After the shows

I had good time performing at the the Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for my favorite singers, Carolyn Leonhart (April 10-13.)and SOMI(April 16.)

I want to do my show more often but sometimes I feel like I'm OK with accompanying for great singers like them.As an independent artist, Hoping these singers gets bigger could be very passive approach for success in this NY-dog-eats dog music world but, hey, they are great, I'm happy playing for them.

 

 

 

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Terrorists attacked me.

3 bombings happened in a capital area in Morocco on April 10.

Due to this incident, SOMI's performance at the festival in Morocco that was scheduled next week was postponed indefinitely.

That means ,Toru Dodo's Morocco diary that was scheduled to be uploaded on this page in 2 weeks was canceled.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

After all, we're living in the world where a terrorist attack in Morocco  gave huge damage on a Japanese pianist's account book.

 

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Sing!Sing!Sing!

This month, still winter time in NY, I've been enjoying playing for some of NY's finest vocalists.

April 9th, Michelle Walker, who recently moved to big apple from DC, hit at the Zinc bar.

She is soulful and coooool.

April 10th, SOMI had her CD release party at Plumn in 14th street. The place was full of SOMI related people. I expected to see her band members in the house but I couldn't see anyone. So I just got out quickly as soon as I felt lonely..... (Partying and socializing is my weakness I haven't overcome since I move to USA from Japan.) Congrats, SOMI!

Then I went to Dizzy's club to hear Sachal Vasandani and also play for Carolyn Leonhart.

Sachal and his band members are my friends who came to NYC almost same time as I came.It's great to see those cats doing great after all those things they had through.Sachal is a great singer, great composer and has great showmanship. Congrats, Sachal!

Then Carolyn sings this week through Friday. Then I'll play at Dizzy's again for SOMI next Monday.Toru Dodo can play for singers, man.

Maybe I'm getting old,I'm more liking singer's thing more than instrumental thing these days. I've heard that you are really old if you become interested in stones. I'm not interested in stones, yet, just to let you know.

 

 

 

 

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Blue Note Live Review

Read the review of my piano trio show at the Blue Note Sunday Brunch on March 18th.

I am proud of reading

"Dodo’s delivery from the stage between tunes should make him consider comedy as a side gig."

Thank you! 

JAZZREVIEW.COM

 http://www.jazzreview.com/article/review-5354.html

 

 

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