FEBRUARY 2016 : 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. Support live MUSIC! Come on out for some MUSIC! We're talking live MUSIC!
SUN 2/7 : SOLO, plus other bands, as part of "DISCONNECT"
at RPM Music Bar, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
open: 18:30 - start: 19:00
entry: 1000 yen
I'll be doing a solo set of songs accompanying myself on the one-string guitar. Several other acts on the bill, including the always-rocking
Tits Tats and Whiskers, in a relatively rare *unplugged* setting. Don't miss it!
Facebook event page
open: 18:30 - start: 19:00
entry: 1000 yen
I'll be doing a solo set of songs accompanying myself on the one-string guitar. Several other acts on the bill, including the always-rocking
Tits Tats and Whiskers, in a relatively rare *unplugged* setting. Don't miss it!
Facebook event page
Schedule:
Sawas Phool _19:00~19:30
Samm Bennett _ 19:40~21:10
Tits Tats & Whiskers _ 20:20~20:50
Tama Tsuboi (of Shamanz) _ 21:00~21:30
Soul-D _ 21:40~22:10
Tom Fallon _22:20~22:5
Sawas Phool _19:00~19:30
Samm Bennett _ 19:40~21:10
Tits Tats & Whiskers _ 20:20~20:50
Tama Tsuboi (of Shamanz) _ 21:00~21:30
Soul-D _ 21:40~22:10
Tom Fallon _22:20~22:5
Below: at-a-glance map to RPM Music Bar. Need more detail? Go to Google map
SAT 2/13 : SOLO, plus 2 other acts, as part of "SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE"
at Cheshmeh, Shibuya, Tokyo
start: 19:00
ENTRY: pass-the-hat
I'll be strumming on the ol' 3-stringer and maybe the ol' 1-stringer and singing songs about rivers and mountains, love and hate, cornbread and pork chops, trains and buckets.
Facebook event page
Cheshmeh Facebook page
Cheshmeh website
start: 19:00
ENTRY: pass-the-hat
I'll be strumming on the ol' 3-stringer and maybe the ol' 1-stringer and singing songs about rivers and mountains, love and hate, cornbread and pork chops, trains and buckets.
Facebook event page
Cheshmeh Facebook page
Cheshmeh website
Schedule: first set: 44 Blues Band - second set: Norio Irie - third set: Samm Bennett
At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Cheshmeh
SAT 2/20 : with poet/performer Marcellus Nealy
at miñangos(ミニャンゴス), Yokohama
reception start: 16:00
music start:18:00
entry: bring a bottle to share!
My multi-talented friend Marcellus Nealy, a poet/performer who I work with from time to time, is having an exhibition of his photography at Miñangos Gallery in Yokohama. He has asked me to perform at the opening reception, which I consider a great honor! It will mainly be my solo performance (using mostly the trusty one-string guitar), but I'll be joined by Marcellus for at least a couple of his brilliant spoken word forays. Come for the music AND the photography and also for what will certainly be a lively and friendly party atmosphere!
reception start: 16:00
music start:18:00
entry: bring a bottle to share!
My multi-talented friend Marcellus Nealy, a poet/performer who I work with from time to time, is having an exhibition of his photography at Miñangos Gallery in Yokohama. He has asked me to perform at the opening reception, which I consider a great honor! It will mainly be my solo performance (using mostly the trusty one-string guitar), but I'll be joined by Marcellus for at least a couple of his brilliant spoken word forays. Come for the music AND the photography and also for what will certainly be a lively and friendly party atmosphere!
FRI 2/26 : MUD CHUCK BOBS (Yoshiki Sakurai and Samm Bennett)
at Soul Dama Tokyo, Asagaya, Tokyo
start: 20:00
entry: 2200 yen
Mud Chuck Bobs is my duo project with guitarist extraordinaire Sakurai Yoshiki (who some of you may know from his long-running and excellent American roots music band Lonesome Strings).
We'll be doing our particular take on *Americana*, which is to say, working with the roots but definitely extending the branches into some new territory.
start: 20:00
entry: 2200 yen
Mud Chuck Bobs is my duo project with guitarist extraordinaire Sakurai Yoshiki (who some of you may know from his long-running and excellent American roots music band Lonesome Strings).
We'll be doing our particular take on *Americana*, which is to say, working with the roots but definitely extending the branches into some new territory.
Soul Dama Tokyo is located on the 2nd floor of a large building just past the bus stops outside of JR Asagaya Station (Chuo/Sobu line).
Below: at-a-glance map to Soul Dama Tokyo. Need more detail? Go to the Google map
Below: at-a-glance map to Soul Dama Tokyo. Need more detail? Go to the Google map
SAT 2/27 : the EDOGAWA ECHOES
at Green Amy Cafe, Edogawabashi, Tokyo
Tokyo Metro Edogawabashi station (Yurakucho line)
18:00 open - 19:30 start - ENTRY: 1500 yen + drink
Tokyo Metro Edogawabashi station (Yurakucho line)
18:00 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) and *Tofu* on backing vocal.
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Video directions:
How to get to Green Amy Cafe |
Check out one of our New Orleans tunes:
"Her Mind Is Gone", by Professor Longhair |
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At-a-glance: Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Green Amy Cafe
SUN 2/28 : KING CAKE BABY
at What the Dickens, Ebisu, Tokyo - start : 20:00 - entry: FREE!
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.
What the Dickens website
What the Dickens website
This will be the full quartet version of the band, with our latest new member Hisa Nakase on bass joining yours truly on drums and vocal, Matt G on piano and Huw Lloyd on clarinet! Check the video below for a little taste of what to expect...
More King Cake Baby videos HERE.
Below: at-a-glance map to What the Dickens. Need more detail? Go to the Google map.
