This concert, at Club Citta Kawasaki was titled"Music To The Dance".
Staged by the famous choreographer Eiji Ono,
together we played to 12 dance troupes,in many styles!
Hi everybody !
Lately,the last Tuesday of each month,I will play at Ikispari.
"Tuesday Heartbreak" is the theme.
Songs of Stevie Wonder and other soul legends.
This concert series is sponsored by Kyodo Tokyo.
Each month there is a featured guest artist.
Young and fresh talent ,like Asami Izawa.
She is much more mature than she looks,and her voice was clear and sweet.
Good luck Asami !
The funk brothers: me,Keith Haines,Al Martin,Keith Williamson,and Jay Stixx.
Not pictured:Glynis Martin
We are having a great crowd every time at Ikispari.
Why dont you come out to Disneyland and see us next time?
This is Kaori Kobayashi, saxaphonist.
We will play together in the future .
Maybe she will be my guest in the near future,at my solo show.
See ya!
I played with Naoko Tanaka (Naoh) at Blues Alley.
Fun ! Fun ! Fun ! I love Blues Alley`s Hammond B3 organ. Everybody sounded great, and we played a good show.
See you！
At the airport
Ouchi kaeru (going home)
Ahh..This massage chair feels so good.Id better not fall asleep and miss the plane!
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Later That Evening...
See what I brought back from Hokkaido ?
Bon Appetit ! Itadakimasu !
Live Day
I took a little walk before the concert.This club is interesting.
Pretty butterfly !
Flying Rats.
And....The final show of the tour !
Waiting in the gakuya (dressing room),
Kreva is onstage...We will join him and the crew shortly.
Nice crowd tonight at Zepp !
Everybody is screaming,partying and having a great time !
After, we had our uchiage (after party) we all had to make a speech, I made a short speech (and I didnt cry)
With the fellas...( no alcohol crew) Lots of good food and talk,and on to the next!
The after after party! We partied all night ! What a great time . Im sorry to see it end. Hey Toshi ,lets do it again soon!
Hi！ Everybody！
For the final concert of the Toshinobu Kubota and Kreva "Unity" tour.,we all travelled to Sapporo one day before.Of course we wanted to eat delicious seafood,being that Hokkaido seafood is the best! Here we are at the seafood restaurant.
Ikura Don (salmon caviar over rice)
Sashimi (raw fish)
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Fresh squid sashimi ,still kicking
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Pirates of the Kaki-ribbian. Bye ,bye ika !
We had fun,fun,fun！
Hi everybody！
Well,the day has finally come!
Im rehearsing at the Cotton Club for my Tribute to Billy Preston show.
Everything is sounding good!
I brought my organ from my mansion,and wow, my body hurts!
Hmm,maybe I will get something to eat before the show... Hey who is this guy?
Just kidding...I know he is governor of Miyazaki,and was a TV comedian/talent.
Just a few more hours...
And here we are! So many people in the audience!
Wow Cotton club is full ! So many familiar faces, and nice-looking people.
The show was divided into parts: instrumentals,my favorite album cuts,a Gospel section,a Beatles section and finally Billy`s greatest hits.
Robbie and Kaleb singing "With You, I`m born Again"
What a beautiful song !
The first night at Cotton Club was fantastic !
See you tomorrow !
Hi everybody！
Here I am on the way to Sendai by Bullet Train.
The scenery is beautiful mountains and fields...ZZZZZZZZ....
It was a great concert!
Every concert on this tour is sold out and packed with happy people.
The 2 bands of Kreva and Kubota are having a wonderful time together.
Afterward,we went to to enjoy the regional specialty cuisine of "gyu tan",
and afterward went out for billiards and "piano bar" style jam session.
Wow, what a night!
Sendai station has so many delicious foods to choose from for the Bullett Train ride home.
This was "Kani,Uni and Ikura don obento" Before and after! This weekend is Kanazawa,and Tokyo Shibuya.
Dont forget that June 5th and 6th is my concert at The Cotton Club
"Philip Woo`s Tribute to Billy Preston"
Please be there! It will be super !
See you there！
Tonights concert was in Hiroshima.
It was a good show,and all of us were happy.
Afterward we had a party and did a lot of drinking .Fun!
Hi everybody!
Tonight`s "Tribute to Billy Preston" at Blues Alley was a super evening !
The music was fun,funky,soulful,gospel-tinged ,and exciting.
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Space Race)
Tonights special guest horn section ,I call them"The Daruma Horns".
These busy gentlemen took time out to join us for this tribute live.
Having a big band is such a fat soundShiro Saski(trumpet)!Satoshi Sano (trombone),Shoji Haruna (saxaphone and conga).
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We played "The Bus",one of my favorite funky songs.
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Billy Preston`s beautiful duet with Syreeta "With You,I`m Born Again",was performed by Robbie Danzie and Kaleb James
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On "You Are So Beautiful",guest vocalist Diva Grey,the legendary studio singer,joined us onstage ! Also Greg Hartige, who was a dear friend of Billy Preston,sat in on organ. Hats off to you,Greg !
Actually this evening was "A Tribute To Billy Preston, Part One" !
Part Two and three will take place at The Cotton Club Japan,on June 5th and 6th .
If you missed this part one, please reserve your seats for the next phase!
It will be a guaranteed great time, you can tell by our happy audience stand on their feet !
I had a great time,The spirit of Billy`s music was in the air,all of the musicians we at their best.
I`m proud to gather Tokyo`s finest musicians and and singers ,and present this memorial tribute to one of my greatest idols,Billy Preston.
See You Soon!
Today I went to "Stormy Monday Cafe" in Yokohama.
I played with Makino-san and Eguchi-san.
They lived in Chicago for over 15 years,and played with many famous musicians during that time!
I played harmonica and piano,and had a great time with these super musicians!
Please look for a future live with us at Stormy Monday,for a change!