Name: Mike Stern Band
Start: 2024-07-04T20:30:00
Location: Blue Note Tokyo

Blue Note Tokyo

Prior to the Japan tour of "The Next Step Band Reunion", Kurt Rosenwinkel, known as the "Emperor of Modern Jazz Guitar", will perform a special stage with up-and-coming jazz musicians active in Japan. The members are popular players who are leading the new generation jazz scene, active in leader projects, various sessions, and bands: Shun Ishiwaka (drums), Mei Inoue (guitar), Shota Watanabe (piano), and Marty Holobec (bass). This will be the first time for Ishiwaka and Inoue to perform together with Kurt in 2016 as Shun Ishiwaka's clean-up trio, eight years ago, and for Watanabe and Holobec, this will be their first time performing together. What will these musicians, who are not limited to jazz but have been active in a variety of fields and have experienced numerous sessions, portray? Expectations are high for a thrilling development.

Shun Ishiwaka, May Inoue, Shota Watanabe & Marty Holoubek

Mike Stern, a top guitarist who continues to lead the contemporary jazz scene with his overwhelming technique and edgy musicality, will deliver a heated session to Tokyo in the summer. His collaboration album with Jeff Lorber, "Eleven," has been a long-selling album, and last year he held a long-awaited release tour with the album. This time, he will be joined by guitarist Leni Stern, who is also known as a player of the ngoni (a traditional West African string instrument), whose husband and wife collaboration last year was well-received, charismatic drummer Dennis Chambers, bassist Lincoln Goins, and saxophonist Bob Francestini, all of whom are first-time musicians. We hope you will enjoy the amazing skills of the Stern family to the fullest.