Art Music the lAst Word sports **dining** - Metropolis

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¥5,800-8,000. Cotton Club.
Nearest stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
The Mannish Boys
LA blues band. Sep 20,
7pm, ¥5,250. Akasaka
Blitz. Nearest stn: Akasaka.
www.tbs.co.jp/blitz. Oct 22,
7pm, ¥5,250. Studio Coast.
Nearest stn: Shin-Kiba. www.
themannishboys.com
Tokyo Big Band
Jonathan Katz leads
accomplished 20-person jazz
ensemble. Sep 21, 7:30 & 9pm,
¥3,500 (adv), ¥4,000 (door).
Akasaka B Flat. Nearest stn:
Akasaka. http://bflat.biz
Kaori Kobayashi
Sax player. Sep 21, 7pm,
¥3,500. Mori no Hall. Nearest
stn: Hashimoto. Tel: 042-775-
3811.
Shibuya Reggae Festival
Spicy Chocolate’s 18th
anniversary. Sep 22, 4pm,
¥4,800. O-East. Nearest
stn: Shibuya.shibuya-o.
com/east
Monty Alexander
Jazz pianist with Jamaican
flair. Sep 26-28, 6:30 &
9:30pm, ¥7,500-9,500.
Cotton Club. Nearest
stn: Tokyo. www.
cottonclubjapan.co.jp
Dag Arnesen Trio
Norwegian folk songs.
Sep 27, 7:30pm, ¥4,000
(adv), ¥5,000 (door).
Koen-Dori Classics. www.
radio-zipangu.com
Rickie Lee Jones
US vocalist, muscician,
songwriter, and producer.
Sep 27-28, various times,
¥9,000. Blue Note. Nearest
stn: Omotesando. www.
bluenote.co.jp
Tokyo Crossover/Jazz
Festival
DJ and impresario Shuya
Okino’s brainchild.
Sep 29, 6pm, various
tickets. The Garden Hall.
Nearest stn: Ebisu. www.
tokyocrossoverjazzfestival.jp
World Music Festa
Gypsy orchestra. Sep 30,
5:30pm, ¥4,500-6,500.
Sumida Triphony Hall.
Nearest stn: Kinshicho.
www.triphony.com
Bobby Caldwell
Smooth jazz musician big
in Japan. Oct 1-6, various
times, ¥9,000-11,000.
Billboard Live. Nearest
stn: Roppongi. www.
bobbycaldwell.com/
J.A.M.
Josei (Piano), Akita
Goldman (Double Bass),
Midorin (Drums). Oct 3,
7& 9:30pm, ¥4,000-6,000.
Billboard Live. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. www.billboardlive.com
Lazlos Belki and his
Gypsy Band
Gypsy music concert with
talk. Oct 4, 7pm, ¥3,800.
Sagamihara South Hall.
Nearest stn: Sagamiono
Station. www.hall-net.or.jp
Yokohama Jazz
Promenade
20th anniversary of Japan's
largest jazz festival feat.90
artists. Oct 6-7. Noon-9pm,
¥4,000 (adv 1 day). Various
locations. www.jazzpro.jp
Hypnotic Brass
Ensemble
Eight sons of jazz trumpeter
Phil Cohran. Oct 9, 7:30pm,
¥6,000. Club Quattro.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
smash-jpn.com
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Afrobeat musician and son of
Fela. Nov 20, 7:30pm, ¥7,000.
Club Quattro. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.smash-jpn.
com
ClassiCal
Chinju no Mori Concert
Absorb multi-genre music
amid natural beauty. Sep 2,
6pm, ¥5,800. Meiji Jingu Gaien.
Nearest stn: Harajuku. www.
chinju-no-mori.or.jp
Mezamashi Classics
Bathe in the classical vibe. Sep
5, 7pm, ¥5,500. Oji Hall. Nearest
stn: Ginza. www.ojihall.jp. Oct
3, 7pm, ¥5,000. Yokohama
Minato Mirai Hall. Nearest stn:
Minatomirai. www.yaf.or.jp
Koji Oikawa
Piano Recital. Sep 14, 7pm,
¥3,800-4,500. Suntory Hall.
Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.
Tel: 03-3234-9999.
Chopin International
Festival
Tribute to legendary Polish
composer. Sep 15-16, 2pm,
¥4,000-6,000. Karuizawa Ohga
Hall. Nearest stn: Karuizawa.
www.ohgahall.or.jp
Peter Jablonski
Piano recital. Sep 21, 7pm,
¥3,000-5,000. Suntory Hall.
Nearest stn: Roppongiitchome.
Tel: 03-3234-999.
www.suntory.com/culturesports/suntoryhall
Eguchi Shinichi
Famous cellist joins pianist
Aoyagi Shin. Sep 23, 2pm,
¥3,500. Oji Hall. Nearest stn:
Ginza. www.ojihall.jp
Viva Vivaldi
Feat. New Italy Chorus. Sep
26-27.3& 7pm, ¥5,000. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. www.triphony.com
International Oboe
Competition of Japan
10th Anniversary. First prize
¥1,300,000. Sep 30-Oct 8.free.
Karuizawa Ohga Hall. Nearest
stn: Karuizawa. www.oboeck.jp
All About Heinz Holliger
Swiss oboist, composer and
conductor. Oct 6-8.3pm,
¥4,500-6,500. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. www.triphony.com
NHK Symphony Orchestra
Feat.works by Mozart,
Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky.
Oct 6, 3:30pm, ¥3,000-7,500.
Bunkamura Orchard Hall.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
bunkamura.co.jp
Sayaka Shoji & Gianluca
Cascioli Duo Recital
Beethoven sonata for violin
and piano. Oct 7, 3pm, ¥6,000.
Saitama Arts Theater. Nearest
stn: Yonohonmachi. www.
saf.or.jp
Citibank Gala Concert
Concert celebrating the
200th anniversary including
orchestral works by Monti
and Bizet. Oct 10, 7pm, ¥5,000-
10,000. Bunkamura Orchard
Hall. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.bunkamura.co.jp
Road
Pianist Makoto Ozone with No
Name Horses. Oct 13, 6:30pm,
¥6,000. Green Hall. Nearest stn:
Sagami-Oono. www.hall-net.
or.jp
Requiem
Feat.conductor Toshiyuki
Kamioka and New Japan
Philharmonic Orchestra. Oct
13, 3pm, ¥6,000-8,000. Sumida
Triphony Hall. Nearest stn:
Kinshicho. www.triphony.com
Salome
The story of the biblical femme
fatale, by Vienna State Ballet.
Oct 14, 3pm; Oct 16, 4pm; Oct
19, 7pm,
Stage
Gamarjobat Silent
Comedy
Seasoned comic pros. Until Sep
2, various times, ¥4,500-5,000.
Kanagawa Arts Theater. Nearest
stn: Motomachi-Chukagai. Nov
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27-Dec 2, various times, ¥4,500-
5,000. The Galaxy Theater.
Nearest stn: Kita-shinagawa.
www.gamarjobat.com
TACT/FEST
Performing arts festival. Sep
1-9, Various times, ¥4,500
(general), ¥1,500 (children).
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Nearest stn: Ikebukuro. www.
tact-japan.net
That’s Gamaru Show
Feat.silent comedians
Gamarjobat. Sep 1, 1pm,
¥4,000-4,500. Kanagawa
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:
Motomachi-Chukagai. Tel:
045-633-6500.
Shockheaded Peter
Hungarian musical
based on German children’s
story. Sep 1-9, various times,
¥4,500 (general). Tokyo
Metropolitan Theater. Nearest
stn: Ikebukuro. www.geigeki.
jp/english
Kyotonomatopee
Onomatopoeic voice
performance. Until Sep 2,
various times, ¥2,200 (door).
Komaba Agora Theater.
Nearest stn: Komabatodaimae.
www.seinendan.org
Tokyo Fukubukuro
Various performing artists.
