Japan Concert Listings


Naoko Terai Tokyo, Sept. 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Satin Doll, 4,000-4,500 yen; 03-3401-3080; Sept. 12, 5:30 & 8 p.m., JZ Brat, 4,000 yen; 03-5728-0168; Sept. 25, 8 p.m., Sweet Basil139, 6,500 yen; 03-5474-0139; Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Ota Kumin Hall Aprico, 5,500 yen; Ota-ku Bunka Shinko Kyokai 03-5744-1600.
Dave Koz & Jonathan Butler Tokyo, Oct. 27-30, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Oct. 31, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.
Joe Sample Trio Tokyo, Oct. 29-30, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 8,400-10,500 yen; 03-3215-1555. Nov. 1, 3, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Nov. 2, 4-5, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.
No Use For A Name Tokyo, Oct. 29-30, 7 p.m., Akasaka Blitz, 5,775 yen (1st floor - standing); Sogo 03-3405-9999, Yokohama, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., Yokohama Bay Hall, 5,775 yen (standing); 045-624-3900.
De LA Fantasia 2009 Volume Zero featuring Haruomi Hosono, sighboat, aus and others: Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen, featuring cyclo.-ryoji ikeda+carsten Nicolai- and others: Oct. 31, 5 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen, featuring Towa Tei, Lindstom, Eye, Moodman, Nikakoi aka Erast and others: Oct. 31, 11 p.m., Liquidroom, 5,800 yen, featuring Ikuko Harada, Yoshie Nakano, Laura Gibson with Ethan Rose, and Hanne Hukkelberg: Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen; 0570-02-9999 or pia.jp/t/fantasia.
John Williams Tokyo, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Oct. 31, 2 p.m., Sumida Triphony Hall, 4,000-10,000 yen; 03-5608-1212.
Lau Tokyo, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Oct. 31, 6 p.m., Duo Music Exchange, 6,000 yen; 03-5459-8716.
Watoto Children's Choir Yokohama, Oct. 31, 3 & 6 p.m., Yokohama City Educational Meeting Hall (Kyoiku Kaikan); Nov. 1, 2:30 & 5:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenritsu Shimin Plaza Hall, 2,000 yen; Watoto Yokohama Concert Office 045-891-7769.
Concord Jazz Festival includes Benny Goodman Orchestra, conducted by Ken Peplowski, Carol Welsman and others: Tokyo, Oct. 31, 4:45 & 7 p.m., Tokyo TUC; Nov. 1, 5 p.m., Yuport Hall, 5,000-6,000-7,000-8,000 yen; All Art 03-3441-1173.
Marcus Roberts Trio Tokyo, Nov. 1, 3, 5 & 8 p.m., Nov. 2, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 6,500-8,500 yen; 03-3215-1555.
Atlantic Starr Tokyo, Nov. 2, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 3, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 6,500-8,500 yen; 03-3405-1133.
Yosuke Yamashita & The Big Band, Jun Shibata Tokyo, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Shibuya-AX, 6,500 yen; 03-5738-2020.
Praying Mantis Tokyo, Nov. 3, 6 p.m., Shibuya O-East, 6,500 yen (standing); Zak Corporation 03-5474-9999.
Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe Tokyo, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., JCB Hall; Nov. 9-11, 7 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 10,000-12,000 yen; 03-3402-5999.
Pamela MacCarthy & Trio Tokyo, Nov. 5, 7:15, 8:45 and 10:15 p.m., Jazz Spot “J” Shinjuku, 2,500 yen/adv.; 03-3354-0335.
The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards: Tokyo, Nov. 6-7, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 8, 5 & 8 p.m., Cotton Club, 13,000-16,000 yen; 03-3215-1555.
Terry Bozzio featuring Efrain Toro Tokyo, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 7, 7 p.m., STB 139, 7,800 yen; Terry Bozzio featuring Chad Wackerman, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 21, 7 p.m., STB 139, 7,800 yen; 03-5474-0139.
Faith Evans Tokyo, Nov. 7-8, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 10,000-12,000 yen; 03-3405-1133.
Juliette Greco Tokyo, Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 6,000-8,000-9,500 yen; 03-3705-4877; Yokohama, Nov. 13, 3 p.m., Yokohama Mirato Mirai Hall, 7,000-9,000 yen; 045-453-5080.
Trey Songz Yokohama, Nov. 7, 9:30 p.m., Yokohama Bay Hall, 5,500 yen/4,500 yen (Adv.); Tokyo, Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Liquidroom, 4,500 yen (standing); Positive Productions Yokohama 045-505-0010.
Paquito D’Rivera Quintet Tokyo, Nov. 8, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Nov. 9, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.
Chaka Khan Tokyo, Nov. 9-10, 12-13, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 14, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 14,000-16,000 yen; 03-3405-1133.
Paul Mauriat Memorial Concert 2009 (Conductor: Jean-Jacques Justafre): Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Ken-min Hall, 6,000-6,500 yen; KM Music 045-201-9999.
Franz Ferdinand Tokyo, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Tokyo International Forum Hall A, 7,000 yen; Smash 03-3444-6751 or pia.jp/v/franz09/.
Chuck Loeb’s Between 2 Worlds Trio Tokyo, Nov. 11-14, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 7,500-9,500 yen; 03-3215-1555.
Taro Hakase Tokyo, Nov. 12-13, 6:30 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 6,500 yen; Kyodo Tokyo 03-3498-9999; Omiya, Nov. 29, 5:30 p.m., Omiya Sonic City, 6,500 yen; Hot Stuff Promotion 03-5720-9999; Yokohama, Dec. 25, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, 6,500 yen; Kyodo Yokohama 045-671-9911.
Lee Everton Tokyo, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Duo Music Exchange, 6,500 yen (standing); M&I Company 03-5453-8899.
Matthew Garrison Trio with Scott Kinsey & Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez Tokyo, Nov. 12-13, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 14, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 7,350 yen; 03-5485-0088.
Disney On Classic Tokyo, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Nov. 14, 2 & 7 p.m., Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Tokyo International Forum Hall A; Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Suntory Hall, 6,500-8,000 yen; Harmony Japan 03-3409-3345; Yokohama, Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenmin Hall; Omiya, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., Omiya Sonic City, 6,500-8,000 yen; 03-3583-6766.
Low End Theory featuring Ras G, Gaslamp Killer, Nobody, D-Styles, Daddy Kev, Nocando, Teebs and the others: Tokyo, Nov. 13, 10 p.m., Unit, 4,000 yen (standing); 03-5459-8630.

