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Tuesday, August 7, 2007 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at Musicasa
Takeshi Asai (piano), Naoko Nakamura (piano), Yasushi Ueba (bass) & Masumi Jones (drums) |
(news on May 28, 2007)
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Residency Program of
Saturday, June 2, 2007 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Deveau Road, North Salem, NY 10560 Google Map Admission to Museum |
(news on May 27, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai (piano) & Ken Dow (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, June 1, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on May 25, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai (piano) & Kazuo Nakamura (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Sunday, May 27, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on May 20, 2007)
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Yuuki Koike (flute/alto sax), Takeshi Asai (piano) & Kazuo Nakamura (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, May 25, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on May 18, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai (piano) & Kazuo Nakamura (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, May 20, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on May 7, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai (piano) & Kazuo Nakamura (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, May 11, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on April 30, 2007)
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Masashi Sonoda (guitar), Takeshi Asai (piano) & Kazuo Nakamura (bass) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, May 4, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on April 20, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai (piano), Ken Dow (bass) & Jon Berger (drums) 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Friday, April 27, 2007 Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on March 18, 2007)
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Takeshi Asai & Company 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM, Every Friday Java Jo'z Coffee & More 747 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 |
(news on February 9, 2007)
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Tuesday, August 7, 2007 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Musicasa 3-33-1 Nishihara Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0066, Japan |
(news on January 7, 2007)
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Sunday, January 28, 2006 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm 24 Station Plaza North New Rochelle, NY 10801-6353 admission: Free |
(news on December 5, 2006)
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Friday, December 15, 2006 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm ARUBA 100 Park Ave. 40st (bet. Park & Madison) New York Admission: $25 + 1 drink minimum |
(news on October 28, 2006)
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Program made possible by
COAHSI Encore Grant Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:00 PM St. Peter's Church 53 Saint Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301 Map Admission free |
(news on October 22, 2006)
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Saturday, October 14, 2006 5:00 - 7:30 PM BMW Center 110 Midland Ave, Port Chester, NY Ticket to the charity event: $125 |
(news on October 15, 2006)
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Residency Program of
Saturday, October 14, 2006 2:00 PM Deveau Road, North Salem, NY 10560 Google Map Admission to Museum |
(news on September 15, 2006)
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Christopher Brooks (violin) & Takeshi Asai (piano)
Sunday, October 22, 2006, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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(news on August 15, 2006)
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Takeshi Asai Trio, Nathan Goheen (bass) & Jerome Morris (drums)
Monday August 21, 2006, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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(news on August 2, 2006)
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Tuesday August 8, 2006
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(news on July 21, 2006)
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Friday July 28, 2006
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(news on June 11, 2006)
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
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(news on May 28, 2006)
see concert photos by Fine Art Fotos
Saturday, May 27, 2006
8:00 PM
St. Peter's Church
53 Saint Marks Place, Staten Island, NY 10301 Map
Admission free
(news on April 20, 2006)
| WaFoo will give a concert and lecture at beautiful Hammond Museum in North Salem, NY at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October 14, 2006. |
(news on April 18, 2006)
| The world premiere of concerto "WaFoo Suite," composed by WaFoo leader Kazuo Nakamura, will be aired on April 22, 2006 on channel #56 at 9pm. It can be watched world wide on the internet at www.mnn.org. |
(news on April 6, 2006)
| Starting this summer, WaFoo and I will perform a series of six concerts and lectures in museums, festivals and schools in New York area. Details to be announced. |
(news on March 28, 2006)
| The date of the concert at St. Peter's Church is finalized. The ensemble plays new songs especially written for the season. See details in Schedule. |
(news on February 17, 2006)
| I was invited to perform for the Cherry Blossom Festival 2006 in White Plains, NY. The date is Sunday, May 7, 2006. The open air performance starts at about 12:30 PM at Tibbits Park. I have not decided the songs yet, but I think I will write new compositions for the event. Should it be called "World Premiere?" |
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All Kidding Aside's website: aka.takeshiasai.com
Sample Recording
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(news on January 31, 2006)
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I will teach workshops at Greenwich Arts Council on Mondays.
Jazz Improvisation for All Instruments
Jazz Piano
Jazz Composition
To register, please call (203) 622-7420 or email ysun@faf.org.