Sep 2-Oct 9, various times,
¥3,000 (adv), ¥3,500
(door), ¥1,000 (HS). Tokyo
Metropolitan Theater. Nearest
stn: Ikebukuro. www.geigeki.
jp/english
Million Dollar Quartet
Broadway show based on
Cash, Perkins, Lewis, and
Presley. Sep 5-17, various
times, ¥7,500-9,000. Theatre
Orb. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.theatre-orb.com. Sep
8, 3:40pm, ¥11,100. Foreign
Correspondents Club of Japan.
Nearest stn: Yurakucho. www.
fccj.ne.jp
Kohakuiro no Ame ni
Nurarete Celebrity
Musical by all-female
performing group
Takarazuka. Sep 8-9, Noon &
4pm, ¥5,000-7,000. Green Hall.
Nearest stn: Sagami- Oono.
www.hall-net.or.jp
Miss Saigon
Musical based on Puccini’s
opera Madame Butterfly. Until
Sep 9, various times, ¥7,500-
12,500. Aoyama Theater.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
tohostage.com/miss_saigon
Hedwig and the Angry
Inch
Japanese remake of
musical about East German
transgender rock singer. Until
Sep 10, various times, ¥7,800
+1d. O-East. Sep 28-30, various
times, ¥7,800 + 1d. Zepp
Tokyo. Nearest stn: Aomi.
www.hedwig2012.jp
Roppongi Comedy Show
Stand-up and improv.
Sep 14, 8pm; Oct 12, 8pm;
Nov 9, 8pm; Dec 14, 8pm,
¥2000+1d. Matsuri. Nearest
stn: Roppongi. www.
tokyocomedy.com/roppongi_
comedy_show
Chicago
Broadway show about
celebrity crime in the
prohibition era. Until Sep 16,
various times, ¥9,500-12,500.
ACT Theater. Nearest stn:
Akasaka. Tel: 03-3589-2277.
Jack the Ripper
Musical about the scourge of
Victorian London. Sep 16-Oct
8, various times, ¥9,500-
16,000. Aoyama Theater.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
jack-the-ripper.jp
My Yotsuya Kaidan
Rock musical based on a
popular ghost story. Sep
17-Oct 14, various times,
¥5,000-9,500. Bunkamura
Theater Cocoon. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.bunkamura.
co.jp
Peter Grimes
Benjamin Britten opera
featuring foreign and Japanese
performers. Oct 2-14, 2pm
& 6:30pm, ¥5,250-¥26,250.
New National Theatre Tokyo.
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. www.
nntt.jac.go.jp
Romeo & Juliet
French version of the
star-crossed lovers. Oct 6-21,
¥5,000-13,000. Theatre Orb.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
theatre-orb.com
Kyotaro Yanagiya
Rakugo traditional comic
storytelling. Oct 13, 3pm,
¥3,000. Saitama Arts Theater.
Nearest stn: Yonohonmachi.
www.saf.or.jp
The Wiz
Adaptation of The Wizard of
Oz. Sep 28-30, various times,
¥5,000-10,000. Kanagawa
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:
Motomachi-Chukagai. www.
kaat.jp/pf/wiz.html. Oct 18-28,
various times, ¥7,800-12,500.
Tokyo International Forum
Hall C. Nearest stn: Yurakucho.
www.parco-play.com.
Rumors
Farce by Neil Simon. Oct
18-Nov 4, 2pm & 6:30pm,
¥5,000-9,000. Le Theatre
Ginza. Nearest stn: Ginza
Icchome Station or Kyobachi
Station. www.parco-play.com
The Magic Flute
Mozart opera directed by Paul
Weigold. Oct 26, 6pm, ¥7,000-
9,000 (MS & over). Kanagawa
Arts Theater. Nearest stn:
Motomachi-Chukagai. www.
kaat.jp
Festival Tokyo
International performing
arts festival. Oct 27-Nov 25,
Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space.
Nearest stn: Ikebukuro. www.
festival-tokyo.jp/en
Tosca
Puccini opera portrays classic
story of love and hate. Repeat
production by Antonello
Madau Diaz. Nov 11-23, 2pm
& 7pm, ¥4,200-23,100. New
National Theatre Tokyo.
