Sunday, October 25, 2015
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Photo: Hiroshi Yamamoto
“Ken Simon Quartet”
Bright Brown, Nakano
10-25-2015
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy
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Photo: Hiroshi Yamamoto
“Pamela MacCarthy with The Ken Simon Quartet”
Bright Brown, Nakano
10-25-2015
Autumn evenings,
experiencing music!
This is October…
© 2015 Pamela MacCarthy
Last night, I went to see my friend Ken Simon,
here in Tokyo, on a mini-tour, from NYC.
My old friend Hiroshi Yamamoto joined me to go see Ken and the guys
at Bright Brown, in Nakano…
The Ken Simon Quartet :
Ken Simon - tenor and soprano saxes, flute
Kazuhide Motooka - piano
Alan Gleason - bass
Tatsuya Nakamura - drums
The show was wonderful.
It was great to see Ken again, as well as Alan G., on bass
and Motooka-san on piano.
I played with Kazuhide Motooka long ago...
It was good to hear him play again!
It was my first time to meet drummer Tatsuya Nakamura,
his playing added a fiery dynamic to this well-balanced unit!
Ken was in great form, effortlessly changing instruments
with each tune selection...
A diverse roster of tunes it was, also.
My contribution: ”Autumn Leaves…”
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“P-Mac, Ridin’ The Train Home…”
It was an enchanted night, with Autumn’s chill in the air,
watching the street-fashion of people adapting to the weather,
seeing old friends once again,
and enjoying Live Jazz!
Till Next Time... 
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Bright Brown Nakano, Haiku, Hiroshi Yamamoto Photography, Ken Simon, Live Jazz, October Is My Favorite Month, October photos, Pamela MacCarthy's Meladramas
10:42 PM
Sunday, December 02, 2012
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Pamela in Tachikawa
12-1-2012
My gig at Half Tone went well.
It was biting cold outside!
My last gig of the year, so far, coincidentally,
is also where I started this year...
Joining me on piano was Hiroshi Tanaka.
Hiroshi and I worked together some time ago at Club Kei,
with Stan Gilbert, on bass.
Hiroshi was in excellent form,
it was a pleasure to work with him, once again.
On bass, was Alan Gleason.
We met this past Summer,
on one of the hottest nights, ever, in Tokyo.
I was going to a live house to see an old friend,
NYC based sax-man, Ken Simon, play.
Alan was on that gig.
I had heard of Alan before,
but this was our first time to work together...
He is a good fit; as I thought he would be,
when I heard him play on that extremely hot Summer night in July!
I felt very relaxed, singing with these guys.
Mr. Inada, owner/guitarist at Half Tone,
recorded the performance,
with future YOUTUBE uploads to come...
I'll keep you updated, on that...
Till Next Time... 
Labels: Alan Gleason - bass, December Photos, Half Tone Jazz House, Hiroshi Tanaka - piano, Jazz Vocalist Pamela MacCarthy, Ken Simon, Meladramas, Pamela MacCarthy at Half Tone
6:34 PM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
