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Looking forward to playing with Koichi Yabori in Yamagata and Tokyo!
Check out his website at http://www.uprize.jp/yabori/
May 28 at Ginz, Chofu City with Koichi Yabori, guitar; Jiro Okada, bass; Gene Shigemura, drums
May 29, at Kamome, Yokohama with Koichi Yabori, guitar; Jiro Okada, bass; “Kalta” Otsuki, drums
June 2, at Jazz Octet with Koichi Yabori, guitar TBA bass and drums.
June 3, at Live Nasa Bar
I’ve added a couple of more dates to the JAPAN TOUR 2015. I’ll be playing in Yamagata on June 2 at one of the smallest, yet hippest jazz clubs in Japan, Jazz Octet with Koichi Yabori. Here are some links to the venues as well as my musical collaborators: Yusuke Kono and Koichi Yabori. If you’re in Japan, I hope to see you there!
May 22 recording session
May 24 Jazz Line Festival , Odaiba
May 28 at Ginz, Chofu City with Koichi Yabori, guitar; Jiro Okada, bass; Gene Shigemura, drums
May 29, at Kamome, Yokohama with Koichi Yabori, guitar; Jiro Okada, bass; “Kalta” Otsuki, drums
June 2, at Jazz Octet with Koichi Yabori, guitar TBA bass and drums.
Here’s a video from my last visit to Japan back in March 2013 with drummer Makoto Kitazawa’s Trio featuring Daisuke Toi, bass and Yuichi Narita piano. We are playing Sonny Rollins’ “Sonnymoon For Two”
It was 2 years ago around this time that I lost my father, Joe Killian. He was 86 years old and was a great inspiration to me. His love of music and performing gave me a great sense of joy growing up. In fact, it was his mission to make everyone happy through music. That’s a valuable lesson that I carry to this day.
Here’s a tune from the past that I’d like to share with everyone.
Jimmy Ford, alto saxophone; Joe Killian, Hammond organ; Ben Turner, drums
Recorded in Houston, TX 1965