{"id":41690,"date":"2017-08-11T13:07:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T17:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=41690"},"modified":"2018-07-31T13:01:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T17:01:18","slug":"jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-bob-james-liberty-city-anime-con-play-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2017\/08\/11\/jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-bob-james-liberty-city-anime-con-play-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York \u2014 Bob James, Liberty City Anime Con, PLAY NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

By<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>JQ\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>editor<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Justin<\/em> Tedaldi<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(<\/strong><\/em>CIR<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Kobe<\/em>–<\/em>shi<\/em><\/a><\/strong>, 2001-02). <\/strong><\/em>Justin<\/strong><\/em> has<\/strong><\/em> written<\/strong><\/em> about<\/strong><\/em> Japanese<\/strong><\/em> arts<\/strong><\/em> and<\/strong><\/em> entertainment<\/strong><\/em> for<\/strong><\/em> JETAA<\/strong><\/em> since<\/strong><\/em> 2005. <\/strong><\/em>For<\/strong><\/em> more<\/strong><\/em> of<\/strong><\/em> his<\/strong><\/em> articles<\/strong><\/em>,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>click<\/em> here<\/em><\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In the dog days of summer, it\u2019s best to escape the heat in a place that\u2019s cozy and cool. For those into Japan-related cultural events, this month offers a diverse selection of film premieres and live music\u2014all in the comfort of indoor air conditioning.<\/p>\n

This month\u2019s highlights include:<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Bluenotejazz.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Aug. 15-20, 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

Bob James feat. special guests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Note Jazz Club<\/a>, 131 West Third Street<\/b><\/p>\n

$20, $35<\/strong><\/p>\n

The career of multi-Grammy winner Bob James is long, varied and continues to evolve at every turn as he continues to captivate audiences throughout the world for more than 50 years, 58 albums, and innumerable awards. While James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz, his music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip-hop, having been sampled frequently since the early days of the genre. A longtime star in Japan, he has recorded a piano duet album with Keiko Matsui, and worked with Seiko Matsuda as a guest vocalist on “Put Our Hearts Together,” written by James and his daughter Hilary in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Joining Bob and his special guests for the week’s sets are trumpeter Randy Brecker on Aug. 16.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Renireni.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Aug. 18-20, various times<\/b><\/p>\n

Liberty City Anime Con<\/strong><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

New York Marriott Marquis<\/a>, 1535 Broadway<\/b><\/p>\n

$40-$60<\/strong><\/p>\n

The best three-day anime convention in New York City returns for its third year and features over 100 events and panels, three days of cosplay, game tournaments and anime screenings, concerts, balls and dances. This year\u2019s special guests include Tyler Walker, Heather Walker, Chuck Huber, Aaron Roberts, Brittany Lauda, Matt Shipman, Ian Rubin, Dokudel, Michael A. Zekas, Marcus Stimac, and Reni Mimura!<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Zaczingermusic.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Aug. 19-20, starts 10:00 a.m.<\/b><\/p>\n

Play NYC<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Terminal 5<\/a>, 610 West 56th Street<\/b><\/p>\n

$25<\/strong><\/p>\n

PLAY NYC\u00a0is New York\u2019s first and only dedicated games convention. The weekend will feature three floors of playable games for all consoles, PC, virtual reality and mobile devices from studios large and small and developers old and new. Games will include indie projects with some larger triple A titles. Get access to some of the biggest games coming later this year and discover many you’ve never even heard of.\u00a0PLAY NYC\u00a0celebrates every facet of gaming in a way that only the Big Apple can by uniting players, developers and industry pros at a games event like no other. Special guest speakers include multi-instrumentalist Zac Zinger of Japanese traditional\/jazz fusion project KAI.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 1986 Studio Ghibli<\/p><\/div>\n

Aug. 27-28<\/b><\/p>\n

Castle in the Sky<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Various locations<\/b><\/p>\n

$12.50<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2017! From the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki comes a rollicking\u00a0adventure about a a young girl with a mysterious crystal pendant who falls out of the sky and into the arms and life of young Pazu. Together they search for a floating island, the site of a long-dead civilization promising enormous wealth and power to those who can unlock its secrets. But greedy pirates, spies, and the army are also all in hot pursuit! As one of Studio Ghibli\u2019s earliest films, and the first to be released officially under the studio\u2019s banner, Castle in the Sky<\/em> quickly established the studio\u2019s reputation for strong heroines, unforgettable storytelling and beautiful artwork. The English-dubbed cast includes the vocal talents of Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman, Mark Hamill, Mandy Patinkin, Jim Cummings and more! Dubbed in English on August 27 and subtitled on August 28, this special two-day event will also feature GKIDS Mini-Fest, an ongoing festival of the best animated shorts from around the world.<\/p>\n

Want<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0stay<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0in<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0the<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0loop<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0future<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0events<\/em><\/strong>?\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Follow<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Justin<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0on<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0JQ\u00a0magazine\u00a0editor\u00a0Justin Tedaldi\u00a0(CIR\u00a0Kobe–shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles,\u00a0click here. In the dog days of summer, it\u2019s best to escape the heat in a place that\u2019s cozy and cool. For those into Japan-related cultural events, this month offers a diverse selection of film premieres […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[75,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-articlejournalism"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-aQq","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41690"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43500,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41690\/revisions\/43500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}