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August 20 (Mon.) 8:00 p.m. Zakir Hussain (tabla), Leonard Eto (wadaiko), and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums, percussion) at Duo Exchange, Shibuya, Tokyo. 5,000 yen + drink in advance, 5,500 yen + drink at the door.
August 25 (Sat.) Rovo at Cycle Sports Center, Izu.
August 27 (Mon.) 8:00 p.m. Taiichi Kamimura (tenor sax, effects), Motohiko Ichino (guitar, effects), Norikatsu Koreyasu (bass), and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums) at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo. 3,000 yen (one drink included).
August 31 (Fri.) Otomo Yoshihide (guitar) and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums) at No Trunks, Kunitachi, Tokyo.
1日（土） 芳垣安洋AG6
芳垣安洋（Ds,Per）勝井祐二（Vn）原田 仁（B）青木タイセイ（Tb,etc）藤原大輔（Sax,etc）辻コースケ（Per）September 4 (Tue.) Altered States (Kazuhisa Uchihashi [guitar], Mitsuru Nasuno [bass], and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki [drums]) at Tsukimiru Kimiomou, Minamiaoyama, Tokyo.

9/5 (水) Prepared Piano　Night ＃１
John Cage作品の演奏とケージのプリペアードピアノセッティングによるコレクティブ・インプロヴィゼーション。
１st Set: John Cage　"Sonatas & Interludes"
演奏: 中川賢一（プリペアードピアノ）
2nd Set: "コレクティブ・インプロヴィゼーション"
演奏; 芳垣安洋(Per)/高田陽平(Per)/中島ノブユキ(P)/
梅田哲也(自作サウンドツール)
September 6 (Thu.) Shun Sakai (vocal), Eiichi Hayashi (alto sax), Keiji Matsushima (trumpet), Hiromichi Sakamoto (cello), Yoshiaki Sato (accordion), Yoshiki Sakurai (guitar), Hiroaki Mizutani (bass), Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums), and Yoichi Okabe (percussion) at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo. 3,000 yen (one drink included).
9/7 (金) Exotic grammar
1st Set: B.G.M (南博/パードン木村/ツガミケンタ）
2nd Set: numb x 坪口昌恭
September 10 (Mon.) Shun Sakai (vocal), Kazuhisa Uchihashi (guitar), and Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (percussion) at Manda-la 2, Kichijoji, Tokyo.
September 16 (Sun.) 6:00 p.m. Orquesta Nudge! Nudge! (Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Yoichi Okabe, Kumiko Takara, Masayuki Chatani, Taichi Masuyama, Ryudai Kawatani, Yohei Takada, Takashi Nakazato, and Kosuke Tsuji), Twin Tail, and Kingdom Afrocks at O-east, Shibuya, Tokyo. 3,700 yen + drink in advance, 4,200 yen + drink at the door.
September 21 (Fri.) Ren Takada (pedal steel, etc.), Masato Suzuki (bass), Yasuhiro Yoshigaki (drums), and Kumiko Takara (vibraphone) at Musashino Kokaido, Kichijoji, Tokyo.
October 12 (Fri.) 7:00 p.m. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra (Otomo Yoshihide [conductor, guitar], Kahimi Karie [voice], Kenta Tsugami [alto sax, soprano sax], Sachiko M (sinewaves), Kumiko Takara [vibraphone], Hiroaki Mizutani [bass], Yasuhiro Yoshigaki [drums, trumpet], Masahiko Okura [alto sax, bass clarinet, tubes], Taisei Aoki [trombone], Ko Ishikawa [sho], Taku Unami [computer], and Yoshiaki Kondo [live sound engineering]) at Star Pine's Cafe, Kichijoji, Tokyo. 3,600 yen + drink in advance, 4,000 yen + drink at the door.
October 13 (Sat.) 5:00 p.m. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra (Otomo Yoshihide [conductor, guitar], Kahimi Karie [voice], Kenta Tsugami [alto sax, soprano sax], Sachiko M (sinewaves), Kumiko Takara [vibraphone], Hiroaki Mizutani [bass], Yasuhiro Yoshigaki [drums, trumpet], Masahiko Okura [alto sax, bass clarinet, tubes], Taisei Aoki [trombone], Ko Ishikawa [sho], Taku Unami [computer], and Yoshiaki Kondo [live sound engineering]), and guests Itaru Oki (trumpet) and Oto Asobi no Kai at Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto. 2,700 yen in advance, 3,000 yen at the door. For more information, email: turn@shin-bi.jp ("turn turn turn" office, Kyoto Seika University).
October 14 (Sun.) 7:00 p.m. Otomo Yoshihide's New Jazz Orchestra (Otomo Yoshihide [conductor, guitar], Kahimi Karie [voice], Kenta Tsugami [alto sax, soprano sax], Sachiko M (sinewaves), Kumiko Takara [vibraphone], Hiroaki Mizutani [bass], Yasuhiro Yoshigaki [drums, trumpet], Masahiko Okura [alto sax, bass clarinet, tubes], Taisei Aoki [trombone], Ko Ishikawa [sho], Taku Unami [computer], and Yoshiaki Kondo [live sound engineering]) at Tokuzo, Nagoya. 3,500 yen + drink in advance, 4,000 yen + drink at the door. For more information, call Tokuzo (tel: 052-733-3709).

