数日前は晴天で立山が美しかった富山ですが、今日からは雪だそうです。
もし、お時間がありましたら、和みに来てください！
We could see Tateyama ridge clearly few days ago, but it looks like snow today....We have several countdown gigs in Toyama. please come to join us.

30th, Dec. at Lush Life Toyama, 富山
H. J. M
Hitoshi Hamada × Naouiki jinushi × Momo
浜田　仁 (Gt.)× 地主直之(Gt.) × Momo(Pn.)

Start 8:00pm/ music charge 1.000yen

31st, Dec. at Lush Life
Count Down Session!!

My Christmas.

Giutar Player, Nao Teraya on the platform of Hoya station of nanbu Line, and Flute player, Miya (with beer) in a caffe in shinjyuku. This was my Christmas of this year!

こどもでんしゃ！/child's train

小田急が来てびっくり。いいなー！！子供のデザインした絵をそのままプリントしている そうです。ワクワク、楽しくなる電車でした。
It was a train of Odakyu line in Tokyo that designed by children. It makes me really happy. Wow!

天才こどもスイッチ！Genius Child's switch!

あるインタビュー番組で絵本作家の荒井良二さんが、”ないかなー”といいながら、素晴らしい絵本を創っていた。感動。自由に絵を描いていく姿や、もっともっとと進んで行く姿勢にすごく勇気をもらいました。なんだか涙がでた。自由な表現者！先日、夜中のソロ演奏を観にいったばかりの、voiceの蜂谷真紀さんは私の尊敬する、もっとも自由な表現者の一人で、音楽と絵、表現方法はちがうけれど、何処かにつきぬけてゆこうとする爆発的な力は、きらきらしていて、心に響くのです。
"Genius Child's switch" is coined word from world famous illustrator and author of picture books, Ryoji Arai. I heard it from an interview program on TV. On the show, he was writing his new picture book and saying he wish he has one! I really like this idea and I eagerly desire to have one as well. However, for me, his imagination is unbelievably free like child. He reminds me Maki Hachiya's solo performance that I saw few weeks ago in Tokyo. I've known her for several years and she's always changing in better way. Their power to try to go beyond the borders of expectation is really touched and encouraged me a lot.

Tutomu Okada quartet at Toyama

岡田勉さんのグループを聴きにいってきました。音楽家同士の強い絆が感じられる素晴らしい演奏でした。岡田さんの優しく暖かい人柄がすごく伝わって来て幸せになりました。楽しかった！
写真は、大好きなドラムの村上寛さんとお店、ジャズワークショップのごんた君です。
I went to listen to the concert of quartet leaded by Bass player, Tsutomu Okada at Jazz club called "Jazz Workshop" in Toyama. It was really enjoyable gig and I felt their love for the music and big respect between the musicians from their playing. Hiroshi Murakami, who plays drums on this group, told me he's known saxophonist, Kosuke Mine for more than forty years. Wow! I can not imagine how does it feel to play with same person for over forty years. I'm sure it would be really exciting musical experiment. pictures are me and Mr. Murakami and great dog aged 20(!), Gon.