What we do

Jazz for all ages in Itabashi

  • Organization : Office Yokota
  • Section : None
  • Type of Grant Program : Single

Outline

This is a concert of bona fide jazz for babies to adults to enjoy, performed by New York-based pianist Kuni Mikami, a veteran jazz performer who has played with prestigious orchestras including the Duke Ellington and Lionel Hampton big bands. A piano trio led by Mikami will perform jazz arrangements of classical music and anime songs, etc. in addition to iconic jazz pieces. This concert, commemorating the opening of co-organizer Itabashi-ku Developmental Disability Support Center i port, is designed to be open and accessible to everyone from infants to adult concertgoers and wheelchair users. I port facility users themselves will take charge of concert preparations the day before the concert and work as venue staff on the day, as part of the center’s functional training program for social participation and inclusion.
Performers: Kuni Mikami (piano), Masao Hayashi(bass), Kazuaki Yokoyama(drums)
Program: Night in Tunisia, Grandfather’s Clock, Schubert’s Lullaby, others

Profile

Office Yokota
Established in 2009. Based on the concept of bringing real jazz performances to small towns and giving audiences the experience of top-quality live jazz performances at intimate venues, Office Yokota organizes jazz events all over Japan which are accessible for people who have never had the opportunity to go to concerts, and which anyone from small children to the elderly can readily enjoy. The group is committed to performances that offer an “unplugged” experience without the use of audio equipment. It organizes bi-annual nationwide tours by New York-based jazz pianist Kuni Mikami. Office Yokota has been involved in the following number of concerts since 2015 (figures in parentheses represent concerts organized by Office Yokota).
2015 68(37)
2016 72(44)
2017 75(47)
2018 78(48)
2019 71(48)
2020 7(5)

Contact

Akiko Yokota
Producer
Office Yokota
Daita 2-9-2, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 155-0033
Tel:+81-(0)3-3414-8251
Fax:+81-(0)3-3419-3936
E-mail:kunimikami@officeyokota.net

Venues

Green Hall, Itabashi City, Tokyo