JAZZ NIGHT in November will be held as follows:
November 13th (Mon) and 27th (Mon)
You can enjoy your meal accompanied by live jazz music.
Artist Profile
Monday, November 13
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).
Monday, November 27
Chihiro Sings Vocalist Born in Shizuoka Prefecture, raised in Michigan, USA. Serves as vocalist and lyricist for Brazilian-style soul music unit "Piece of Peace" (ex. Noa Noa). Released their first album "pieces" in 2011 from DECADE's Patchworks Label, which also includes Ohashi Trio. Released their second full album "About Love" nationwide from Happiness Records in 2017. Has also participated in recordings and live performances as a vocalist and sometimes as a poetry leader for various artists and projects across a wide range of genres. Not only is he adept at writing lyrics in Japanese, he is also adept at writing English lyrics, and provides his own lyrics. In recent years, as a bilingual narrator, he has been responsible for commercial narration, music video narration for major companies, and live sound effects narration, and since 2014 has also been in charge of Panasonic's sound logo, and works as an English director for major recording artists. He is also in charge of in-car announcements for the JR Central hybrid train "Limited Express Hida" scheduled to debut in 2022, as well as other conventional trains. In 2014, he launched a new solo project, "Chihiro Sings Tales," which combines recitation and singing based on original stories and songs. After a series of performances, in May 2021, he published the long-awaited picture book "Tsukikujira no Folklore" with a CD from Sankeisha. The first edition sold out, and the second edition is currently on sale. His musical voice, which is a mix of original worldviews and improvisations, has been highly praised.
Takehiro Chiba, pianist
Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in 1991. After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he began working as a jazz pianist and composer/arranger. As a prize for winning the 5th Chigusa Award, he released his own album on Chigusa Records and is active as a soloist, while also focusing on big band works as a composer/arranger. He has participated in projects with Miku Ito, Ichiro Mizuki, Ryo Takaiwa, and Lowland Jazz. In recent years, he has expanded his activities as a supporting keyboardist.