Tom Harrell |
Heard the Tom Harrell Quartet tonight at the Cotton Club.It was very different from what I usually hear him play. It was very fusiony, reminiscent of the Miles Davis Quintet's late 60s sound. A lot of... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:28:00 PST |
Ikebukuro Jazz Festival gig |
On Sunday night (Sept. 7th), Tokyo Big Band performed as the final group at the 5th Ikebukuro Jazz Festival. The location was a band shell at the Ikebukuro Station West Exit Park. This spot is well-kn... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:44:00 PST |
Bob Florence concert -- updates |
I'm about to go to play in the Serendipity 18 big band on a Bob Florence memorial concert. This band plays his charts almost exclusively, so I know it means a lot to the director, Masashi Sugiyama, to... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:16:00 PST |
Updating... |
I put up some pics from the July 9th gig taken by Naoyuki Maruyama, a very sharp photographer who has graced us with many super photos over the years.I've been buzzing the French horn mouthpiece again... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:10:00 PST |
TBB 3 Report |
Hi Friends,Just came off of an exhilarating Tokyo Big Band gig at the Akasaka B Flat two days ago.We had another big enthusiastic audience, and a few special guests. Bruce Huebner joined us on shakuha... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:06:00 PST |
Update - songs & pics |
I added some pics from the May big band gig. (Hopefully I'll have some sounds soon, too.)Also, I have two different songs up --> The Cattle Herder of Nambu, which features shakuhachi player Bruce H... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:37:00 PST |
TBB 2 |
Last night at the Akasaka B Flat was a blast. We had a big, enthusiastic audience and the band was clicking on many levels. I'll put up new pics when I get the chance.Our next one will be July 9th.JK... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Sat, 17 May 2008 07:25:00 PST |
Tokyo Big Band tonight |
Tokyo Big Band's 2nd live gig is tonight at the Akasaka B Flat.We'll have four new arrangements (including one of Haru no Ogawa), and feature just about everybody in the band again. The French horn se... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Fri, 16 May 2008 06:22:00 PST |
Put up some new songs |
I finally got around to putting up some new songs on MySpace, 4 to be exact. Two are from my duo project with my sempai, shakuhachi shihan Bruce Huebner.Here are some of our comments about Zen Out and... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:34:00 PST |
Tokyo Big Band PICS! |
I finally put up some pics from the Tokyo Big Band gig on Valentine's Day. They will give you an idea of the vibe that night.The B Flat has agreed to have monthly rehearsals/reading sessions in the af... Posted by Jonathan Katz on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:49:00 PST |