Australia-Japan Society of Victoria Ken's Blog

Japanaese musicians performing on ABC Radio National

Sun, 13 May 2012 19:24:29 GMT

Japanese musician performances

From the ABC radio program The Music show from 12/5/12

Satsuki Odamura's Koto Ensemble

(Masami Akita) Merzbow: Japanese Noise musician

Listen to the program from this link-

www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/themusicshow

& for more information please see these websites-

http://satsukikoto.com.au/ http://merzbow.net/

Adrian Sherriff & Australian art orchestra jazz performance

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:37:17 GMT

Local jazz trombone & shakuhachi musician Adrian Sherriff

Will be performing with the Australian Art orchestra

At Bennetts Lane jazz club from 2/8/12.

For more information please see the websites-

http://aao.com.au/people/musicians/bio/adrian-sherriff

http://bennettslane.com/

Mami Yamanaka art exhibition

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:45:27 GMT

Free exhibition of artist Mami Yamanaka's work

from 17/4- 5/6/12 at

Flinders Lane gallery 137 Flinders Lane

Melbourne. For more information please see

the websites- www.flg.com.au/

www.flg.com.au/theartists/FLG_theartists_Yamanaka.htm

Supernova festival/ Bright Autumn festival/ Anne Norman Camelia Cha performance

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:04:48 GMT

Supernova pop culture expo on 14-15/4/12

At Melbourne showgrounds. Also includes the

Madman national cosplay championship.

For more information please see website-

www.supanova.com.au

Bright Autumn festival from 27/4- 9/5/12

With Gala day on 5/5/12. For more information

Please see websites- www.brightautmnfestival.com.au

www.brightvic.com/wandinutfestival

Anne Norman- Camelia Cha “Bombasi-tea” performance on 27/5/12 from 3-5pm

May 27th 2012: Nonchalant Bombasi-tea in Melbourne

Bookings Essential: http://www.teaandsympathy.com.au/tea-shop/nonchalant-bombasi-tea/

$30 per person. Only 34 seats available.

When: 3 pm – 5pm, Sunday 27th May 2012
Where: Tea&Sympathy, 781 High Street Thornbury.

For more information please see the websites

www.annenorman.com http://camelliacha.com/news-events/blog

5,6,7,8's & Anne Norman Performances/ Sweets Festival / Melbourne Jazz festival

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:37:35 GMT

Japanese sweets at the Immigration museum this Sunday-

18/3/12 from 11am- 5pm. For more information please

See the website-

http://museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum/whatson/sweets/

Japanese band the 5,6,7,8's will be guest performers with

The Hoodoo Gurus on their "Dig it up" Australian tour.
They will perform in Melbourne on 25/4/12 at The Palace.

For more information please see these websites-

www.hoodoogurus.net/ www.thepalace.com.au
www.the5678s.net

The melbourne international jazz festival from 1-10/6/12.

Japanese jazz musician (piano) Hiromi

will be performing on the following dates-

2/6 at 7-30pm at melbourne recital centre,

4/6 at 7-30pm at melbourne recital centre,

5/6/12 from 8pm at bennetts lane jazz club

For more information please see the website-

www.melbournejazz.com

Performances from the Anne Norman website-

www.annenorman.com

11/5/11- Anne & Friends at Boite world music café at Box Hill Community

Arts Centre 470 Station St, Box Hill (near the cnr of Combarton St).

Details to be advised.

Sustainability Living festival/ Moomba / Wadaiko Rindo / Adam Simmons

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:32:08 GMT

Japanese related events at the-

13^th annual Sunstainable living festival, from 11-26/2/11

Corporations, people & the planet

with Prof. David Suzuki, actress Sigourney Weaver, Sir Bob Geldof &

Prof. L. Hunter Lovins, and other speakers & workshops

From 26-28/4/12. For more information please website www.cpp2012.com

State of sustainability workshops/talks

(free) 20/2/12 from 7- 9-30pm at Port Phillip Eco centre

55a Blessington st. St. Kilda. Bookings essential to- rsvpenviro@portphiliip.vic.gov.au Tidal shift- Japan after the energy crisis.

a sustainability talk by urban planner Takeshi Kuno.

