20 year anniversary performance of Tokyo Middle and Low Band "Tokyo Baritone Sax Kyoutenkyoku 2000 -2021"
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Akira Mizutani
- subsidy category
- Creation Grant
- Grant Type
- single year individual
Reiwa 3(2021) 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant
Business Overview
The 20 year anniversary performance of the Tokyo Middle and Low Band, which was postponed from last year to this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was a long 6 hour performance for 2 years including the performances that were not held last year. Making full use of the functions of "Eurolive," a facility equipped with a concert stage where movies can be shown, this is an attempt to show all of Tokyo's middle and low range of 20 years through images and music. Keichi Suzuki of Moon Riders participated as a live and talk guest, writer/editor Yasuo Murao as a talk guest, and VJ and former Yurayura Teikoku's Miwamasa Asa participated.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Monday, August 9, 2021
- Venues
- Eurolive (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Tokyo Middle Low Band]
Tokyo Middle Low Band is a pure baritone saxophone band formed around composer Sho Mizutani in early 2000. To date, he has released seven albums, three singles, and four DVDs. Starting with his appearance at the EFG London Jazz Festival in 2006, where he also recorded a live performance on BBC Radio in the UK, he has expanded overseas and is now an indispensable star at big jazz festivals around the world. In Japan, it has also hosted the Tokyo International Baritone Saxophone Festival since 2014.