DECEMBER 2015 : Live shows by Samm Bennett and his various ensembles
Hello friends, Samm Bennett here, hoping to see you at one or more of these upcoming shows in Tokyo. Come on out!
FRI 12/4 : SOLO as part of "Folkin' Around"
at Crawfish, Akasaka, Tokyo - open : 19:00 - start: 20:00 - ENTRY 1500 yen + drink
I'll be playing songs with the ol' 1-string guitar and the ol' 3-string guitar and whatever ol' else I manage to bring along.
Here's the bill,in order of appearance:
Haru Drake
Jonny Barefoot
Samm Bennett
Lizzie Weber
Crawfish website
Here's the bill,in order of appearance:
Haru Drake
Jonny Barefoot
Samm Bennett
Lizzie Weber
Crawfish website
Below: at-a-glance Google map. Note that Crawfish
is located in between Akasaka (Chiyoda line) and
Akasaka Mitsuke (Ginza and Marunouchi lines) stations.
Need more detail? Go to Google map to Crawfish
is located in between Akasaka (Chiyoda line) and
Akasaka Mitsuke (Ginza and Marunouchi lines) stations.
Need more detail? Go to Google map to Crawfish
SAT 12/5 : with Rambling Steve Gardner
at Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan (FCCJ), Yurakucho, Tokyo
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F
Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0006 - Tel: (03) 3211-3161
It's always a pleasure drumming with ace Mississippi bluesman Steve Gardner. Come on up to the 20th floor to the spacious FCCJ bar, lounge and restaurant for summa that down-home stomping and romping that we'll be shaking up!
Rambling Steve Gardner website
FCCJ map and directions page
FCCJ calendar page for this event
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F
Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0006 - Tel: (03) 3211-3161
It's always a pleasure drumming with ace Mississippi bluesman Steve Gardner. Come on up to the 20th floor to the spacious FCCJ bar, lounge and restaurant for summa that down-home stomping and romping that we'll be shaking up!
Rambling Steve Gardner website
FCCJ map and directions page
FCCJ calendar page for this event
At-a-glance: Google map to FCCJ. Need more detail? Go to Google map to FCCJ
FRI 12/11 : S&H
at Hikari No Uma, Okubo, Tokyo
open 19:00 - start 20:00
entry: 2000 yen + drink
S&H is my duo with the unique and solid-as-a-rock percussionist Habu Hiroshi. He makes his own drums and puts the groove under my songs like no one else! Check us out HERE.
open 19:00 - start 20:00
entry: 2000 yen + drink
S&H is my duo with the unique and solid-as-a-rock percussionist Habu Hiroshi. He makes his own drums and puts the groove under my songs like no one else! Check us out HERE.
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DIRECTIONS to HIKARI NO UMA:
10 seconds from South Exit of Okubo Station (JR Sobu Line) Get out from South Exit (smaller exit - rear of train if coming from Shinjuku - front of train if coming from Nakano), go right out of the ticket gate and immediately turn right onto the first street there. Walk along raised railway about 10 seconds (tracks on your right). Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your left. OR... from Shin-Okubo Station (JR Yamanote Line) Go out the station exit and turn LEFT. Walk about 5 minute till you arrive at JR Okubo station. Turn left immediately after crossing under tracks. Walk along that street, tracks will be on your left. Hikari No Uma ( ひかりのうま ) will be on your right after about 2 minutes. Total walking time from JR Shin-Okubo station is about 7 to 8 minutes. |
At-a-glance: Google map to Hikari No Uma. Need more detail? Go to Google Map to Hikari No Uma
SUN 12/13 : SWAMP ROOT JIMMIES
w/ special guest Uchihashi Kazuhisa
Back in October my Swamp Root Jimmies band mates and I were delighted to be joined by one of Japan's most consistently inventive improvisers, Mr. Uchihashi Kazuhisa. And we're doing it again! Don't miss this show if you like grooving spontaneity! Uchihashi will be on guitar and the amazing daxophone. Check out the two videos below for a taste of what to expect. Except that it'll be different, too, of course!
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Directions to Sabaco: take exit 3B from the Waseda metro station (Tozai line) - at street level exit, take a right, you'll be heading toward a big intersection where you'll see a big red mon (gate) and a koban. Cross over to the koban side and walk up the hill. Waseda University will be on your left. Sabaco will be on your right, nearby a number of small bars and restaurants on that side. The walk from station takes about 4 or 5 minutes.
At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to the Google map to Sabaco
FRI 12/18 : KING CAKE BABY
at Never Never Land Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
open : 19:00 - start : 20:00
entry: 1000 yen + drink
If you love the classic New Orleans R&B sounds of legends like Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr. John, the Meters and more, you do not want to miss King Cake Baby. We're bringing it to you like nobody else in this town can. Come on down for a dancing good time, y'all.
open : 19:00 - start : 20:00
entry: 1000 yen + drink
If you love the classic New Orleans R&B sounds of legends like Professor Longhair, James Booker, Dr. John, the Meters and more, you do not want to miss King Cake Baby. We're bringing it to you like nobody else in this town can. Come on down for a dancing good time, y'all.