For more information please see the website www.slf.org.au/festival

Events at the Melbourne Moomba festival 9-12/3/12

Music- cultural quarter

Monday- 12-15- 12-55pm- Fue Fukuro

Other sounds-

Monday- 6-15- 7pm- Wadaiko Rindo

Also, Busker- Naoki Kashiwagi

For more information please see the website- www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/Festivals/MoombaFestival/2012/Pages/Moomba.aspx

Upcoming Wadaiko Rindo taiko performances-

Australian Dragon Boat Championship- Monday 2 April 4.30pm- Docklands
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Harvest Market- Sunday 18 March 12pm- at Wandin North Primary school
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Saturday 17 March- 11am & 5pm- Footscray
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Moomba Parade- Monday 12 March 11am- & 6.15pm in the main arena at Moomba
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Tsunami Memorial Event- Sunday 11 March 1pm- at State Library
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Saturday 10 March 2pm - 8pm- Wodonga Carnival Harmony
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Tsunami Memorial Event- Friday 9 March 5.30pm- Arts gallery in Collins Street
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melanoma (Skin Cancer) fundraising event- Sunday 4 March 3.45pm & 5.00pm
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Frankston & Susono Friendship 30th Anniversary- Saturday 25 February 12.30pm

For more information please see the website www.wadaikorindo.com/

12/3/12 at La Mama theatre from 7pm. Concert at 7-30pm

Adam Simmons-jazz/shakuhachi musician, performing on toys, keyboards, found objects

& wind instruments & Erik Griswold- piano & David Brown- guitar.

For more information please see the website-

http://lamama.com.au/now-showing/other-events/la-mama-musica/

Aikido Shudokan events & Melbourne age/ Rotary Australia link

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:36:05 GMT

Melbourne age article link-

www.theage.com.au/national/education/innocent-schoolgirl-stepped-across-the-bitterness-of-war-20120203-1qxfx.html

About a Japanese schoolgirl who participated in Rotary youth exchange in Australia.

For more information please see website- www.rotaryexchange.org.au

From the Aikido Shudokan website

10^th Dan Aikido Inoue Kyoichi Kancho Will visit Melbourne from 10-12/3/12.

Inoue Kyoichi seminar & Aikido shudokan 32^nd anniversary demonstration.

At St. George’s Antiochian orthodox church 28 Shafestbury Parade Thornbury

For more information please see website- www.aikidoshudokan.com

Or phone 9480 1570

Japanese band "Magro band" performances

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:11:12 GMT

Japanese group “Magro Band” will be performing on-

25/1/12 at 8pm at Open studio 204 high st. Northcote

Ticket prices $10- only at the door.

3/2/12 at 8-30pm at Bella Union 54 Victoria st. Carlton

Ticket prices- $18 at door/ $15 pre sale. For more information

Please see websites- www.bellaunion.com.au/program_guide/show_528/

http://toypusher.ddo.jp/

Deerhoff, Chaco Kato & DJ Kez Ym performances

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:46:49 GMT

Sugar mountain festival on 14/1/12 at

Forum Theatre Flinders street Melbourne-

Includes the band- Deerhoff (US/Japan)- www.myspace.com/deerhoff

& visual artist Chaco Kato (Japan/US)- www.chacokato.com/

For more information please see website- http://sugarmountainfestival.com

Japanese DJ Kez Ym is performing at The workers club on 21/1/12.

For more information please see websites-

www.theworkersclub.com www.myspace.com/kezym

Deerhoff, Chaco Kato & DJ Kez Ym performances

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:46:50 GMT

Sugar mountain festival on 14/1/12 at

Forum Theatre Flinders street Melbourne-

Includes the band- Deerhoff (US/Japan)- www.myspace.com/deerhoff

& visual artist Chaco Kato (Japan/US)- www.chacokato.com/

For more information please see website- http://sugarmountainfestival.com

Japanese DJ Kez Ym is performing at The workers club on 21/1/12.

For more information please see websites-

www.theworkersclub.com www.myspace.com/kezym

Zen dvd release/ Mona Foma concert/ Adam Simmons cd reviews

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:23:21 GMT

www.buddhistfilmfoundation.org/news/new-dvd-zen-to-be-released/ information about a new dvd film release “Zen”.

In the latest ABC Limelight magazine is a review of Melbourne

Jazz & shakuhachi musician Adam Simmons’ latest cd “origami”

For more information please see the websites-

http://shop.abc.net.au/products/limelight-12-issue-subscription

http://ausjazz.net/2011/10/16/origami-undefined-the-blues-of-joy/

www.adamsimmons.com/

World shakuhachi festival in Kyoto from 31/5- 4/6/12

http://2012worldshakuhachifestival.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/hello-world

Streaming of “Paroxysms” concert on Sunday 15/1/12

From Mona Foma festival in Hobart.

