{"id":45046,"date":"2019-10-03T18:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T22:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=45046"},"modified":"2019-10-03T18:42:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T22:42:53","slug":"jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-pico-iyer-hiromi-lincoln-center-bunraku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2019\/10\/03\/jq-magazine-nippon-in-new-york-pico-iyer-hiromi-lincoln-center-bunraku\/","title":{"rendered":"JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York \u2014 Pico Iyer, Hiromi, Lincoln Center Bunraku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

The\nJapan-centric events of the month ahead promise to be as rich and full as\nautumn itself\u2014brisk and colorful, with a dash of unpredictability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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Courtesy of Zac Zinger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, Oct. 3, 8:00 p.m. and\n10:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zac Zinger Fulfillment<\/em> Release Concert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jazz at Kitano<\/a>, 66 Park\nAvenue<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$18 cover, call (<\/strong>212) 885-7119 for reservations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A four-time\nrecipient of the ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, Zac Zinger is a composer and\nmusician (whose credits includes Final Fantasy XV: Assassin\u2019s Festival<\/em> and Street\nFighter V<\/em>) ready to unleash his debut album. Fulfillment<\/em> is a\ncompilation of Zinger\u2019s best compositions for small jazz ensemble over the last\ndecade, performed on shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) and saxophone\nwith his progressive jazz quartet featuring Sharik Hasan on piano, Adam Neely\non bass, and Luke Markham on drums. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of MuSE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sunday, Oct. 6, 2:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wind\nof Tsugaru in New York: Bunta Satoh, Tsugarubue<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnegie\nHall<\/a> (Weill\nRecital Hall<\/a>), 881 Seventh Avenue<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$25-$45 (click\nhere<\/a> for 20% discount for orchestra seats)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flautist\nBunta Satoh introduces the history and culture of Tsugarubue, a Japanese bamboo\nflute from the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture. In addition to performing\nthis one-of-a-kind music, he composes for the instrument and organizes\nworkshops to inspire a new generation to uphold its tradition. He released his\nthird album, The Wind of Tsugaru<\/em>, in January 2017. Joining him for this\nperformance are Hiro Hayashida and Sota Asano (taiko drums), Chihiro Shibayama\n(percussion), Stephanie Matthews (violin), Reenat Pinchas (cello), and Hsin-Ni\nLiu (piano).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shochiku<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 11-17, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tora-san,\nOur Lovable Tramp (It\u2019s Tough Being a Man)<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Film\nForum<\/a>, 209 West Houston Street<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$15, $9 members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New 50th anniversary 4K restoration! The longest-running film series starring the same actor (48 features over 27 years), with all but two directed by Yoji Yamada and every one starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as the itinerant, rough around the edges peddler Torajiro Kuruma (nicknamed Tora-san, literally \u201cMr. Tiger\u201d), a comic figure as iconic in Japan as Chaplin while capable of cutting through pretentious piffle and providing serene counsel to the troubled and the lovelorn\u2014if not always to himself. In his debut appearance, Tora-san hilariously botches the\u00a0arranged marriage of his kid sister Sakura (Chieko Baisho), but later reverse-psychologizes two timid lovers into a real romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of the Author and Knopf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monday, Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pico\nIyer\u2014A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Japan<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asia Society<\/a>, 725 Park Avenue<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$20, $17 students\/seniors, $15\nmembers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nquintessential global wanderer, Pico Iyer has published two books on\nJapan this year: Autumn Light <\/em>and A Beginner’s Guide\nto Japan<\/em>. After thirty-plus years in Japan, Iyer can use everything from\nanime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly\nfamiliar and yet remains strange. A Beginner\u2019s Guide to Japan: Observations\nand Provocations<\/em> is a playful and profound guidebook full of\nsurprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. Iyer\u2019s adventures\nand observations make for a constantly surprising series of provocations\nguaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don\u2019t know Japan,\nand remind those who do of the complexities and surprises that create lasting\nmemories. Followed by a book sale and signing. