It's Saturday Nite Live!
Yuko (Vocal) & John Keyser (Guitar) with Mieko Tokuyama on Piano
Special Guest: Guitarist Toshi Onizuka
18:30 - 21:00, November 9, 2024
Yuko and John Keyser are excited to play at the FCCJ again. This time they will perform with their musical friend and pianist Mieko Tokuyama and special guest guitarist Toshi Onizuka, visiting from the US, will join them for some tunes.
Yuko, Mieko and John will focus on Bossa Nova. Tunes with Toshi might sound more like flamenco, because that is his specialty!
Yuko first met her husband John in New York in summer 2000. Yuko had been visiting the city to experience the jazz scene, while John was working on a jazz performance Master’s degree while he was working as a jazz guitarist. Soon after they met at a venue where John was playing, they began to perform as a duo in Greenwich Village.
In 2003, they moved to Portland, Oregon, where John had lived before. John returned to the Portland jazz scene and Yuko gradually joined it. Through their years in New York and Portland, and in Tokyo since 2017, one of their top goals has been to provide the right blend of jazz, bossa nova, and classic Japanese and American pop.
Mieko was born and raised in Tokyo. She started classical piano in elementary school and continued while also becoming gradually interested in jazz and pop music. She started performing at weddings and now performs in hotels, clubs and US military bases in Tokyo and around Japan. She performs with jazz, chanson and J-pop singers as well as Brazilian and jazz bands.
And remember, it's free. No cover charge. No music charge. You just can't beat SNL for an exciting, entertaining night out in Tokyo.
Coming Up:
- November 16 Kevin Gray
- December 7 Eiji Fujiki
- December 21 Hiroyo Watanabe
The Entertainment Committee