Just letting everyone know, that this concert

With Pierre Henry (composer) &

Shakuhachi shihan Brian tairaku Ritchie,

APPARENTLY IT WILL BE STREAMED VIA THIS LINK-

HTTP://WWW.MEDICI.TV/#!/PIERRE-HENRY

Japanese musicians at Recital centre/ Japanese Bands at corner hotel

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:58:21 GMT

Japanese musicians at Melbourne recital centre-
Jane Birkin sings Serge Gainsbough on 18/3/11 at 7pm in the elisabeth murdoch hall.
She will be performing with Japanese musicians- hoshiko yamane- violin,
takuma sakamoto- brass, nobuyuki nagajima- piano & ichuro onoe- drums.

Shivkumar sharma performs on 21/3/12 at 7-30pm in the elisabeth murdoch hall
For more information please see the website www.melbournerecital.com.au

Friday 6/1/12, Doors 8:30PM

PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL SIDESHOW

MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO (Japan) with CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN' RACKETTES

Guests: The Northside DJs- $25.00+bf

Saturday 24/3/12, Doors 8:30PM

BORIS (Japan)- Guests: Laura + Sleepmakeswaves + These Hands Could Separate The Sky

$42.00+bf- For more information please see the website- www.thecornerhotel.com

Japanese musicians at Recital centre/ Japanese Bands at corner hotel

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:58:22 GMT

Friday 6/1/12, Doors 8:30PM

PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL SIDESHOW

MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO (Japan) with CLAIRY BROWNE & THE BANGIN' RACKETTES

Guests: The Northside DJs- $25.00+bf

Saturday 24/3/12, Doors 8:30PM

BORIS (Japan)- Guests: Laura + Sleepmakeswaves + These Hands Could Separate The Sky

$42.00+bf- For more information please see the website- www.thecornerhotel.com

Fue Fukuro/ Kodo & Taikoz performances

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:09:42 GMT

Local Japanese goup Fue Fukuro will be performing during the moomba festival

from 9-12/3/12. No further details available at the moment.

Also from the Victorian arts centre website-

""Kodo & Taikoz" will be performing on 24/9/12 at 7-30pm

at the arts centre 100 st. kilda road, in the updated hamer hall.

ticket prices range from $40- $85

for more information please see the website www.artscentre.melbourne.com.au/

whats-on/events.aspx?id=2930

Asia Pacific film awards screenings/ Japanese related band performances

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:45:45 GMT

Asia pacific screen awards winners circle

(surprise premiere screenings), at A.C.M.I

Film 1- on 11/12 at 7-15pm, Film 2- on 12/12/ at 7pm,

Film 3- on 16/12 at 7pm & Film 4- on 17/12 at 7pm.

18/12 at 7pm, Encore screening.

Please see the website www.acmi.net.au for updated information

U.S. experimental rock/noise group “Deerhoof”, with lead singer/
bass guitarist Satomi Matsuzaki will be performing at-

The Hi-Fi on 11/11/14

The Sugar Mountain festival At The Forum on 14/1/12.

For more information please see the websites-

www.thehifi.com.au www.forummelbourne.com.au

http://deerhoofvsevil.com

Performances at the Tote Johnston st. Collingwood

2/12/12- Guitar Wolf (Japan), Kim Salmon & guest

4/12/12- Guitar Wolf (Japan), Mach Pelican (Japanese band from Perth) & The Spazzys. For more information please see the website-

www.thetotehotel.com/

Japanese drumming performance & Buddhist summer school

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:49:13 GMT

Japanese acoustic hybrid drumming & electronic musician,

Akira Jimbo will be performing on 18/11/11 at 7-30pm

At Arts house meat market 5 blackwood st.

North Melbourne. Ticket price is $15,

& are available from www.moshtix.com.au

Venerable Japanese zen Buddhist monk

Ekai Korematsu osho,

Will be speaking at the Buddhist summer school

From 7-12/1/12. For more information

Please see the website www.evaminstitute.org.au

Or phone 9387 0422.

Events & shakuhachi lessons

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:01:59 GMT

Imagining the future exhibition (free) from 2/12/11- 28/1/12

At rmit gallery 344 swanston st. Melbourne

Website- www.rmit.edu.au/rmitgallery/

Works by these artists Mariko Mori, Misaharu Motoda,

Ken & Julie Yonetani & others will be displayed.

Melbourne music week from 18-26/1/11

www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/mwm

20/11/11 7-30pm

“tue in Tokyo” dj krush (Japanese hip hop legend dj)

at kubik Melbourne. Tickets $35

Noriko Tadano shamisen performances-

5/11/11- 9pm- the union hotel Brunswick

18/11/11- 4-30pm (free), curvebar outdoor stage @ the arts center melbourne

(part of Australian world music expo, www.awme.com.au

with collard greens & gravy ** free, subject to venue capacity**

30/11/11- 7-30pm- Suzuki night market queen Victoria market Melbourne (free)

2/12/12- 12am?- lakes entrance foreshore (free?)

