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The Blue Coats Orchestra 80th Anniversary Concert Unofficial

Rhapsody in Blue" premiere reissue

2026/08/04(Tu.) 18:30 Starting

Nikkei HallTokyo

Official https://art.nikkei.com/event/4648/

Japan's oldest and most prestigious big band, The Blue Coats Orchestra, will appear at Nikkei Muse Salon on the occasion of its 80th anniversary. The main attraction of this year's concert will be a reissue of the premiere version of "Rhapsody in Blue," which was first performed by Gershwin himself as a solo piano player and jazz band. With Naichi Kawai as conductor and Satoshi Shioya on piano, the fresh and dynamic sounds of the jazz age will be brought back to life in the modern age. The elegant sound of this prestigious orchestra will allow you to enjoy a festive moment in which history and innovation intersect, along with the famous "Moonlight Serenade" and other pieces associated with the Jazz Age.

Program

  • Moonlight Serenade

    Glenn Miller

  • Kiss Me Again

    Victor Herbert

  • Green House Party

    Seiichi Mato

  • Waiting for Katie

    Ted Shapiro.

  • Rhapsody in Blue, premiere version

    Gershwin

  • One Ock Rock Jump

    Count Basie.

Please note that the program may be subject to change due to unavoidable circumstances.

Performer

  • Shoichi Kawai

    Conductor

  • Tetsu Shioya

    piano

  • The Blue Coats Orchestra

    Jazz Big Band

  • Tou Kamiishi

    trumpet

  • Yuto Komatsu

    trumpet

  • Akiyoshi Taniden

    trumpet

  • Takahiro Ninomiya

    trumpet

  • Toshinobu Iwasaki

    Leader Trombone

  • Naita Hifumi

    trombone

  • Minoru Kobayashi

    trombone

  • Asazato Katsuhisa

    Bass Trombone Tuba

  • Kikuji Konno

    alto saxophone

  • Keisuke Matsumoto

    alto saxophone

  • Yonosuke Shimizu

    tenor saxophone

  • Masahiro Uchiyama

    tenor saxophone

  • Takeshi Kikuchi

    baritone sax

  • Mine Ikeno

    piano

  • Masashi Odaka

    base

  • Tsugio Ano

    drum

  • Yoshiko Oguchi Strings

    violin

  • Shinichi Kotani

    horn

  • Emi Furukoshi

    horn

  • Ken Aoki

    banjo

  • Toru Yamada

    percussion

  • Yuta Watanabe

    percussion

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