10/17 (水) Elegies, Touches, Songs of JazzToday:
BOZO / 南博 Trio with 弦楽四重奏
菊地成孔がその演奏を愛してやまない、ピアニスト南博とサクソフォニストツガミケンタによるアンサンブルナイト。日本のジャズ界でもっとも切ない世界を紡ぎだす２グループによる演奏を楽しむ。

【1st】　BOZO
出演：津上研太（Sax）、南博（Pf）、水谷浩章（B）、外山明（Ds）
【2nd】 南博 Trio　with 弦楽四重奏
出演: 南博(Pf)/芳垣安洋(Ds)/鈴木正人(B) 他

料金：\5,000（税込）　　open 18:00 start 19:30
18日（火） BOZO
津上研太（As）南 博（P）水谷浩章（B）外山 明（Ds）

10/18 (木) Cool Sound of JazzToday: 中島ノブユキ エテパルマ・アンサンブル [2nd Album "パッサカイユ" リリースコンサート]
ポストクラブサウンドとして注目されている新しいラウンジミュージックのクリエイター中島ノブユキ。室内楽のリリカルなアンサンブルを味わいつくす。

出演：中島ノブユキ（Pf）/伊藤ゴロー(Gt)/松永孝義(B)/北村聡(Bandoneon)/伊勢三木子(Vｎ)/三木章子(Ｖａ)/白神あき絵(Ｖｃ)/芳垣安洋(Ds)/太田美帆(Chorus)/YOU(Chorus) ゲスト：鈴木大介(Gt)

料金：\5,000（税込）　　open 18:00 start 19:30
October 19 (Fri.) Rovo at IMS Hall, Fukuoka.
21日（金） ■ 菊地成孔 3DAYS ■
菊地成孔（Sax）南 博（P）
October 21 (Sun.) Rovo at Kyoto Seika University, Kyoto.
October 22 (Mon.) Rovo at Shangria, Umeda, Osaka.
22日（土） ■ 菊地成孔 3DAYS ■
菊地成孔（Sax,Vo）大友良英（G）
23日（日） ■ 菊地成孔 3DAYS ■
菊地成孔（Sax）山下洋輔（P）
October 23 (Tue.) Rovo at Tokuzo, Nagoya.
October 24 (Sat.) Rovo at Liquid Room, Ebisu, Tokyo.

11/4 (日)
日本を代表する打楽器集団と、ダンスミュージックへのアプローチを続ける sax/electronics奏者、quartz-head a.k.a. 藤原大輔、そして、地下空間などの、場の響きに着目して音の意味を追求し続ける作曲家/サキソフォン奏者清水靖晃率いる清水靖晃＆サキソフォネッツ。そんな異色な人々が集結する！

出演: ORQUESTA NUDGE! NUDGE! / quartz-head a.k.a. 藤原大輔 / 清水靖晃＆サキソフォネッツ
料金: ￥5, 000

to be continued...