Suzuribako Trio
Japan Tour 2023
October 19 - November 2
12 Locations in
Sapporo, Furubira, Morioka, Ogose, Takasaki, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka
Frantz Loriot, viola (Zurich), Sebastian Strinning, reeds (Lucerne), & Ayako Kato, dance
Frantz Loriot by Philippe Pierre; Ayako Kato by Ralph Kühne, Sebastian Strinning by Dragan Tasic
Suzuribako is a multicultural, interdisciplinary improvisation trio featuring Sebastian Strinning, Frantz Loriot and Ayako Kato. Named after a Japanese calligraphy box, this trio creates its own ink from ancient stones, draws fine lines in wide landscapes and jumps into the mysticism of the universe.
2023 Japan Tour
◆ Thur, 10/19: Coo, Sapporo, Hokkaido w/ Yuta Yokoyama, trampet map Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, Advance Ticket: 3,000 yen, Door: 3,500 yen (both + 1 drink 600 yen)
◆ Friday, 10/20: Gano Temple, Furubira, Hokkaido map Door: 6 pm, Start: 7 pm, 2,500 yen
◆ Saturday, 10/21: Cafe Bar West38/Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Museum (ｍap), Morioka, Iwate, with Ken Sakagami, dance & Ryohei Kanazawa, percussion Start: 7 pm, 3,000 yen Flyer
Ken Sakagami, dance, in Morioka & Shibuya
Photo by Masahiro Takahashi
◆ Sunday, 10/22: Yamaneko-ken (map), Ogose, Saitama, with Naoto Yamagishi, percussion. Start: 6pm, Advance Ticket: 3,000 yen + 1 order, Door: 3,500 yen + 1 order. Reservation: info@naotoyamagishi.com Flyer
Naoto Yamagishi, percussion, in Ogose, Shibuya, and Sengawa
Photo by Yoshiyuki Oki
◆ Monday, 10/23: Palais de Paris (map), Takasaki, Gunma, Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, Tipping System Flyer
◆ Tuesday, 10/24: Koendori Classics (map), Shibuya, Tokyo, with Michiyo Yagi, koto and Naoto Yamagishi, percussion, and Ken Sakagami, dance. Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, 3,500 yen Reservation (Scroll down toward the bottom)
Michiyo Yagi, koto, in Shibuya
Photo by B.B. Balboa
◆ Wednesday, 10/25: Karada Junction Workshop@ Annex Sengawa Factory (map) with Naoto Yamagishi Instructor: Suzuribako & Naoto Yamagishi, percussion. 1st session: 3-5 pm & 2nd session: 7-9 pm (Contents will be the same). Tuition: 3,500 yen Workshop Reservation, Inquiry (scroll to the bottom) Flyer
◆ Thursday, 10/26: Karada Junction Performance@ Annex Sengawa Factory (map) with Naoto Yamagishi. Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, 3,500 yen Live Reservation, Inquiry (scroll to the bottom) Flyer
◆ Friday, 10/27: Permian (map), Gotanda, Tokyo, with duo Yasumune Morishige, cello/Akaihirume, voice 1,000 - 3,000 yen (Sliding Scale)
◆ Saturday, 10/28: MIIT, Osaka map Door 5:30 pm, Start: 6 pm 1,000 yen
◆ Sunday, 10/29: Studio T-Bone (map), Osaka, with Ezaki Masafumi, Nakada Kayu, Arimoto Rabitto and Shinichi Isohata & Shin Sakuma Door: 4 pm, Start: 5 pm, 2,000 yen + 1 order
◆ Tuesday, 10/31: UrBANGUILD (map), Kyoto with Dancers: Eiichi Maeda, Kenta Kuroda, Manaki Uno、Niina Namie. Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, Adv.: 2,200 yen + 1 drink, Door: 2,500 yen + 1 drink, Dancer: 1,600 yen + 1 drink
◆ Wednesday, 11/1: Yanoke・Kura Gallery (map), Ukiha, Fukuoka with Noritaka Tanaka, percussion. Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, 3,500 yen Reservation, Flyer
◆ Thursday, 11/2: Guggenheim House (map), Kobe. Door: 7 pm, Start: 7:30 pm, Adv.: 3,000 yen, Door: 3,500 yen. Reservation: guggenheim2007@gmail.com *Please write your name, the date, and how many tickets you need/ *Our response will mean the completion of your reservation/ *We are off on Tue & Wed, so please wait our response until Thursday.
Ayako Kato: Photo by William Frederking