MARCH 2018
Live shows by Samm Bennett and his various ensembles and collaborations
Hello friends, Samm Bennett here, hope to see you at one or more of these upcoming shows!
WED 3/21 : KING CAKE BABY - opening for Icon Girl Pistols 10th Anniversary Live!
at Waver, Shimokitazawa, Tokyo
18:30 open / 19:00 start
entry: ¥2000 + 1 drink
18:30 open / 19:00 start
entry: ¥2000 + 1 drink
King Cake Baby is my ongoing New Orleans music project with Matt Gillan (piano) and a rotating cast of some of Tokyo's finest bass players! For this one we're happy to be joined by our stalwart low-end provider Hisa Nakase, and we're delighted to be opening the show for one of my favorite local rock bands, the Icon Girl Pistols, who are celebrating their 10th year of making a joyful noise! As ever, King Cake Baby will be dishing up the musical gumbo with the deep New Orleans flavor, and the Pistols will offer up their whipcrack, razor sharp song-based rock. This promises to be a good night, come on out!
Below: at-a-glance map to Waver. Need more detail? Go to Google map
SUN 3/25 : KING CAKE BABY
at Cuzn Homeground, Asakusa, Tokyo
music from 16:00 to 18:00 and again from 19:00 to 22:00 / entry: pass the hat!
For this first installment of our new "4th Sunday Live" series, piano wizard Matt Gillan and I will be bringing our DUO version of King Cake Baby to the funky and friendly Cuzn Homeground. As you might guess, our "bass-less" band is a bit more subdued, but... NOT BY MUCH! Haha! You can still count on that good ol' New Orleans rollin' and tumblin', and you're gonna love the relaxed vibe at Cuzn Homeground, there just ain't too many other places like it in Tokyo. Tasty food and full bar, of courseWe'll be waiting for you.
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Below: at-a-glance map to CafeRest Cuzn Homeground. Need more detail? Go to Google map
SAT 3/31 : on drums with the AMAZING FLYING MACHINE
at Morgan Salon, Daitabashi, Tokyo
open 18:30 - showtime: 19:00 ~ 21:30
entry: ¥3000 w/ reservation, ¥3500 w/o reservation, payable at the door
NOTE: reservations are RECOMMENDED, as seating is limited to about 35!
open 18:30 - showtime: 19:00 ~ 21:30
entry: ¥3000 w/ reservation, ¥3500 w/o reservation, payable at the door
NOTE: reservations are RECOMMENDED, as seating is limited to about 35!
The AMAZING FLYING MACHINE will take off and soar once again, friends, at Morgan's Salon, the home-studio performance space of keyboardist Morgan Fisher. The band features the inspired, trance-like recitations and spontaneous poetic creations of Marcellus Nealy, who brings his formidable word-performance skills to bear over a shifting musical carpet of funky beats provided by bassist Koyu Suzuki and yours truly, drummer Samm Bennett. Winding his merry melodic way through the proceedings is Mitsuru Ogata on electronically-extended flute, and our special guest will be none other than the host himself, Morgan Fisher, on the keys.
See the Facebook event page for full details, map, etc