JULY 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!
SAT 7/2 : KING CAKE BABY
at FCCJ (Foreign Correspondent's Club of Japan), Yurakucho, Tokyo
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F / Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0006
18:30 ~ 21:00 - FREE entry - NOTE: No need to be an FCCJ member to attend!
Yurakucho Denki North Building 20F / Yurakucho 1-7-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0006
18:30 ~ 21:00 - FREE entry - NOTE: No need to be an FCCJ member to attend!
Friends, come and get'cha N'awlins ON, way up on the 20th floor of the Yurakucho Denki North building! King Cake Baby brings you those Crescent City sounds you've been craving! We play tunes made famous by New Orleans luminaries like Professor Longhair, Dr. John, James Booker, the Meters and more! Old tunes, new tunes and in between, all with that second line flavor. Public invited! You do NOT have to be an FCCJ member! Come on over! Good food available, and, of course, drinks aplenty, party music, plus a splendid view of this big ol' town!
FCCJ map and directions page
At-a-glance: Google map to FCCJ. Need more detail? Go to Google map to FCCJ
SAT 7/10 : KING CAKE BABY
at What The Dickens, Ebisu, Tokyo, Roob Bldg., 4th floor
start 20:00 - FREE entry
Friends, didja miss us at FCCJ on the 2nd? Well, you've got another chance, cause the Baby is BACK at What the Dickens, where there's plenty of room to shake and sashay all you want. We usually get 'em up and on the dancefloor at the Dickens, so you can expect to move if you wanna move. Or just listen, as may be your preference. Either way, come and get'cha Mardi Gras spirit ON, cause King Cake Baby brings you those Crescent City sounds you've been craving! We play tunes made famous by New Orleans luminaries like Professor Longhair, Dr. John, James Booker, the Meters and more! Old tunes, new tunes and in between, all with that second line flavor.
Below: at-a-glance map to What the Dickens. Need more detail? Go to the Google map.
FRI 7/15 : MEDICINE BONE
at Morgan Fisher's Home Studio and Performance Space, Daitabashi, Tokyo
open: 18.30 / start 19:00 (till 21:30)
3000 yen entry includes wine and snacks in the break!
open: 18.30 / start 19:00 (till 21:30)
3000 yen entry includes wine and snacks in the break!
MEDICINE BONE is the duo of Samm Bennett and Ken Shima whose music reflects the blues of the Mississippi Hill Country. Distinct from the better-known "Delta" and "Chicago" blues, Hill Country style has fewer chord changes and a special rhythmic drive and spirit.
Samm, on the one-string guitar (aka "diddley bow") and hand/foot percussion, lays down stomping grooves and bass lines, which along with Ken's driving guitar creates floor-shaking backbeats. Each man contributes powerful vocals.
Songs are mostly original, often borrowing from the Hill Country tradition/repertoire, as is the age-old practice of folk musicians. It's new music with a firm root. The evening will include some discussion of Hill Country musical history and a look at some of its notable exponents. Morgan Fisher will at times add his funky organ and other keyboards. Be ready for a rockin', hollerin', deeply groovy night!
IMPORTANT NOTE: As Ken Shima is returning to the USA shortly after this performance, this will be the LAST Medicine Bone show anywhere for the next year at least, and most likely for the next two years!
The location is a five-minute walk from Daitabashi Station
(just two stops from Shinjuku on the Keio Line).
Address: 2-2-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
RESERVATION IS SUGGESTED AS THE AUDIENCE IS LIMITED TO ABOUT 35 PERSONS.
Please send an email with the title "MS7" to: [email protected]
Please include your name and a callback number.
Your reservation will be confirmed and a map will be emailed to you.
But if you feel like just coming on the day without a reservation, and it's not sold out, we'll fit you in!
Samm, on the one-string guitar (aka "diddley bow") and hand/foot percussion, lays down stomping grooves and bass lines, which along with Ken's driving guitar creates floor-shaking backbeats. Each man contributes powerful vocals.
Songs are mostly original, often borrowing from the Hill Country tradition/repertoire, as is the age-old practice of folk musicians. It's new music with a firm root. The evening will include some discussion of Hill Country musical history and a look at some of its notable exponents. Morgan Fisher will at times add his funky organ and other keyboards. Be ready for a rockin', hollerin', deeply groovy night!
IMPORTANT NOTE: As Ken Shima is returning to the USA shortly after this performance, this will be the LAST Medicine Bone show anywhere for the next year at least, and most likely for the next two years!
The location is a five-minute walk from Daitabashi Station
(just two stops from Shinjuku on the Keio Line).
Address: 2-2-4 Izumi, Suginami-ku, Tokyo 168-0063
RESERVATION IS SUGGESTED AS THE AUDIENCE IS LIMITED TO ABOUT 35 PERSONS.
Please send an email with the title "MS7" to: [email protected]
Please include your name and a callback number.
Your reservation will be confirmed and a map will be emailed to you.
But if you feel like just coming on the day without a reservation, and it's not sold out, we'll fit you in!
SAT 7/16 : SOLO, plus other acts
as part of "Wabi Sabi Music Night" at Cheshmeh, Sasazuka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
start: 19:00 - Free entrance, please order at least one drink + tip for the performers!
start: 19:00 - Free entrance, please order at least one drink + tip for the performers!
四季の移り変わりを音楽や舞を愛でながら楽しもうという風流イベント、2年目に入りました。
今回も夏を楽しむ個性豊かなパフォーマンスが勢ぞろい♪
19:00 ・桃子 + 箕輪 duo ・Momoko + Minowa duo
20:00 ・ゾルバダンス ・Zorba Dance
21:00・Samm Bennett
今回も夏を楽しむ個性豊かなパフォーマンスが勢ぞろい♪
19:00 ・桃子 + 箕輪 duo ・Momoko + Minowa duo
20:00 ・ゾルバダンス ・Zorba Dance
21:00・Samm Bennett
Below: at-a-glance Google map. Need more detail? Go to Google map to Cheshmeh
SUN 7/17 : SOLO, plus other acts
at Restaurant Papera, Shinjuku Gyoen area, Shinjuku, Tokyo
FRI 7/22 : on drums with Rambling Steve Gardner
at What the Dickens, Ebisu, Tokyo
free entry - sets from 21:00 'til midnight
free entry - sets from 21:00 'til midnight
Always a big pleasure and a mighty fine time to thump the tubs with Mississippi born-and-bred Steve Gardner, a master of country blues and southern roots music.
It's a relatively big band on this night, with Hisa Nakase on bass (some of you might know him as the bass player in my New Orleans band King Cake Baby) and special guests Bill Benfield (mandolin) and Paul Cohen on harmonica. Gonna be a throwdown!
And for those who still don't know the venue, What the Dickens is, by Tokyo standards, a very spacious English-style pub, complete with a good selection of beers, ales (and Guinness) on tap and authentic British pub food (very hearty stuff).
It'll be a fun night for sure, come on over.
It's a relatively big band on this night, with Hisa Nakase on bass (some of you might know him as the bass player in my New Orleans band King Cake Baby) and special guests Bill Benfield (mandolin) and Paul Cohen on harmonica. Gonna be a throwdown!
And for those who still don't know the venue, What the Dickens is, by Tokyo standards, a very spacious English-style pub, complete with a good selection of beers, ales (and Guinness) on tap and authentic British pub food (very hearty stuff).
It'll be a fun night for sure, come on over.
Below: at-a-glance map to What the Dickens. Need more detail? Go to the Google map.