Check out King Cake Baby HERE.
And note: this show will be the FIRST with our new bass player, Hisayuki Nakase! Some you may know Hisa from his frequent appearances with Mississippi blues man Rambling Steve Gardner.
Check out these VIDEO DIRECTIONS: How to get to Never Never Land!
Facebook Event Page HERE
SAT 12/19 : SOLO + other acts
As part of "Bee's Knees Folkies!"
Also on the bill: Atsushi Ito (Okinawa folk song) and Fuji (Turkish & Kurdish folk song)
at Cheshmeh, Shibuya, Tokyo
open 18:30 - start: 19:00
ENTRY: pass-the-hat
I'll be strumming on the ol' 3-stringer and singing songs about rivers and mountains, love and hate, cornbread and pork chops, trains and buckets.
open 18:30 - start: 19:00
ENTRY: pass-the-hat
I'll be strumming on the ol' 3-stringer and singing songs about rivers and mountains, love and hate, cornbread and pork chops, trains and buckets.
19:00 - 19:10 Megumi's mom! - 19:20 - 20:00 Atsushi - 20:10 - 21:00 Fuji - 21:10 - 22:00 Samm - 22:00 - Open session
At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Cheshmeh
MON 12/21 : The METAPHORS
at Apollo, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
open 19:30 - start 20:00 - ENTRY: 1800 yen + drink
open 19:30 - start 20:00 - ENTRY: 1800 yen + drink
The Metaphors is Marcos Fernandes, Shimizu Hiroshi and yours truly (check us out HERE), and we'll be going on as the second of a two-band night. First up will be the trio of Takeda Lisa + Bonsuta + CHU.
Apollo website
At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Apollo
TUE 12/22 : MEDICINE BONE
at Bright Brown, Nakano, Tokyo
open: 19:00 - start: 19:30 - ENTRY: 1500 yen - TWO sets!
And don't forget, it may be a Tuesday night, but next day, the 23rd is a HOLIDAY!
Medicine Bone, well, let's see, what can I say about Medicine Bone? I'd say we bring our version of that Mississippi Hill Country-style blues sound to the table (influences in that area include RL Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, etc) but also a buncha other bits and pieces from here and there, as side dishes, that all work their way into this ever-evolving duo. If you don't know what we're about, check us out HERE.
Directions to Bright Brown: From JR Nakano Station NORTH exit, cross the bus stop/rotary area and enter the SUNMALL shopping street (pedestrian only). When you reach the COZY CORNER sweets shop, turn right. Bright Brown is a few doors down, on your left side. 2nd floor.
At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Bright Brown
Bright Brown website
FRI 12/25 : SOLO and probably accompanying some of the poets at...
DRUNK POETS SEE GOD #35
at Bar Gari Gari, Ikenoue, Tokyo
(5.7 seconds from Ikenoue Station,
Keio Inokashira line)
open 19:00 - start 19:30 -
500 yen entry + drink
Gari Gari website
Google map to Bar Gari Gari
(5.7 seconds from Ikenoue Station,
Keio Inokashira line)
open 19:00 - start 19:30 -
500 yen entry + drink
Gari Gari website
Google map to Bar Gari Gari
Yes friends, it's time for the 34th installment of DRUNK POETS SEE GOD, where some of Tokyo's most engaging wordsmiths get on the mic and show their stuff. Hosted by yours truly Samm Bennett along with singer and poet Sorcha Chisolm, this is the place to be for those who want to get on the mic and take some of their original poetry and word work out for a test drive. And also for those, of course, who just want to listen. I'll be on hand to provide instantaneous musical backing to any poet who might happen to want it, and all are welcome to read, recite, intone, chant, grumble, shout or otherwise enunciate. Fun stuff, serious stuff, flights of fancy, hilarity, stream of consciousness, heaping helpings of free association and extended elocution. All for only a modest entry fee of 500 yen plus one drink. You'll probably want more than one, but one's all you gotta buy. Come early (opens at 7pm) to sign up for a slot!
And remember, if you want to present work that touches on this month's THEME, please do so! Remember, of course, that there is NO obligation to do so. Whatever you got for us, we're ready to hear. And the theme this month is: (Home) (for the holidays). Go nuts!
And remember, if you want to present work that touches on this month's THEME, please do so! Remember, of course, that there is NO obligation to do so. Whatever you got for us, we're ready to hear. And the theme this month is: (Home) (for the holidays). Go nuts!
SAT 12/26 : the EDOGAWA ECHOES
at Green Amy Cafe, Edogawabashi, Tokyo
Tokyo Metro Edogawabashi station (Yurakucho line)
19:00 open - 19:30 start - ENTRY: 1500 yen + drink
The Edogawa Echoes, playing all your favorite hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s! (Maybe one or two from after that, as well?) Big fun, come on down to Green Amy Cafe for a relaxing night of familiar (or should-be familiar!) tunes, courtesy of me and my band mates Nambu Yuki (piano) and Totani Jinichi (bass).
Video directions:
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Check out one of our New Orleans tunes...
Her Mind Is Gone, by Professor Longhair |
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