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Tim Lyddon (New York pianist) Quintet
July 6th at Jazz Spot J club in Shinjuku
with Neil Stalnaker Trumpet, Steve Sacks Sax,
Hiroshi Yoshino bass,Daisuke Yoshioka drums, Tim Lyddon piano

Live : 1st 19:15 / 2nd 20:45 / 3rd 22:15 2000 yen cover

〒160-0022 新宿区新宿５−１−１ロイヤルマンションＢ１
（厚生年金会館並び　市ヶ谷寄り４つ目のビル）Tel　3354-0335　

Shinjuku 5-1-1 Royal Mansion B1 next to Kousenki Nenking Kaikan

We will be playing a variety of standards, originals and jazz standards including Horace Silver

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June 23 Jeff Curry Trio - Maronouchi Building
July 4-5 Century Court Club
July 6 Tim Lyddon Quintet - Shinjuku Jazz Spot "J"
July 11 "N3" Neil, M. Reznikoff(dr), Koniko K.(b) - Time&Style - Midtown
July 27-29 Senzoku Concer**ts (Karuizawa)
August 1 Yokosuka, Japan Jazz Festival - Norio Maeda's Band
August 6 Neil Stalnaker Quintet - KAMOME (Yokohama)
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BRAZILIAN JAZZ
Gustavo Anacleto: sax
Kiichiro Komobuchi: bass

Live time:
1st stage: 17:00 ~ 17:45
2nd stage: 18:00 ~ 18:45

free entrance

3-23-20 Yakumo, Meguro-ku, Tokyo.
Tel: 03-5731-7023
http://www.timeandstyle.com

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KRAZY!
The Delirious World of Anime + Manga + Video Games

FINAL WEEK!
Closes on Sunday, June 14, 2009

Installation view of KRAZY! The Delirious World of Manga + Anime + Video Games. Foreground: Manga Pod designed by Atelier Bow-Wow; background from left to right: Afro Samurai by Takashi Okazaki, figures and DVD, Sakuran by Moyoco Anno, final page prints. Photo: Richard P. Goodbody.

KRAZY! is New York’s first exhibition dedicated to anime, manga, and video games. Designed to evoke Tokyo’s clamorous cityscape, the installation features artwork by eight leading manga artists, twelve simultaneous anime projections, a sound room, a manga zone with hundreds of comic books, and video game consoles for visitors to play. Full-length anime features will be screened in the auditorium on Friday, June 12 from 3:30pm, and whole day on Saturday, June 13 and Sunday, June 14.

Watch CBS feature on KRAZY!
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5025431n

For more information, please visit
http://www.japansociety.org/event_detail?eid=6ee001d9

For other upcoming Gallery exhibitions, please visit
http://www.japansociety.org/upcoming

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Thursday 11 am - 6 pm
Friday 11 am - 9 pm
Saturday & Sunday 11 am - 5 pm
Closed Mondays & major holidays

Admission
$10; students & seniors $8; Japan Society members and children under 16 free. Admission is free to all on Friday nights, 6-9 PM.

Docent-led walk-in tours are conducted Tuesday-Sunday at 12:30 PM with additional tours on Saturday & Sunday at 2 PM. Japanese language tours are conducted Friday nights at 6 pm by appointment only. Tours are free with admission and approximately one hour in duration.

Group tours can be arranged by calling (212) 715-1224.

RELATED EVENTS:

Konnichiwa Friends Family Tours of KRAZY!
Saturday, June 13, 2 PM — 3 PM

Gallery Lessons
Tuesday-Friday, through June 14, 11 AM — 12 PM & by appointment

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SALSA WITHOUT BORDERS at CAFÉ y LIBROS

ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS` fundraising event is back

with Japanese dancers NAO & MASA!

