KANJI OTA TRIO WITH SP GUESTS

KANJI OTA TRIO WITH SP GUESTS

KANJI OTA(p)・KIYOSHI IKEDA(b)・DAICHI HASHIZUME(dr)

SP GUESTS       TOSHIKO KIRYU & NABUKO KIRYU

KANJI OTA(p)

He was born in Sapporo in 1959.During elementary school, he became interested in Louis Armstrong's jazz, and at 18, he was recognized by bassist Hideto Kanai and turned professional. After working with Kanai's group, he held sessions with artists such as Fumio Watanabe's group, the Kunimitsu Inaba Trio, Akira Omori's group, Jun Shimizu, and Takanosuke Saijo. He also worked with overseas artists such as artist Taylor and Joe Jones Jr., He has also performed with Evelyn Brakeau and others, earning recognition for his talent.
Internationally, he performed at India's jazz festival "Jazz Yatra," and at New York University of the Streets, he held a Christmas concert with Jimmy Lovelace.
Currently, he performs not only with the Kanji Ota Quintet and Trio but also with the Toru Anbo Quartet, and energetically performs at live houses in Tokyo and across Japan.

KIYOSHI IKEDA(b)

Upon entering university, he moved to Tokyo and joined the Jazz Research Club at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology^, beginning self-taught double bass。 While still in university, he began performing after participating in street live performances. Since then, based in jazz clubs and live houses in Tokyo, he has performed with various artists and bands, participating in live shows, tours, and recordings both domestically and ^{internationally}。

His career includes Sugadairo RealBlue, Isao Suzuki OMA SOUND, Sleep Walker, Midori, and Alfred Beach Sandal.

In recent years, he has been with Eiichi Hayashi GATOS Meeting, Breakthrough Memorial Cat (Eiichi Hayashi Quartet), Yasuhiro Yoshigaki On The Mountain, Fumio Itabashi Trio (Naga Itaiwa), Atsushi Goto Quartet, Ami Fukui Trio, Yuko Ikema and Muromura, Labon Shubon, Ken Nishio Sobobuki, He has participated in groups such as the Setagaya Trio. 

He has been continuously involved in live bands led by STUTS, performing on various stages including STUTS's solo concerts and festival appearances. 

In July 2025, they performed at Fuji Rock Festival '25 with STUTS Band Set, JJJ, and SAI. He crossed multiple genres including jazz and hip-hop, participating in live shows with different playing styles and arrangements。

They also run leader projects such as Oncenth Trio and Zycos.

DAICHI HASHIZUME(dr)

He was born in 1990 into a family that ran a lottery in Tatsushina Town, Nagano Prefecture.

Thanks to his music-loving parents, he grew up in a household where records played with great acoustics.

When he was in elementary school, he encountered the film "Love Song for an Angel 2," which sparked his strong interest in black culture.

Realizing that jazz is the ultimate in black music, he became deeply immersed in jazz.

He began teaching himself drums and piano.

When I was in middle school, I would imitate jazz pianist Hank Jones and sit at the piano wearing my father's suit after coming home from school.

At school, he belongs to the Broadcasting Committee.

During lunch breaks, jazz was played for all the students to listen to.

The cultural festival overlapped with Hank Jones's concert in Japan, so I even skipped the first day of the festival...

One day, he encountered jazz pianist Barry Harris performing a piece called "Smoke Sees Your Eyes," and was deeply moved by the overwhelming beauty of its harmonies.

He went on to Shobi Gakuen University, where he could learn the Barry Harris Method.

He studied music theory in earnest in the jazz department.

He was recognized for his talent by Toshiko Kiryu, a university professor and master of classical piano, and graduated as a scholarship student.

While still a student, he met jazz pianist Hiroshi Ota.

He was shocked the moment he saw his performance live and became his apprentice.

Since then, he has served as the drummer for Hiroshi Ota Nitrio, learning the essence of jazz as both master and apprentice.

Currently expanding his activities as a rapper,

he is concerned about the decline of culture and the arts in the SNS era, but he pursues and expresses "beautiful music" against the backdrop of jazz theory and harmony and the groove of black music.

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Dinner Time  Monday-Friday: ５pm-１０pm 

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※ Third week of Thursday are 12pm-10pm due to event 

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