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April 20, 2015
Toshio Matsuura | Launches support activities for jazz cafe h.imagine
Toshio Matsuura | From TOKYO MOON May 8th ON AIR
What We Can Do as Fellow Jazz Lovers
Support Campaign Launched for Jazz Cafe h.Imagine
Sunday nights, a personal journey through time with exquisite music—a moment of bliss for adults. Delivering such rich experiences is DJToshio Matsuura's radio program, "TOKYO MOON."—Each week, he shares carefully selected music from around the globe and topics to stimulate intellectual curiosity for adults, broadcast every Sunday from 7 PM on Inter FM 76.1MHz. Here, we present the latest program. This week,the Great East Japan Earthquakeand the support activities for "Jazz Cafe h.Imagine," located in Rikuzentakata City in southeastern Iwate Prefecture, which suffered immense damage from the tsunami.
Text by MATSUURA Toshio
Music That Travels Through Time, From Emerging Artists to Nostalgic Melodies
How did you spend this recent long holiday? With the most pleasant weather of the year now, many of you likely traveled domestically or abroad. I, however, had events in the first and second halves of the break, so my travels were limited to a roughly 10-kilometer walk within Tokyo on a fine day. Even so, it lifted my spirits and I felt a surge of energy. With that energy, I began to consider visiting the disaster-stricken areas as a volunteer, where I imagined they would be short-handed after the holidays.
Raphael Saadiq /
Stone Rolling
Orquesta Joe Cain /
Latin Au Go Go
Jungle By Night /
Jungle By Night
This time, we featured a standout track from Raphael Saadiq, the new release from an Afro-funk band from the Netherlands whose nine members are all teenagers, nostalgic numbers from the 1940s-60s, and tunes brimming with the exotic charm of India and the Middle East.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
/Take the "A" Train
REVIEW | TRACK LIST
01. Early Editions / What Is Wrong with Grovin' (Aries)
02. Raphael Saadiq / Stone Rollin' (Sony)
03. Camille Howard / Shrinking Up Fast (Jazzman)
04. Orquesta Joe Cain / Latin Au Go Go (Mainstream)
05. Jungle By Night / Jungle By Night (P-Vine)
06. Bollywood Brass Band / Choli Ke Peeche (Emergency)
07. Budzillus / Taksi Taksi (Burlesque Musiqu)
08. Pharoah Sanders / Thembi (Impulse)
09. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra / Take the "A" Train (Master Classics)
Let's Send Your Records to the Damaged Jazz Cafe
Many of you may already know from TV, newspapers, and the internet, but about a month ago, I read an article about Katsutoshi Tomiyama, who runs a jazz cafe in Rikuzentakata City, southeastern Iwate Prefecture, an area devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent tsunami. He lost both his shop and his precious record collection twice in a short period due to fire and the tsunami. As a fellow jazz lover, I wanted to find a way to support him. I contacted him through a newspaper company and offered to donate records. Later, I received a reply from Mr. Tomiyama himself, who is currently evacuated to Ofunato City, expressing his sincere gratitude and acceptance of the offer.
Following this, realizing the difficulty of undertaking this support alone, and with an upcoming jazz event featuring only live performances planned with my DJ colleagueShuya Okino, I immediately discussed it with Okino and we decided to support this initiative through the event. The venue, ageHa, readily agreed and even offered to act as the secretariat for the project.
After much deliberation, we have decided on the following support activities: We will send one jazz record each from everyone, along with a message, to Mr. Tomiyama. We hope that the music on these records will heal the hearts of the local people in their new shop in the future, and we now ask for your cooperation.
Support Campaign for "Jazz Cafe h.Imagine" in Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Prefecture, Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Period: April 29, 2011 – May 28, 2011
How to Participate: Please provide one jazz record per person.
Please attach a card the size of a business card with the artist and title of the album, a message for Mr. Tomiyama, and your name, then mail it to the address below.
〒136-0082
2-2-10 Shinkiba, Koto-ku, Tokyo
Mother Entertainment Inc., Namaoto Jazz Secretariat
*Records in clearly poor condition may be excluded after sound quality checks.
*Please send shipments prepaid. We cannot accept collect on delivery.
Inquiries regarding Jazz Cafe h.Imagine Support Campaign
info@namaotojazz.jp
Currently, reconstruction of the store at the tsunami-stricken site is restricted by local ordinances. Therefore, the secretariat will be responsible for storing the donated records until Mr. Tomiyama receives permission to rebuild. We will provide regular updates on the situation through the event's official website and Twitter. Thank you for your understanding.
Official Website
http://www.namaotojazz.jp
http://twitter.com/namaotojazz
We kindly ask for your warm support and cooperation.
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