A salsa lesson and performance

DJ: GABO (Colombia)

Saturday JUNE 27^th

Time: 6:30 pm ~ 11:00 pm

Reserved: 2,500 yen (until June 26^th)

Door: Yen 3,000

Tickets include: a drink, an empanada, a salsa lesson (7:00～7:30 pm), a　performance and all-you-can-dance!

All proceeds support the humanitarian cause of ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS (http://www.artwit.org). ARTISTS WITHOUT BORDERS has carried out missions in Kosovo, East Timor, Chechnya, Abkhazia, Georgia, ex-Yugoslavia, New York and Afghanistan.

Reservations: info@cafeylibros.com

CAFÉ y LIBROS
Tokyo 141-0021 Shinagawa-ku Kami-Osaki 2-20-4
Tel: 03-6228-0234
Fax: 03-3491-4460

www.cafeylibros.com

SALSA WITHOUT BORDERS at CAFÉ y LIBROS

6月27日(土)に行う「国境なきアーティストたち」のファンドレーシング・イベントを紹介させていただきます。

　どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

エクトル シエラ

「国境なきアーティストたち」のファンドレーシング・イベントが復活しました！

「国境なきサルサ!」at カフェ・イ・リブロス

6月27日(土)

DJ: GABO (コロンビア)

NAO & MASAによる

レッスンやパフォーマンス

午後:　18:30時～23:00時
場所:　CAFÉ y LIBROS　〒141-0021 東京都品川区上大崎2-20-4 1F
会費:　前売り2.500円（26日まで）

当日3.000円 レッスン (19:00～19:30)＋１ドリンク＋エンパナダ

詳しくは: www.cafeylibros.com

地図: http://www.cafeylibros.com/web/jp/index.htm

ご予約: info@cafeylibros.com

お待ちしております

「国境なきアーティストたち」（http://www.artwit.org）はアーティストたちによる人道支援組織で、これまでに、コソボ、東ティモール、グルジア、アブハジア、チェチェン、ニューヨーク、アフガニスタン等で難民の子どもたちや戦争の被害を受けた子どもたちなどへ芸術を通じた心のケア活動を行ってきました。

CAFÉ y LIBROS
〒141-0021 東京都品川区上大崎2-20-4 1F
Tel: 03-6228-0234
Fax: 03-3491-4460

www.cafeylibros.com

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Went to Kawagoe this morning around 6am to take some photos of "Little Edo" before people were out. Really calm and peaceful morning. Will have to do that again soon...

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Had a great time doing the gig yesterday with bassist Stan Gilbert ( http://www.stangilbert.com ) at Time & Style at Roppongi Midtown. Time & Style (http://www.timeandstyle.com/ja/shop_midtown.html ) has another location in Jiyugaoka. We played there for jazz event producer Marco Mancini (founder or JAZZNIN magazine [ http://www.jazznin.com/ ]) 2 years ago. These locations are really good for playing.

Doing a duo with trumpet and bass can really be a lot of fun. However, it's quite challenging also. We have to really trust each other with the "time" and with "harmony" of each tune. But, Stan has been playing for so many years with great people, it's actually very easy to do a duo gig with him.

Before the gig, I was having a great conversation with Marco about design, new technology's influence on design and creativity and museums in Tokyo. I told him about some of my experiences working with museums in the 1980's in Washington, D.C. After the gig finished and we packed up, I walked outside of Midtown on my way to the subway. In front of Midtown there was a woman passing out flyers about an exhibition at the Laforet Museum Roppongi. She told me that last night and today were the final days of the exhibition/concert. She said if I had some time she could take me to the museum then. So, we got into a taxi and went straight to the museum. That was synchronicity! Serendipity!

What a pleasant surprise! It was an exhibition/concert by Keiko Koma ( http://www.keikokoma.com ) and Idaki Shin (http://www.idaki.co.jp/ ). I can't describe how the feeling was in the room but, it was one of the most creative experiences I've ever had.

http://www.keikokoma.com/
http://www.idaki.co.jp/

At 6pm today (Sunday), I'm going back for the final performance.

