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THE GINZA MALE CHORUS to Perform at Carnegie Hall

The Ginza Male Chorus performs an eclectic program of classical male choir standards, musical numbers, J-pop, anison (“anime songs”), and enka (traditional Japanese music with emotional ballads and nostalgic lyrics).

THE GINZA MALE CHORUS

Monday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m.

Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall – 57th Street and 7th Avenue

Admission: Free (limit of 8 tickets per person)

The Ginza Male Chorus performs an eclectic program of classical male choir standards, musical numbers, J-pop, anison (“anime songs”), and enka (traditional Japanese music with emotional ballads and nostalgic lyrics).

To reserve tickets, please visit Carnegie Hall’s website.

THE GINZA MALE CHORUS

Program

  • Hattori – “Kotoryojyo”

  • Shuhei Hosaka – "Poem of Youth"

  • Takatomi Nobunaga – "Gunjo"

  • Hidetoshi Satoh – "Cruel Angel's Thesis"

  • C. Schönbert – "Do You Hear the People Sing?" from Les Misérables

  • Bob Chilcott – A Little Jazz Mass


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Japanese Enka at The Red Pavilion

Tokyo Boogie Night

Thursday, July 27 from 7:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m. with music beginning at 7:30 p.m.)

The Red Pavilion Brooklyn – 1241 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn

Admission: $10 in advance | $15 at the door

Join the Red Pavilion for the first and only Tokyo Boogie Night in New York City dedicated to vintage Japanese enka, jazz, boogie, and blues featuring Kuni Mikami and the Tokyo Boogie Band! Celebrate Japanese culture, music, and dance with a unique, nostalgic 1960s twist.

Kuni Mikami and the Tokyo Boogie Band

Kuni Mikami – Keyboards
Asako Takasaki – Vocals
Frank Han – Vocals
Daisuke Konno – Drums
Bonz Sato – Sax
Tomoya Ogawa – Guitar

About Kuni Mikami

Japanese jazz pianist Kuni Mikami came to New York in 1975 and has performed at major jazz clubs and concert halls. Mikami toured in jazz legend Lionel Hampton’s band, and he played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Birdland. In 2003, he and mime performer Haruka Moriyama created “iMimenation.” He is the author of two jazz piano instructional books in Japanese. Learn more at his website.

This event welcomes guests 21 and older. There is a one-drink minimum for table service.

To purchase tickets, please visit Tock.com.

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