April 13-17: Hiromi Uehara - Solo Piano -

Hiromi Uehara, whose album "The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi" won a Grammy and whose latest work "VOICE" is a bestseller, makes her COTTON CLUB debut from April 13th to 17th, presenting her solo piano artistry. Additionally, from the 24th to the 27th, she will perform a duo live with tap dancer Kazunori Kumagai at "Blue Note Tokyo." Experience her unique, uplifting piano in the intimate setting of the club.

April 24: Miyuki Hatakeyama - Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Live - "My Beautiful Hometown"

Miyuki Hatakeyama, known for her uniquely transparent vocals with Port of Notes and Double Famous, presents a special live performance. A native of Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, and an ambassador for the city, she will sing Joni Mitchell's songs, Showa-era ballads, and new songs with her heartfelt love for her "beautiful hometown." "We hope music can bring even a little hope to the disaster-stricken areas..." A portion of the proceeds from this performance will be donated to the affected areas.Great East Japan Earthquakeaffected areas.

April 25 & 26: ~Soul to Soul~ Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Support Charity Live

Top Japanese musicians, responding to the call of Hideki Samejima (b) and Hiroshi Matsuda (ds), have formed a special COTTON CLUB BAND. From soul to soul, connecting with guest vocalists through the spirit of music.

COTTON CLUB BAND
Hideki Samejima (b), Hiroshi Matsuda (ds), hatake [from Sha ru Q] (g), Kazuyuki Takekoshi (key), Kenji Ise (sax), Reiko Oshima (chorus), Yu Hata-keyama (per) *April 25 only
Special Guest
Monsieur Kamayatsu (vo, g) *April 25 only
Guest Vocal
Bro. KONE [from DA BUBBLEGUM BROTHERS] (vo), Keizo Nakanishi (vo), SATSUKI [ex. ZOO] (vo), EMI MARIA (vo) *April 26 only

April 27: Akiko Yano - Solo -

Akiko Yano, a singer-songwriter and pianist with a diverse international career, makes her COTTON CLUB debut with a piano and vocal performance. Based in New York, she has collaborated with top artists worldwide, including Pat Metheny. In recent years, she has also garnered attention for her unique activities, such as performing with Shigeru Kishida of Quruli, forming "yanokami" with the late Ryoichi Harakami, and "yamori" with Ryozo Moriyama.



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