On Wednesday, I visited the offices of Tokyo Art Beat. They have a great website ( http://www.tokyoartbeat.com ) which has very detailed information about art exhibitions around Tokyo and Yokohama every month. They also publish the Tokyo Art Map and distribute it for free around Tokyo. It's also available for download at their website ( http://www.tokyoartbeat.com ) and now on my website: http://www.neilstalnaker.com/tokyoartbeat.html

I'm trying to do some watercolors now. I don't really know what I'm doing but, I'm just looking for other avenues of expression. Also, I love pastels and soon want to start using oil paints. I'm just a beginner. I've also been trying to learn Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Designing posters/flyers/cardswebsites and taking photos are passions of mine also.

This has been such a fascinating week beginning with the MusicBiz Nite ( http://www.musicbizjapan.ning.com/ ) at Club 57, Tokyo Art Beat, ONGEN Tokyo ( http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=3463009 ) meeting (new musicians collective organization in Tokyo), SUPER FUN gig with my new SEXTET at Airegin ( http://www.airegin.jp ) in Yokohama, Friday night at Roppongi Hills Club ( http://www.roppongihillsclub.com/visitor/dfw/en/index.html ) with bassist Jeff Curry and guitarist Todd Carver, Time & Style ( http://www.timeandstyle.com/ja/shop_midtown.html ) gig with Stan and the Keiko Koma Exhibition at Laforet Museum Roppongi.

Also, this past week, I re-opened my FACEBOOK page. Do you use FACEBOOK?
Many Japanese are now using FACEBOOK in addition to Mixi and Myspace. If you go to http://www.facebook.com/ and do a search for my name, you will find my FACEBOOK page. Let's be friends! I'm so surprised how many people I have reconnected with back in the USA and Europe in the last 5 days since opening my page again.

My performance schedule is a little slow for the next 10 days but, I'm excited about some new things that will be starting during that time. This week I will get back into classical trumpet playing on Tuesday. I'm having the first rehearsal for my new brass quintet. I'm so excited to do this project! Can't wait! On Wednesday I have a big band rehearsal and hopefully this week I'll be rehearsing my Quintet for a concert of Horace Silver music in Omotesando at the Kawai Piano hall on August 28. Its a joint project between Senzoku College of Music and Kawai. And finally this week, I'm going to start writing music again. It's been many months since I did and new compositions. I'm really looking forward to writing some new music.

昨日は、六本木ミッドタウンのTime & Style というショップでベーシストのStan Gilbert ( http://www.stangilbert.com ) と楽しいライブをしました。このTime & Style (http://www.timeandstyle.com/ja/shop_midtown.html ) には自由が丘にも店舗があります。そちらの店舗でも、ジャズのイベントプロデューサーであるMarco Mancini （JAZZNIN マガジン[ http://www.jazznin.com/ ]の発行者）に頼まれて２年前に演奏したことがあります。どちらも演奏しやすい雰囲気の良い所です。

トランペットとベースのデュオというのは、とても楽しいものにもできますが、と同時に結構大変でもあります。それぞれの曲のリズムとハーモニーにおいて、お互いを心から信頼できないといけません。でもStan はこれまで、あらゆる素晴らしいプレイヤーと仕事をして来たので、彼とのデュオは実際とってもやり易いのです。

ライブの前にMarcoと、デザインについてや、新しいテクノロジーがデザインと創造力にどんな影響を及ぼしたか、そして東京の美術館事情について非常に実のある会話をしました。私がワシントンDCで８０年代に美術館で演奏していたことも話しました。ライブが終わって片付けをし、地下鉄に向かってミッドタウンの外に出ると、ミッドタウンの入り口前で、一人の女性がラフォーレミュージアム六本木で開催中の催しのチラシを配っていました。話を聞くと、今日と明日がその展覧会／コンサートの最終日だということ。彼女は、もし時間があるなら今これからそこへ連れて行ってあげるわよ、という。そこで、私達はタクシーに乗り込み、その場所へ直行したのでした。まさにシンクロ！思いがけない幸運！

