From Photography -Music: James Wallenberg and TSO, posted by TOMORI NAGAMOTO on 4/22/2013 (40 items)
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We’re back from Tohoku journey. We visited temporary houses, community centres and orphanage in Fukushima and Miyagi. There are so many untold stories, so many heartbreaking stories I can’t tell right now. Just give us a moment…
I would like to gratefully and sincerely thank my friend Yumi, Jason for all your help. And thank our cordinators, Ms. Takahashi, Ms. Suzuki, Mr. Tsukamoto, Mr. Kawamura, Mr. McMichael, Mr. Itakura, Mr. Araki, Mr. Sato and many volunteers who made it all possible i would like to thank you all.
Just for now, take a look these photos on Facebook below:
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Yes, I’m in Japan. I was on a radio show called “Suono Dolce” this afternoon with George Koller to promote “MapleLeaf RisingSun“, our charity album for victims of earthquake and tsunami. Mari Inubushi, a radio personality -obviously pretty- led us into a very smooth conversation about why we are here and what we’re going to do, just asking us straight questions. One of a songs from the album, Aaliah Michaela’s “Never Walk Away” has been played. That’s good. We’re heading to Tohoku tonight!
MapleLeaf RisingSun, a charity compilation album, featuring my artwork, has been released today. Today is the day the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan a year ago.
Fortunately we could hold our CD launch event at JCCC, a place where an official memorial ceremony has been held. We, artists and producers were gathered together to attend the ceremony to remember those lost from the earthquake and tsunami.
We were interviewed by the press including the Toronto Star, OMNI TV and some local papers. I think it’s a good start.
I am honor to be a part of “8 Songs for Fukushima” as an art director. It’s a charity compilation album for Japanese earthquake relief with a group of world-class artists who have banded together for this extremely worthwhile international cause. Today I had a meeting with producer George Koller who has also produced the World Jazz For Haiti charity album in 2010 and discussed about the meaning of the album title, concept of an artwork for cover jacket.
After the meeting, he gave me his CDs. I was impressed with his expansive musical career. George is probably best known as bass player for Holly Cole trio but he plays a variety of instruments which featured on his award-winning solo albums. He has accumulated hundreds of wildly diverse performing and recording credits.
purchased a lot
of music and
words today.
reason one: i had an iTunes $100 free gift card which expires on today.
reason two: i did one painting this afternoon and was feeling so good to take a walk n’ hop.
iTunes download
Bon Jovi: When we were beautiful /Documentary DVD
Bruce Springsteen: Live/1975-85
Hiromi: Voice (feat. Anthony Jackson & Simon Phillips)
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew (Legacy Edition)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition Remastered)
Richie Kotzen: Live In Sao Paulo
Richie Kotzen: Ballards Collection
50′s Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 2 (140 songs at $5.99!)
at used bookstore on College st.
Thomas Pynchon: The Crying of Lot 49, my first Pynchon’s original language
Françoise Sagan: Bonjour Tristesse
Kerouac: Poems all sizes
he stood twenty feet from me, conducted a movement of Mahler’s Symphony 5.
tonight was a TSO’s one of late night concert series featuring Mahler’s Symphony 5 as part of the Toronto Luminato festival with a 10:30pm start time. and this was my first time to see the concert conducted by current Music director Peter Oundjian -he will become the Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in 2012.
once I watched a documentary film called ‘Five Days in September’ a couple of years ago. the orchestra had financial problems before Oundjian came. he rushes around from television to radio interviews, to orchestra rehearsals. his energy is so impressive.
tonight i came to the concert to see Mr. Oundjian and himself.
so we booked front row tickets, right wing of the stage. i know it isn’t the best seats for classical music concert, but my point was different. we could see the conductor’s right hand side of face from only 20 ft away which was singularly exciting to me. he was like the captain of the ship sailing ocean of classical symphony and his face told his crew, the orchestra they were still in serious trouble. he was keeping that tension for whole two hours. then suddenly his face brightened. the journey is over. he flashed us a huge smile, full of visible relief.