host:
Kumiya- Shamisen (Hosozao. Hauta, Kouta & Ming-yo) Sensei of Shamisen lesson for beginners and tourists in both Japanese and English. http://shamisen-sensei.com

Plus special guests and students joining the fun with workshops & jam session!
Timetable and performers are subject to change without notice.

Past JLN log page

Traditional Japanese instrument

lesson for beginners and tourists in Tokyo.