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. www.
nntt.jac.go.jp/english
Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
classic adaptation. Ongoing,
various times, ¥3,000-9,800.
Dentsu Shiki Theater Umi.
Nearest stn: Shinbashi. www.
shiki.gr.jp
Dance
Namidame Corduroy
Modern dance by Idevian
Crew. Sep 1-29, 3pm,
7:30pm, ¥3,500 (general).
Yoshidamachi Studios.
Nearest stn: Kannai. http://
izayoiyoshidamachistudio.
com
Dance Ga Mitai
International dance festival.
Until Sep 5, 7:30pm, ¥2,300
(adv), 2,800 (door).D-Soko.
Nearest stn: Nippori. www.
geocities.jp/azabubu/index_d.
html
Dance Triennale
International dance festival
with workshops, street
performances, dance films,
etc. Sep 27-Oct 14, Spiral Hall,
Image Forum, Aoyama Round
Theater, UN University. www.
datto.jp
Onegin
Ballet in three acts by John
Cranko. Sep 28, 7pm; Sep 29,
3pm; Sep 30, 3pm, ¥1,500-
12,000. Tokyo Bunka Kaikan.
Nearest stn: Ueno. www.nbs.
or.jp
Womanhood
Experimental dance by Miyuki
and others. Oct 2, 7:30pm,
¥3,000 (adv), ¥3,500 (door).
Super Deluxe. Nearest stn:
Roppongi. www.super-deluxe.
com
Dance Dance Dance
Classical ballet to traditional
Japanese, street and
contemporary dance.
Until Oct 6, various times,
various price. Various
venues in Yokohama. www.
dance-yokohama.jp
The Universe of Mandala
Contemporary dance inspired
by Buddhist themes, by
Moriyama Kaiji. Oct 17-21,
3pm & 7pm, ¥3,150-5,250.
New National Theatre Tokyo.
Nearest stn: Hatsudai. www.
nntt.jac.go.jp
Dedicated Image
Modern dance performance.
Oct 19, 7pm; Oct 20, 2pm;
Oct 21, 2pm, ¥6,000-7,500.
Kanagawa Arts Theater.
Nearest stn: Motomachi-
Chukagai. www.kaat.jp
Le Nozze di Figaro
Mozart’s comic opera. Oct 20 &
28, 3pm; Oct 23, 5pm, ¥29,000-
59,000. Kanagawa Kenmin
Hall. Nearest stn: Nihonodori.
www.nbs.or.jp
Sylvia
Leo Delibe’s ballet of a
nymph-human love affair.
Oct 27-Nov 13, 2pm & 7pm,
¥3,150-12,600. New National
Theatre Tokyo. Nearest stn:
Hatsudai. www.nntt.jac.go.jp
Clubbing
Friday 31
Ageha
411 Nightz. Hip-hop: DJs
Kango, Pmx, etc: Live: Ds455
and more. From 11pm,
(m)¥3,500, (f)¥2,000. Nearest
stn: Shin-Kiba. www.ageha.
com
Air
Motivation. Electro: DJs Towa
Tei, Moodman, etc. From
10pm, ¥3,000. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.air-tokyo.com
Club Asia
Un Go. Hip-hop, breaks: DJs
Jin, Shun, etc: Live: Insist and
more. From 11pm, ¥3,500
w/1d. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.clubasia.co.jp
Eleven
Bob Marley, Roots of Legend
Release Party. Reggae, DJs
Kudo, Ienaga, etc. Live: Hiroshi
Fujiwara and more.10pm.
From 10pm, ¥3,000. Nearest
stn: Roppongi. www.
go-to-eleven.com
Micro Cosmos
First Choice. Hip-hop: DJs
Maki the Magic, Yo-Gin, etc.
