Brian Allen is a travelling musician. Japan is familiar ground for him, and he comes to Gekkasha on the last night of this trip. When Vinicius Cajado — born in São Paulo, resident in Berlin — played here last year, it left a strong impression: the sound of someone groping his way through the search for communication and finding light in it. This time he travels with Kenji Hebert, who grew up in Osaka and Kobe, passed through New York and now lives in Vienna. An evening of improvisation by three cosmopolitans.
Brian Allen (trombone) / Vinicius Cajado (bass) / Kenji Hebert (guitar)
Friday 6 November 2026, 19:30 —
Gekkasha 月花舎 3-5 Kanda-Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (close to Jimbocho and Kudanshita stations)
Reservations: sakaiki@modalbeats.com / 090-1034-3487 (+81 90-1034-3487), or through the musicians https://gekkasha-jinbocho.modalbeats.com/
Vinicius Cajado in 2025: https://jazztokyo.org/reviews/live-report/post-116605/
Brian Allen in 2023: https://jazztokyo.org/reviews/live-report/post-90812/
03-6627-1951
12:00-17:00 (book cafe)
17:00-22:30 (Live cafe)
(tue-sun)
[Ideal/History]
"Ideal - possibility of comprehensive art "
comprehensive - various
art - something expressed truth
"Something expressed various truth"
It is unfulfilled theme, but I think there is a ventilated world when the wall is broken through
I want to get close to it as possible as I can with "jazz manner".
"History"
I am thinking the series of acheivement of Rikyuu or life style as Ryokan are presious.
I want to embody that sprit in this world without formality.
"SAKAIKI" means the minutes of tea ceremony party.
I have acovocated tea ceremony room various persons has manners come together.
And the origin of SAKAIKI is admiration to Jazz cafe.
・ Toei Subway Shinjuku Line/Mita Line, Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line "Jimbocho Station" A1 5 minutes on foot from the ground exit
・ Tokyo Metro Tozai Line/Hanzomon Line, Toei Subway Shinjuku Line "Kudanshita Station" 5 minutes walk from Exit 6
・都営地下鉄新宿線/三田線、東京メトロ半蔵門線「神保町駅」A1地上出口から徒歩5分
・東京メトロ東西線/半蔵門線、都営地下鉄新宿線「九段下駅」6番地上出口から徒歩5分