Naoko Terai

Tokyo, Sept. 4, 7:30 & 9:30 p.m., Satin Doll, 4,000-4,500 yen; 03-3401-3080; Sept. 12, 5:30 & 8 p.m., JZ Brat, 4,000 yen; 03-5728-0168; Sept. 25, 8 p.m., Sweet Basil139, 6,500 yen; 03-5474-0139; Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Ota Kumin Hall Aprico, 5,500 yen; Ota-ku Bunka Shinko Kyokai 03-5744-1600.

Dave Koz & Jonathan Butler

Tokyo, Oct. 27-30, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Oct. 31, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.

Joe Sample Trio

Tokyo, Oct. 29-30, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 8,400-10,500 yen; 03-3215-1555. Nov. 1, 3, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Nov. 2, 4-5, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.

No Use For A Name

Tokyo, Oct. 29-30, 7 p.m., Akasaka Blitz, 5,775 yen (1st floor - standing); Sogo 03-3405-9999, Yokohama, Nov. 1, 6 p.m., Yokohama Bay Hall, 5,775 yen (standing); 045-624-3900.

De LA Fantasia 2009 Volume Zero

featuring Haruomi Hosono, sighboat, aus and others: Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen, featuring cyclo.-ryoji ikeda+carsten Nicolai- and others: Oct. 31, 5 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen, featuring Towa Tei, Lindstom, Eye, Moodman, Nikakoi aka Erast and others: Oct. 31, 11 p.m., Liquidroom, 5,800 yen, featuring Ikuko Harada, Yoshie Nakano, Laura Gibson with Ethan Rose, and Hanne Hukkelberg: Nov. 1, 5:30 p.m., Liquidroom, 6,300 yen; 0570-02-9999 or pia.jp/t/fantasia.

John Williams

Tokyo, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Oct. 31, 2 p.m., Sumida Triphony Hall, 4,000-10,000 yen; 03-5608-1212.

Lau

Tokyo, Oct. 30, 7 p.m., Oct. 31, 6 p.m., Duo Music Exchange, 6,000 yen; 03-5459-8716.

Watoto Children's Choir

Yokohama, Oct. 31, 3 & 6 p.m., Yokohama City Educational Meeting Hall (Kyoiku Kaikan); Nov. 1, 2:30 & 5:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenritsu Shimin Plaza Hall, 2,000 yen; Watoto Yokohama Concert Office 045-891-7769.

Concord Jazz Festival

includes Benny Goodman Orchestra, conducted by Ken Peplowski, Carol Welsman and others: Tokyo, Oct. 31, 4:45 & 7 p.m., Tokyo TUC; Nov. 1, 5 p.m., Yuport Hall, 5,000-6,000-7,000-8,000 yen; All Art 03-3441-1173.

Marcus Roberts Trio

Tokyo, Nov. 1, 3, 5 & 8 p.m., Nov. 2, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 6,500-8,500 yen; 03-3215-1555.

Atlantic Starr

Tokyo, Nov. 2, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 3, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 6,500-8,500 yen; 03-3405-1133.

Yosuke Yamashita & The Big Band, Jun Shibata

Tokyo, Nov. 2, 7 p.m., Shibuya-AX, 6,500 yen; 03-5738-2020.