6/11/11 at 11-30am- public talk by venerable Japanese zen monk

ekai korematsu osho at the Tibetan Buddhist society yuroke (passed tullamarine

airport). More info from website- http://tibetanbuddhistsociety.org/

& www.jikishoan.org.au/

Yarra valley strawberry festival

13/11/11 from 10am- 4pm at

st. patricks primary school 40 jones st. Lilydale

www.vicstrawberry.com.au/

Shakuhachi group ensemble lessons at Melbourne university,

with shakuhachi & jazz musician Adam Simmons.

This can studied as a subject in a undergraduate degree or part of the Community Access Program for non degree students. Not available to

Bachelor of music students. For more info please see websites- www.unimelb.edu.au.community/access/

& fee information from- www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/fees/single-subjuect-study

(fees may vary for 2012 admission)

Cost of subject materials (teaching manual & cds), from

www.bookshop.unimelb.edu.au/boopshop/p?X.O

Text book & cd is around $40.

Students have to purchase their own flutes, I couldn’t find any flutes on the

bookshop website, Flutes can be purchased from these 2 Australian

sites- Wood- www.shakuhachi.com.au www.tabishakuhachi.com/

Plastic- www.mejiro-japan.com/ A basic yuu plastic flute is around $100.

Mona Foma festival/ The Hondas/ ABC radio programs

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:34:47 GMT

Local jazz & shakuhachi musicians Adam Simmons & Adrian Sherriff

& Japanese musician Yoshimaru Nakamura will be performing at the

mona foma festival hobart from 13-22/1/12. Further details,

to be advised.

Alternative pop band "the hondas" with singer/guitarist

Taka Honda will be performing on 13/10/11

at the Laundry Bar 50 johnston st. fitzroy.

for more information please see the websites

www.freakoutnow.com www.laundrybar.tv

some abc radio program broadcasts-

abc radio national 24/9/11

a nuclear plant in the neighbourhood

website- www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/

abc radio program- key works

2/10/10- part 1- 6 japanese composers

yasishi akutagawa, ikumi dan- 6 songs for children &

festival dances by yasuji kiyose

9/10/10- part 2- 6 japanese composers

hayasaka hayshi, konoye dan, yoshimatsu toyama

website www.abc.net.au/classiccontent/2011/10/09/3326942.htm

Haiku competition/ Shakuhachi performances & festivals

Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:01:07 GMT

Haiku writing competition from 1/9- 30/9/11

City of Yarra Libraries have organized a Haiku poetry festival

for National poetry week. The theme is “What springs means to you”

& entrants could win one of 2 Readings bookstores vouchers

valued at $50 each. Send entries to yarralibraries@yarracity.vic.gov.au

Or phone 1300 695 427 for more information.

11/11/11 at 8pm “Rain now and then” performance by

Anne Norman (shakuhachi), David Jones (percussion), Mel Robinson (cello)

& Jarek Czechowicz (guitar). At Box Hill community arts centre 470 station st.

Box Hill. Ticket prices to be advised & for bookings please phone

03 9417 1983 or see The Boite website http://theboite.com.au

4/12/11 at 3-30pm, for the “None” service-

Advent festival- Gregorian chant- Canticum feminarum conducted by Gary Ekkel. Features performers- Helen Thomson (cantor) & Anne Norman

(shakuhachi), at Newman college chapel, Melbourne University Parkville.

Ticket prices, to be advised.

Two day shakuhachi workshop on 1-2/10/11 from 9-30am- 4pm

At Robert Webster building, University of NSW Randwick.

Costs- $150 (Australian shakuhachi society members),

Non members $200 & Absolute beginners $100 (includes

use of a shakuhachi). For more information please see the

website- www.shakuhachi.org.au

World shakuhachi festival from 31/05/12-

04/06/12 in Kyoto. For more information please see the website

http://2012worldshakuhachifestival.wordpress.com/

Godzilla movie/ sbs tv program

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:24:51 GMT

Tv programs-

Tuesday 16/8/11 8-30pm- abc 1

Japan- tsunami- how it happened

Palace cinema- cult vault

Late night every from 11-30pm, at the palace cinema Westgarth

26/8/11 11-30pm “Godzilla vs Figan” (1978- pg)

89 high st. Northcote phone 9482 9001

For more information please see the website www.palacecinemas.com.au