Tokyo International Baritone Sax Festival 2023

*Information at the time of adoption.

Name of the organization or individual

Tokyo middle and low range

subsidy category

Grant for Creating Attractive Art and Culture

Grant Type

single year

FY 2022 Grant for Creating Attractive Arts and Culture (newly established in FY 2022)

Host band of Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival, playing in the middle and low range (2023) Photo by Manami Maeda

Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival, baritone saxophone workshop with members of the Tokyo middle and low range (2023) Photo by Manami Maeda

Cole Serrata (2023) performing at the Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival with members of the Tokyo middle and low range. Photo by Manami Maeda.

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Business Overview

There were nine performances by several artist groups, including baritone saxophonists, and a baritone saxophone workshop was held for students and adults, with members of the Tokyo middle and low range acting as instructors. Performers: Tokyo Middle and Low Band, Yoshihide Otomo (Small Stone Baritone Ensemble), Tsuyoshi Shibuya Orchestra, Shibusachizu Theater, Hirofumi Suzuki (FouHERO 5), The Last Day of Winter(Ueno Yoko, Gondo Tomohiko, Asami Kazumasa), Cole Serata (Naomi IWASAKI, Karin IRUSU, Reki SHIBATA and others), tah! (Sho Mizutani, Tsuneo Imahori, Hiroshi Suzuki) and others.

implementation period

Saturday, January 21, 2023, Saturday, February 11, Sunday, February 12, Monday, February 13, Tuesday, February 14, Wednesday, February 15, Saturday, February 18, Sunday, February 19

Place of implementation

Jimbocho listening room (Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo), Star Pines Cafe (Musashino City, Tokyo)

Profile

[Tokyo Middle and Low Band]
Formed by 10 baritone saxophonists around composer Sho Mizutani in early 2000. Released 10 CDs and 4 DVDs. In 2006, he made his first visit to Europe to record for BBC Radio3 and perform at the EFG London Jazz Festival. Since then, he has performed at jazz festivals in the UK, Netherlands, Canada, etc. After that, they performed overseas such as Belgium and Spain. In Japan, he has performed in such shows as Summer Sonic and Peter Barakans Live Magic, and has been sponsoring the Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival since 2014.