Praying Mantis

Tokyo, Nov. 3, 6 p.m., Shibuya O-East, 6,500 yen (standing); Zak Corporation 03-5474-9999.

Ry Cooder and Nick Lowe

Tokyo, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., JCB Hall; Nov. 9-11, 7 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 10,000-12,000 yen; 03-3402-5999.

Pamela MacCarthy & Trio

Tokyo, Nov. 5, 7:15, 8:45 and 10:15 p.m., Jazz Spot “J” Shinjuku, 2,500 yen/adv.; 03-3354-0335.

The Temptations Review

featuring Dennis Edwards: Tokyo, Nov. 6-7, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 8, 5 & 8 p.m., Cotton Club, 13,000-16,000 yen; 03-3215-1555.

Terry Bozzio featuring Efrain Toro

Tokyo, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 7, 7 p.m., STB 139, 7,800 yen; Terry Bozzio featuring Chad Wackerman, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 21, 7 p.m., STB 139, 7,800 yen; 03-5474-0139.

Faith Evans

Tokyo, Nov. 7-8, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 10,000-12,000 yen; 03-3405-1133.

Juliette Greco

Tokyo, Nov. 7, 6 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 6,000-8,000-9,500 yen; 03-3705-4877; Yokohama, Nov. 13, 3 p.m., Yokohama Mirato Mirai Hall, 7,000-9,000 yen; 045-453-5080.

Trey Songz

Yokohama, Nov. 7, 9:30 p.m., Yokohama Bay Hall, 5,500 yen/4,500 yen (Adv.); Tokyo, Nov. 10, 8 p.m., Liquidroom, 4,500 yen (standing); Positive Productions Yokohama 045-505-0010.

Paquito D’Rivera Quintet

Tokyo, Nov. 8, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Nov. 9, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 8,400 yen; 03-5485-0088.

Chaka Khan

Tokyo, Nov. 9-10, 12-13, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 14, 6 & 9 p.m., Billboard Live Tokyo, 14,000-16,000 yen; 03-3405-1133.

Paul Mauriat Memorial Concert 2009

(Conductor: Jean-Jacques Justafre): Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Ken-min Hall, 6,000-6,500 yen; KM Music 045-201-9999.

Franz Ferdinand

Tokyo, Nov. 9, 7 p.m., Tokyo International Forum Hall A, 7,000 yen; Smash 03-3444-6751 or pia.jp/v/franz09/.

Chuck Loeb’s Between 2 Worlds Trio

Tokyo, Nov. 11-14, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Cotton Club, 7,500-9,500 yen; 03-3215-1555.

Taro Hakase

Tokyo, Nov. 12-13, 6:30 p.m., Bunkamura Orchard Hall, 6,500 yen; Kyodo Tokyo 03-3498-9999; Omiya, Nov. 29, 5:30 p.m., Omiya Sonic City, 6,500 yen; Hot Stuff Promotion 03-5720-9999; Yokohama, Dec. 25, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, 6,500 yen; Kyodo Yokohama 045-671-9911.

Lee Everton

Tokyo, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Duo Music Exchange, 6,500 yen (standing); M&I Company 03-5453-8899.

Matthew Garrison Trio with Scott Kinsey & Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez

Tokyo, Nov. 12-13, 7 & 9:30 p.m., Nov. 14, 6 & 8:45 p.m., Blue Note Tokyo, 7,350 yen; 03-5485-0088.

Disney On Classic

Tokyo, Nov. 13, 7 p.m., Nov. 14, 2 & 7 p.m., Nov. 15, 2 p.m., Tokyo International Forum Hall A; Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Suntory Hall, 6,500-8,000 yen; Harmony Japan 03-3409-3345; Yokohama, Nov. 27, 6:30 p.m., Kanagawa Kenmin Hall; Omiya, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m., Omiya Sonic City, 6,500-8,000 yen; 03-3583-6766.

Low End Theory

featuring Ras G, Gaslamp Killer, Nobody, D-Styles, Daddy Kev, Nocando, Teebs and the others: Tokyo, Nov. 13, 10 p.m., Unit, 4,000 yen (standing); 03-5459-8630.

Recent Event Listings

Mutemath

Tokyo, Nov. 18, 7 p.m., Shibuya O-East; Nov. 19, 7 p.m., Duo Music Exchange, 5,800 yen (standing); Creativeman Productions 03-3462-6969.

Dragonforce

Tokyo, March 4-5, 7 p.m., Club Quattro, 6,300 yen (standing, includes one drink); Creativeman Productions 03-3462-6969.

Motion City Soundtrack

Tokyo, March 4, 7 p.m., Akasaka Blitz, 6,200 yen; Smash 03-3444-6751.

Mew

Tokyo, Feb. 20, 6 p.m., Shibuya-AX, 6,500 yen (1sst floor-standing); Creativeman Productions 03-3462-6969.

Fact

Tokyo, Feb. 9, 7 p.m., Club Quattro, 3,900 yen (standing); Creativeman Productions 03-3462-6969.