Jazz concert from 0 years old Itabashi
*Information at the time of adoption.
- Name of the organization or individual
- Office Yokota
- subsidy category
- Social Grant
- Grant Type
- single year
Reiwa 2 (2020) 2nd Term Social Grant
Business Overview
An authentic jazz concert performed by a pianist active in New York that can be enjoyed by everyone from babies to adults. Kunimigami is a veteran jazz pianist living in New York who has performed with prestigious orchestras such as the Duke Ellington Orchestra and the Lionel Hampton Orchestra. The piano trio led by Kuni Mikami will perform jazz masterpieces as well as classical and animation pieces in jazz arrangements. The concert will be open to everyone, not only infants but also adults and those in wheelchairs. It will be held as a concert to commemorate the opening of Aiport, a support center for people with developmental disabilities in Itabashi Ward, which is co-sponsoring the event. Users of Aiport will be in charge of preparing the day before and serving as staff on the day as part of social participation training activities. [Performers] Kunimigami (piano), Masao Hayashi (bass), Kazuaki Yokoyama (drums) [Songs] Tunisian Night, Big Old Clock, Schubert's Lullaby, etc.
- Period of Activity / Project
- Sunday, June 6, 2021
- Venues
- Itabashi Ward Green Hall 1F Hall
*Information such as project outlines is provided by organizations and individuals providing subsidies.
Profile
[Office Yokota]
Established in 2009. Based on the concepts of "delivering real jazz performances to small towns" and "letting people experience high-quality live jazz performances in a small space," the company plans and produces jazz concerts that are easy to attend even for people who have never had the opportunity to attend concerts, and that anyone from small children to the elderly can enjoy casually. They focus on playing live sounds instead of using sound equipment, and they hold a tour of New York pianist Kuni Mikami throughout Japan twice a year. The concerts held since 2015 are as follows. () indicates the number of sponsored performances.
2015: Number of performances: 68 (37 sponsored performances)
2016: 72 (44)
2017: 75 (47)
2018: 78 (48)
2019: 71 (48)
2020: 7 (5)