JAZZ NIGHT in January will be held as follows:
January 8th (Monday/Holiday), 22nd (Monday)
You can enjoy your meal accompanied by live jazz music.
Artist Profile
January 8th (Monday, National Holiday)
Mayu Wakisaka Vocalist
While studying at Kyoto University's Faculty of Law, she won the Yamaha Vocal Queen Contest. She studied under Grammy-nominated singers Tierney Sutton and Sara Gazarek, and Michael Jackson's vocal director Dorian Holley. While studying abroad at the LA Music Academy (now the LA College of Music), she produced her own original songs, which have been used as soundtracks and sub-themes for Korean and Singaporean dramas. She has won numerous composition contests, including first place at the International Acoustic Music Award, and has received high praise from overseas. In 2014, she performed at SXSW in Texas, as well as European festivals in the UK and Finland, and released and performed in Korea and Singapore. Since 2015, she has provided songs as a composer for popular Korean groups such as Girls' Generation, TWICE, TXT, GOT7, Apink, OH MY GIRL, GFRIEND, MAMAMOO, and fromis_9. Since 2016, he has expanded his activities within Japan, providing songs, lyrics, and vocal direction for artists including Kana Nishino, MISIA, KAT-TUN, Hey!Say!JUMP, SixTONES, The Gospellers, and NiziU.
Sayama Kota, pianist Born in Tokyo. Pisces, blood type B. He started learning classical piano at the age of 6, and began studying jazz on his own when he was in high school, but he didn't understand the theory at all. After graduating from high school, he entered Berklee Music School to study jazz/popular music theory. He returned to Japan in 2004 and began his professional career, releasing his own album "Ryuu-ryu" under Miminoko Productions in 2010. This album is a starting point, filled with skepticism about the requirements for music to be established as generally defined and an interest in ethnic music as a refutation. While he likes experimental music, he is also well-known as an accompanist, and is highly trusted by many singers, including Yuki Saori, Circus, May J., and Maeno Kenta. In recent years, he has also been actively composing, such as providing music for the stage of the theater company "Rappaya" organized by playwright and screenwriter Suzuki Satoshi, and providing songs for new singers. He has also participated in many musical plays and musicals, such as "On Your Shining Night" (Suzuki Satoshi), "The World is Alone" (Iwai Hideto), "Flimmun Sisters" (Matsuo Suzuki), and "Musical Men" (Iwai Hideto).
January 22 (Monday )
Miyari vocalist
Vocal Teacher
After graduating from Senzoku Gakuen College of Music with a Rock & Pops course, she studied English at a language school in New York. She then enrolled in the Musician Institute in Hollywood in Los Angeles. From her original pop roots, she actively studied R&B and Jazz, and participated in a singer-songwriter competition.
"Artist Development Show" features original songs that mix Japanese and English.
After performing three songs, she won first place. She graduated from the Musician Institute in March 2020 and returned to Japan in July.
While working as an artist, she is also working as a vocal instructor, taking advantage of her experience studying at music universities in Japan and the United States. She auditioned for Best Of Miss Saitama 2022 after being recommended by an acquaintance, and participated as a finalist in the beauty pageant. In 2022, she is releasing a single every month that she has written and composed herself.
https://lit.link/Miyari
Mariko Nakabayashi Pianist <br data-mce-fragment="1">Studied jazz piano and composition at Koyo Music College and later at Berklee College of Music.
Since graduating, he has been performing with various artists, writing songs, and recording. He performs live with his unit "madoron", which mainly features original songs incorporating jazz, funk, Brazilian music, and other influences that influenced him. (2015-present) He joined the funk/rare groove piano trio Nautilus, releasing a full album, LP, and numerous 7-inch singles through Disk Union. (2020-present) He will perform at the XJAZZ FESTIVAL in Berlin in 2023.