Announcement of the special week "Jazz at Terrace" (period: August 2024-10, 12)
Hotel GrandBach Atami Crescendo will be hosting "Jazz at Terrace," a special event where you can enjoy food and music, for a limited time only during the October holidays.
Enjoy an aperitif before dinner with some chic jazz music while feeling the calm of Atami's autumn evening on the terrace overlooking Sagami Bay. On these two days, Executive Chef Kitano Tomokazu will play Atami cuisine (French dinner) and there will be a jazz duo performance (twice each day) during dinner time. Enjoy a memorable evening with your family or partner on a long autumn night, overlooking the Atami evening scenery.
"Jazz at Terrace"
Enjoy a French dinner course and live jazz music
～Special Autumn Weekend @Hotel GrandBach~
Reservations (advance reservations required) can be made by phone. Reservations are also accepted by guests who are not staying at the hotel. Please come and see the completely renovated Hotel GrandBach Atami Crescendo.
◎Champagne (free flow) + LIVE @Terrace 5,500Yen(tax included)
◎ Above + Dinner (seated/with live performance) @FUGA 27,500Yen(tax included)
■ Accommodation Plans
Enjoy live jazz music and Atami cuisine (locally produced French cuisine) / Plan with dinner and breakfast
*There is no dedicated plan.
[schedule]
Check-in from 15:00
17:00～17:45 “Jazz at Terrace”
*Free flow (champagne, white wine, botanical soft drinks (FENTIMANS)
18:00～ Dinner
19:00～ Jazz Duo <1st stage>
20:00～ Jazz Duo <2nd stage>
[Artist appearance date]
April 10 (Sat) Kazue Ueho (piano), Ushio Ito (bass)
October 10th (Sunday) Akiko Suda (vocals), Yuichi Narita (piano)
[Artist Profile]
Kazue Ueho (piano)
Born in Sendai City.
She started playing the piano at the age of three, and after graduating from the Kunitachi College of Music, she performed with her own trio and has performed with many other musicians.
In 1993, he released his first album, "KAZUE KAMIHO TRIO". His second CD, "A TOY BOX", featured a unique arrangement of the song "Happy Birthday to You", and was supported by music fans of all ages for its fun and surprising content. He also composed the departure melody for JR Asagaya Station, "Jazz Style Tanabata-sama", which he played on the piano, and it is still played on the platform at Asagaya Station.
Ushio Ito (bass)
Born in Setagaya Ward in 1955. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at Seikei University.
He began performing while still in college. Since then, he has performed with hundreds of artists from Japan and abroad, mainly at live houses and concerts, and has been a regular with many prestigious groups, including Yashiro Kazuo, Kitamura Eiji, Sera Yuzuru, and Fujiya Koji.
He also performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival in the United States in 1989. He also produces albums, composes and arranges music, and is involved in research into music therapy, as well as providing care at psychiatric clinics.
Since 2008, he has also served as CEO of the music planning company Rakushido Co., Ltd.
Akiko Suda (vocals)
Graduated from Senzoku Gakuen College of Music with honors in 2007. Moved to New York in the spring of 2009.In 2012, he passed the scholarship audition and enrolled in the LA Music Academy as a scholarship student.
In 2016, his first album as a leader won the Audio Disc Award in the vocal category of the magazine Jazz Criticism. He is the only Japanese person to be nominated in 7th place.He currently teaches at bf jazz school and Shobi Music College while also performing at the same time. Appearing at Cotton Club in Marunouchi, Tokyo in February 2024.Tourism Ambassador for Konosu City, Saitama Prefecture.
Yuichi Narita (piano)
He started playing classical piano at the age of 2002, picked up the guitar and devoted himself to rock music during high school, and studied jazz at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in XNUMX, starting his professional career after graduating.
In 2010, he moved to the United States and participated in live performances and sessions there. After returning to Japan the following year, he has been performing mainly in Yokohama and Tokyo, and is currently one of the most active young pianists. In the film "Kids on the Slope" directed by Miki Takahiro, he played the piano for the main character (Nishimi Kaoru).