East
Atrium, Shangri-La Plaza
Featuring:
Osamu Matsumoto, composer/arranger/trombone
Mayuko Katakura, composer/arranger/piano
Mariko Maeda, trombone
Yuri Kishimoto, saxophone/flute
Nohara Okamoto, bass
Fumihiro Ibuki, drums
The Japan Foundation Asia Center ,
Philippine International Jazz Festival Foundation and the Shangri-La Plaza cordially invite the public
to the one-night-only concert of the Asian Youth Jazz Orchestra (AYJO) Band on February 22, 2015 , 6:00 PM at the East Atrium of Shangri-La Plaza
in Mandaluyong.
Six talented musicians from Japan namely composer/arranger/trombone player Osamu Matsumoto, composer/arranger/pianist Mayuko Katakura, trombone player Mariko
Maeda, saxophonist/flutist Yuri Kishimoto, bassist Nohara
Okamoto, and drummer Fumihiro Ibuki will serenade the crowd in a free concert. More importantly, the jazz concert will serve
as AYJO’s introductory event in Manila . Part of the Philippine International Jazz Festival, the concert will also feature Raoul and the Wild Tortillas.
AYJO is a long-term project of the Japan Foundation Asia Center ,
with planning and production by Planet Arts Co. Its primary aim is to organize
a new jazz orchestra consisting of young musicians in Asia
whom they would train through international exchange and collaboration. Members
will be screened and chosen through auditions in participating countries.
In Manila , auditions will be held
on February 21, 2015 at the University of Santo
Tomas and on February 23, 2015 at the University of the
Philippines in
Diliman. Music students as well as young musicians who responded through the
open-call to audition will be given the chance to showcase their talents in
playing Latin percussion, trombone, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet and flute.
Successful applicants will get to join the rehearsal camps in Tokyo
and perform throughout Asia from August to December
2015.
Jazz was chosen for its improvisational nature. With inspiration and
spontaneity, which come from the musicians’ free thoughts and feelings, jazz
creates a world of sounds through balance of interactions. Thus, jazz meets the
purpose of creating new sounds through the interaction of young
musicians.
Ticket
prices:
Free
admission with prior reservation.
For
inquiries:
The
Japan Foundation, Manila 811-6155 to 58, email@jfmo.org.ph
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