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Odawara Art Foundation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 19-22, various times<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugimoto\nBunraku Sonezaki Shinju: The Love Suicides at Sonezaki<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rose Theater<\/a>, Jazz at Lincoln Center<\/a> Frederick P. Rose Hall, 10 Columbus Circle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$20-$100<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of the opening night of Lincoln Center\u2019s White\nLight Festival! At the turn of 18th century Japan, a clerk and a courtesan\ncommitted suicide in the forest of Tenjin. The Love Suicides at\nSonezaki<\/em>, a tragic play based upon these events, was banned after its 1703\npremiere for more than two centuries. For this U.S. production premiere,\nrenowned artist Hiroshi Sugimoto presents a bold, contemporary interpretation\nof the classic drama using bunraku puppet theater with music by Living National\nTreasure Seiji Tsurusawa and video by Tabaimo and Sugimoto. The puppets, imbued\nwith life, captivate audiences with their lively movements rivaling the\neloquence of actual human beings. Performed in Japanese with English\nsupertitles.<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Sonyhall.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 19-20, 8:00 p.m. and 10:30\np.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hiromi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sony Hall<\/a>, 235 West 46th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$40 advance, $45 day of show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grammy-winner Hiromi\nUehara first mesmerized the jazz community with her 2003 debut, Another Mind<\/em>.\nThe buzz started by her first album spread all the way back to her native\nJapan, where she received the Recording Industry Association of Japan\u2019s Jazz\nAlbum of the Year Award. In 2006, Hiromi won Best Jazz Act at the Boston Music\nAwards and the Guinness Jazz Festival\u2019s Rising Star Award. Subsequent\ncollaborations with artists as diverse as Chick Corea<\/a>, Stanley Clarke<\/a>, and Michel Camilo<\/a> followed,\nand Hiromi continues her winning streak with Spectrum<\/em>, her 11th studio\nalbum (and first solo piano release in a decade).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Courtesy of Sonyhall.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 8:00 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tokyo Ska\nParadise Orchestra<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sony Hall<\/a>, 235 West 46th Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$35 advance, $40 day of show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The musicians\nwho gave birth to their own genre of \u201cTokyo Ska\u201d is now celebrating its\n30th anniversary. As the first Japanese band ever to appear at Coachella,\ntheir name is an object of admiration for ska enthusiasts around the world,\nsuch as international artists and musicians visiting record stores to feel\nSakapara\u2019s sound source when they visit Japan. Making their indie debut in\n1989 and continuing to grow, there are now a total of nine members\u2014guaranteed\nto get Midtown on its feet for skanking the night away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a9 Takashima Toshinobu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kwaidan<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan\nSociety<\/strong><\/a>, 333 East 47th Street<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$30, $25 members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan\u2019s scariest ghost stories are brought to life by acclaimed actor\nShiro Sano through his dynamic reading of Kwaidan<\/em>, a collection of\nJapanese folktales from writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904). Also known as Yakumo\nKoizumi, Hearn was attracted to the beauty of Japan and Shintoism, which\nincorporates worship of nature, spirits and ancestors. Sano\u2019s reading,\naccompanied by powerful and exquisite live music by distinguished guitarist Kyoji\nYamamoto, illustrates Hearn\u2019s open-minded view of Japan and the world. Preceding\nthe live performance, folklorist Bon Koizumi, the great-grandson of Hearn and\nDirector of the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in the city of Matsue, will give\na short lecture. Performed in Japanese with English supertitles. Followed by\nan ORIX Stewardship Foundation Reception.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to stay in the loop on future events?\nFollow Justin on <\/em><\/strong>Facebook<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <\/em><\/strong>Twitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe–shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. The Japan-centric events of the month ahead promise to be as rich and full as autumn itself\u2014brisk and colorful, with a dash of unpredictability. This month\u2019s highlights include: Thursday, Oct. 3, 8:00 p.m. and […]<\/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":[75,4,53,263,291,21,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-articlejournalism","category-events","category-film","category-jq-magazine","category-music","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pkZ7m-bIy","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45046","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=45046"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45058,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45046\/revisions\/45058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}