From 12am, ¥2,500 w/1d.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
microcosmos-tokyo.com
Module
Splendid Sound. Progressive
house, techno: DJs Ree K,
Ryota, etc. From 9pm, ¥2,500
w/1d. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.module-tokyo.com
Sound Museum Vision
Classics. Hip-hop: DJs Evil Dee,
Southpaw Chop, etc. From
10pm, ¥3,000 w/1d. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. www. Visiontokyo.com
The New Matrix Bar
Matrix Friday. Old school
hip-hop, west side, south
side, all mix: DJ Ykk and
more. From 6pm, ¥1,000
(after 11:30pm). Nearest stn:
Roppongi. www.matrixbar.jp
The Room
Flash. Hip-hop: DJs Shark,
Suwa, etc. From 10pm, ¥2,000
w/1d. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.theroom.jp
Warehouse702
Turned on. House, electro:
DJs Vivid, Kiraz, etc. From
10pm, ¥3,500 w/1d. Nearest
stn: Azabu-Juban. www.
warehouse702.com
Womb
Sterne meets Wire 12 After
Party. Techno: DJs Egbert,
Ishino, etc. From 11pm, ¥3,500.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
womb.co.jp
saturday 1
Ageha
Ultra Music. House, tech house:
DJs Pierre, Emma, etc. From
11pm, ¥3,500. Nearest stn:
Shin-Kiba. www.ageha.com
Air
X Juice. House, electro: DJs
Dexpistols, Kyoko, etc. From
10pm, ¥3,000. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.air-tokyo.com
Club Asia
Kaikoo Bllr. Hip-hop: DJs Baku,
Miyu, etc. From 11pm, ¥3,500.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
clubasia.co.jp
Micro Cosmos
Black Munchee. Techno: DJ
Usus and more. From 12am,
¥2,000 w/1d. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.microcosmostokyo.com
Module
Barrier. Techno, minimal:
DJs Kabuto, Seep, etc. From
10pm, ¥2,500 w/1d. Nearest
stn: Shibuya. www.moduletokyo.com
Rockwest
Afterhours.DJs Twomey, Bob
Rogue, Mark Wood. 5:30am,
¥2,000. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.rockwest.jp
Sound Museum Vision
Magic Funk. Electro: DJs
Designer Drugs, Punkadelix,
etc. From 10pm, ¥3,000.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
Vision-tokyo.com
The New Matrix Bar
Saturday Night Fever. Hip-hop,
R&B, reggae: DJ Ykk and more.
From 6pm, ¥1,000 (after
10pm). Nearest stn: Roppongi.
www.matrixbar.jp
The Room
Especial Records Session. House,
jazz: DJs Yoshihiro Okino(Kyoto
Jazz Massive), Yukari, etc. From
10pm, ¥2,500 w/1d. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.theroom.jp
Unit
Future is Now. Electric: DJs
Ree K, Wada, etc. From
11:30pm, ¥2,500. Nearest
stn: Daikanyama. www.
unit-tokyo.com
Warehouse702
Funktaxi. Techno: DJs Marc
Schneider, Den, etc. From
11pm, ¥3,500 w/1d (m),
¥2,500 w/1d (f). Nearest
stn: Azabu-Juban. www.
warehouse702.com
Womb
06s.Drumnbass: DJs Camo &
Krooked, Disaszt, etc. From
11pm, ¥3,500. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.womb.co.jp
sunday 2
Module
Signum. Techno, house: DJs
Amari, Miboo, etc. From 5pm,
¥2,000 w/1d. Nearest stn:
Shibuya. www.module-tokyo.
com
Womb
Day & Nite. House: DJs Crimson
K, Ino, etc. 4-10pm, ¥2,500.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
womb.co.jp
Monday 3
Air
Red. House, electro: DJs Nakata,
Uchida, etc. From 10pm, ¥3,000
w/1d. Nearest stn: Shibuya.
www.air-tokyo.com
The Room
Trane. Beat music: DJs Nagao,
Sayaka, etc. 6-11pm, ¥1,000.
Nearest stn: Shibuya. www.
theroom.jp
Warehouse702
Dj StatikSelektah &
Termanology. Hip-hop: DJs
Statik Selektah, Termanology,