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Episode Sadao Watanabe Orchestra

2025/11/29(sa.) 16:00 Starting

Utsunomiya City Cultural Hall, Main HallTochigi

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Sadao Watanabe, a saxophone player with over 70 years of musical experience, will lead a big band.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Sadao Watanabe Orchestra, which he formed with Yoichi Murata (tb) and other leading Japanese horn players on the occasion of the "SADAO WATANABE ONE NIGHT WITH ORCHESTRA for Duke with Love" concert in 1995.
The sound of the orchestra, which has been built around the respect each member has for Sadao Watanabe, has matured over time and is showing further evolution.
For this performance to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the band's formation, they invited their overseas allies Russell Ferrante (p) and Ben Williams (b) to perform their supple and songful saxophone playing and their profound and brilliant ensemble.
Don't miss the impressive big band sound of 17 members in total.

Program

Performer

  • Sadao Watanabe

    alto saxophone

  • Yoichi Murata

    Trombone, arranger

  • Koji Nishimura

    trumpet

  • Akira Okumura

    trumpet

  • Isao Sakuma

    trumpet

  • Yoshiro Okazaki

    trumpet

  • fuyuki (variety of sweet potato grown on rice)

    trombone

  • Azusa Tojo

    trombone

  • Junko Yamashiro

    bass trombone

  • Osamu Yoshida

    alto saxophone

  • Kazuhiko Kondo

    alto saxophone

  • Osamu Koike

    tenor saxophone

  • Kazuki Kurokawa

    tenor saxophone

  • Naoya Takemura

    baritone saxophone

  • Russell Ferrante.

    piano

  • Ben Williams

    contrabass

  • Kazutetsu Takemura

    drum

Admission and ticket purchase

  • How to buy

    Utsunomiya City Cultural Hall Play Guide TEL: 028-634-6244
    Tochigi Prefectural Culture Center Play Guide TEL:028-643-1013
    FKD Shopping Plaza Utsunomiya 3F TEL:028-623-5269 (Reservations cannot be made by phone)

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