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The Fascinations live report
Last night we met up with friend Tsugumi and went to JZ Brat, a jazz bar located in a hotel in Shibuya, to see The Fascinations' first one-man show. I had seen them last month performing at Dahlia's release party and they were great, so I wanted to see them again.
JZ Brat being also a restaurant serving a bit of food, we got there a bit early around dinner time and had Caesar salad, penne arrabbiata and fish & chips. It was all pretty good, and the pizza on a neighbor table also looked good. A bit expensive but then again you're in a hotel, and service was excellent.
The Fascinations' set was much longer than last time and was divided in two sets (or you could say that there was an entr'acte), and included several songs from the newly released album "My Funny Vibraphone", such as "My Funny Valentine", "Someday My Prince Will Come" and a shocking 4-beat arrangement of "Take Five" (this one for encore). Also played was my favorite "Sail Away" (an original song that's the opening track of "color code"), as well as "Fascinated Groove", "L-O-V-E", "Lovin' You", and a lot more. Great set!
During the break, Tsugumi and I walked up to vibes player and band leader Watanabe Masami, with who we had talked briefly the last time, and we got our CDs signed! While at it we went around and got autographs from the four other members. I told drummer Miura-san that I used to play drums and that I really like his performance. He was very friendly and told us to not hesitate to talk to him again.
Posted on February 18, 2007 at 12:00 | Tweet
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