何という気持ちのよいサプライズでしょう！それは、高麗恵子さん ( http://www.keikokoma.com ) といだきしんさん　(http://www.idaki.co.jp/ ) の展覧会／コンサートでした。その場のフィーリングがどんなであったか、口では説明できませんが、私が経験した中でも最もクリエイティヴな経験の一つでした。

http://www.keikokoma.com/
http://www.idaki.co.jp/

今日（日曜日）の６時に再び最後のパフォーマンスを観に行きます。

この前の水曜にTokyo Art Beat の会社を訪ねました。この団体は、素晴らしいホームページ( http://www.tokyoartbeat.com )を作っておられ、東京横浜エリアの詳しい美術展情報を毎月アップしています。またTokyo Art Map という無料刊行物を発行していて、近郊にて無料配布しています。ウェブでダウンロードする事も可能です。この団体のウェブ( http://www.tokyoartbeat.com )か、私のホームページ上（http://www.neilstalnaker.com/tokyoartbeat.html）でもダウンロードできます。

最近水彩画を始めてみようかと思っています。自分が一体何をしたいのかよくわかりませんが、表現をするもう一つの道になると思って。パステルだって好きだし、油彩だってやってみたいと思ってます。完全に初心者ですが。アドビのイラストレーターとフォトショップも勉強しています。ポスターやチラシや名刺やウェブのデザインと写真を撮ることも私の情熱です。

今週は、Club 57 でのMusicBiz Nite ( http://www.musicbizjapan.ning.com/ )に始まり、Tokyo Art Beat 、音源東京 ( http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=3463009 ) （東京の新しいミュージシャン団体です）の会合、横濱エアジン ( http://www.airegin.jp ) での最高の初セクステットライブ、金曜夜の六本木ヒルズクラブ ( http://www.roppongihillsclub.com/visitor/dfw/en/index.html )でのベーシストJeff とギタリストTodd Carver とのお仕事、Time & Style でのStan とのギグ、そしてラフォーレミュージアム六本木での高麗恵子さんの展覧会、ととても濃いものとなりました。

また、先週あたりにFACEBOOK ページを再開しました。皆さんはFACEBOOK使ってますか？多くの日本人が今ではミクシィとMyspace の他にこのFACEBOOKを使っているようです。http://www.facebook.com/にいって、私の名前で検索すると私のFACEBOOKページが見れます。お友達になりましょう！自分のページを再開したことで、ここ５日ほどの間に、故郷アメリカやヨーロッパの何人の友人と再びコンタクトがとれたか、本当に驚きです。

これから１０日間ほどはスケジュール的には若干ヒマですが、この間に新しく始めることにワクワクしています。今週火曜に、久しぶりにクラシックの方もまたやり始めようということで、私の新しいブラスクインテットのリハーサルをやります。非常に楽しみにしてたんです、このプロジェクト！待ちきれません！水曜にはビッグバンドのリハが入っていますし、８月２８日に表参道のカワイのホールで催される、私のクインテットのHorace Silver コンサートのためのリハも今週どこかに入れたいと思っています。これは、洗足学園音大とカワイのジョイントプロジェクトです。そして今週ようやく曲を書き始めようと思っています。最後にオリジナル曲を書いてからもう何ヶ月も経ってしまっていて、新しい曲を作るのが本当に楽しみです。

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I was waiting for my gig to start around 6:30pm yesterday. We were on the 51st floor of Roppongi Hills and saw this beautiful cloud formation.

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Stopped by KFC in Tokyo last week. I was so surprised how small the portions are now. I had barely 1 tablespoon of cole slaw.

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March 17-20 I took a nice little trip to the small Okinawan island of Miyakojima. It was a great break from Tokyo!!!

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