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| Vocalist Valerie J. diLorenzo and I started a new project. |
(news on January 8, 2006)
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The huge song list which is enough for four hours of solo piano performance includes Pachelbel, Puccini, Mozart, J.S. Bach, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, the Beatles, Celine Dion, Gershwin, Cole Porter, Motown, Broadway tunes, movie themes, jazz standards and oldies (and the music of The Simpsons by request).
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I would like to thank all of you for supporting my 2005 season. It was a wonderful year. Here is a multimedia greeting card for you.
I look forward to seeing you again in 2006. Best Wishes,
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song: O'New
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| Series of new concerts for 2006 season will be announced soon. |
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(news on December 6, 2005)
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Saturday, December 3, 2005
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
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Saturday, October 1, 2005
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
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Sunday, October 23, 2005
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Tuesday, December 6, 2005
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I enjoyed the gig at the club where Norah Jones was discovered.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
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My first work with an off-off-Broadway was so much fun. I enjoyed composing and playing for the play "D." Everyone in the production had a great energy. Thursday, June 16 - Sunday, June 26, 2005
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7:00 PM, Thursday, June 2 PS 22 Graniteville School 1860 Forest Ave. Staten Island, NY 10303 Admission: Free Funded by SI Bank & Trust Foundation GAINS (Growing Arts in Neighborhood Schools) Program |
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Takeshi will play for a jazz featuring theater production in Tribeca. The show is titled "D and Dangerman" starting on June 16. For details, visit the wesite of Project D Company. |
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WaFoo was invited to give clinics and a concert at an elementary school in Saten Island. The date is Thursday, June 2. The evening concert will be public. Details are to be followed. |
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WaFoo's performance for the Cherry Blossom Festival in White Plains, NY was a fun and a big success! It was a perfect situation to play Sakura Sakura (MP3) (Cherry Blossoms Cherry Blossums) under the beautiful cherry blossums. |
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Saturday, July 16, 5:45PM - 9:45PM Garage Restaurant & Cafe Location: 99 Seventh Avenue South (at Grove Street) Just south of historic Sheridan Square in Greenwich Village By Subway: 1/9 train to Christopher Street |
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Saturday, April 30, 8PM Church of St. Andrew 40 Old Mill Road Staten Island NY 10305 (in the heart of Historic Richmond Town) |
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Takeshi's Jazz Ensemble, WaFoo was honored to perform in the Sakura Festival 2005, in White Plains, New York at 12:00 PM ET on May 8. |
The year 2005 will be a exciting one. Here is my new year's resolution (not to be broken). First of all, I have this Japanese jazz ensemble called WaFoo, which debuted in New York last year. The band has already received two prestigious grants for two concerts in New York, one of which is collaboration with an orchestra. Also, the first CD is coming out. Second, I have a guitar/piano duo, which also started last year. The duo is highly creative to perform not only jazz standards, but also unconventional materials such as the Beatles and Japanese hit songs. The duo is also planning to release a CD. Third, I will work on my piano trio. The first rehearsal is already scheduled. I am thinking about playing more standards than my original compositions. It should be exciting! Fourth, piano solo. I have already finished with writing. Hope to record them to release a solo piano CD. Fifth, I started a music school last year, and had wonderful and very gifted students. I want to continue the excitement with these young students. Last but not the least, I will continue practicing and working on classical repertoire. Well, let's have a wonderful year together! Oh, I also continue the photography. Takeshi Asai |
A multimedia christmas card created. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (6:08)
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A new statement for one of everyone's favorite Beatles number, Across the Universe, made by the new guitar/piano duo.
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One of Takeshi's projects received two prestigeous grants from COHASi, Counsil of Arts and Humanities for Staten Island. The concerts will follow in May and September 2005. |
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The recording project of the solo piano compositions is underway.
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Takeshi plays standards with guitarist, Masashi Sonoda. Already made some recordings and the unit will be available for performance in New York soon! |
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Award wining ensemble is now recording the very first CD.
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Award wining pianist/composer is ready to share his passion for the music with students. The lesson is offered at his home studio in Greenwich. His time is very limited, but there are great sessions every week. Interested in becoming his student? Contact the artist. |