TRI4TH

Yusuke Orita(tp), Junnosuke Fujit(sax), Daisuke Takeuchi(p), Tomotaka Sekiya(b), Takao Ito(ds)

Fresh on the heels of taking the stage at European jazz festivals in Vienne and Copenhagen, the neo-hard-bop band TRI4TH in 2017 returns to Tokyo JAZZ!
Following last year's PLAZA performance, this year, see you "on the dance floor" at the CLUB!

• TRI4TH

Yemen Blues

Ravid Kahalani(vo,Gimbri), Shanir Blumenkranz(b,oud), Rony Iwryn(perc), Dan Mayo(ds), Tomer Bar(Key)

Finally, the "danceable" Isreali jazz lands in Tokyo JAZZ!
Led by charismatic leader Ravid Kahalani - whose fashion is also a topic of much buzz -, the group has taken jazz festivals around the world by storm.
The sound is stylish, eclectic, and other-worldly.
One of the most talked-about groups currently on the European-Middle Eastern music scene.
"Prayers", "Groove", and beyond. Be prepared to be transported to jazz on a new dimension.

• Yemen Blues

Yaron Herman & Ziv Ravitz

Yaron Herman(p), Ziv Ravitz(ds)

Shimmering memories of Paris and Tel Aviv, and a sci-fi-esque vision of the future -.  Israel’s genius pianist and former basketball player whose unique musical training incorporated mathematics, Yaron Herman brings his acclaimed stylistic palette to the fore.  His partner is Ziv Ravitz, one of the most coveted drummers by the world’s top jazzmen, including Shai Maestro.  These “musical brothers” create an exquisite universe, forever heightening to reach a new apex.

• Yaron Herman
• Ziv Ravitz

The Room Night at WWW X

MC:Shuya Okino（KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE/KYOTO JAZZ SEXTET), key:Yusuke Hirado（quasimode), sax:Motoharu,sax:Takeshi Kurihara（Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro), b:Kenichi, Ikeda（ROOT SOUL), g:Tetta(JariBu Afrobeat Arkestra), tp:Hiderow Nishioka(Central/Conguero Tres Hoofers), ds:Nobuaki Fujii, vo:Hanah Spring, DJ:Yoshihiro Okino（KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE/ESPECIAL RECORDS), Special Guest: Monday Michiru

To all clubbing "graduates", The Room brings a LIVE party filled with hits from the past 25 years!

Shibuya's legendary club The Room celebrates 25 years with a special party at Tokyo JAZZ: select jazz/fusion The Room hits performed live! Kyoto Jazz Massive's Shuya Okino - aka The Room producer - gathers top musicians affiliated with The Room to bring you the one-day only extravaganza, The Room Stars. Performing club classics like Herbie Hancock, George Duke, Patrice Rushen, and Pharoah Sanders, this is a party not just for the 800,000-plus The Room fans, but for all the clubbing/live house "graduates"!