Let us announce our Off-Broadway jazz concert
that will take place on 1st November 2018 9:0010:30pm at The Crown Theater at the Producers
Club (358 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036). It’s atheater with 56 seats just two minute walk fromTimes Square, New York.
Rina and Mack will cover Japanese Anime songs ALL IN JAZZ, inviting talented
jazz musicians (singing in Japanese, English and French):Vocal: Rina Komai (Jazz singer) and Mack Okubo (Global entertainer)
Guitar: Nobuki Takamen (Jazz guitarist)
Keyboard: Miho Sasaki (Jazz pianist)
Shakuhachi: David Soler (Shakuhachi player)
Sax: Nagi Okamoto (Tenor Saxophone player)
This concert is designed to be part of the “Musicfor SDGs Project”. The audience will learn throughtalks about United Nations’ SDGs (SustainableDevelopment Goals) corresponding to underlying
themes of the movies, while enjoying jazz music.
We intend to report on this event to the UN.
Assistant: Aya Takeuchi (Global Affairs, Global
Gender Studies)
Admission: on the door $40 (cash only), advance ticket $35(※Free admission may be granted for contributors to the “Music for SDGs Project”)
For tickets and information, please visit http://mackglobe.com/jazz/or email mackglobe@gmail.com
This concert will be held with support of Opera Pomme Rouge,
immediately following its premier performance of “The Diary of AnnaFrank”, which will take place 7:00-8:00pm at the same theater(tickets sold separately). For information on Opera Pomme Rouge:
please visit http://operapommerouge.wixsite.com/homeParticipating Artists:

Rina Komai (Jazz singer)
Born in Tokyo. At her early age, Rina was alreadyintroduced to the world of music by her mother, classicallytrained pianist. As her love for Jazz grew, Rina started toattend Jazz vocal classes at the age of 15. In 2012, Rina
graduated from Shobi Music University, majoring in musicalexpression. She continued to appear in numerous Jazzfestivals in Japan, but in 2014 she moved to New York tofurther embrace her true passion: music and language. In2017, Rina released her first album “Taking a Chance.” Rina
now is considered as one of the bright young Jazz singers
from Japan.

Mack Okubo (Global entertainer)
Born in Osaka and raised in Tottori. Mack is a multilingualand globally well-known policy advisor and businessperson, traveling over 50 countries around the world. Heis charing a working group in APEC to promotesustainable, resilient and inclusive growth in the Asia
Pacific. Among others, he is actively promoting SDGs incollaboration with United Nations, OECD, and APEC. Heis also known as multi-talented entertainer such as singer,dancer and comedian. He participated in Japan Music
Junction in March, where he sang Anime songs in French with opera singer Manami
Aoki and guitarist Nobuki Takamen, and in August, where he sang and danced La
Bamba, incorporating a salsa beat rap in English with different accents around theglobe. His entertainment activities include a comedy performance in a charity event“Pray for Kumamoto from New York”, a duo concert and dinner show with musicalpianist Satoko Mori, Hachinohe Tanabata concert with soprano singer Reiko
Maekawara, and a dancing performance during Japan Fes’ Bon Bon Dance Party.

Nobuki Takamen (Guitarist/composer)
Born in Hiroshima. Jazz historian Scott Yanow describes
him as ”an excellent improviser in his own bop-inspiredstyle.” John Heidt of Vintage Guitar Magazine has also
called him ”a mature player with keen sense of composition[and] considerable technical skill.” A mainstay of the New
York jazz scene, Nobuki has toured with his group in North
America and Europe, performing at some of the best international jazz festivals andclubs including the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the Rochester International
Jazz Festival, Blue Note NY, Iridium Jazz Club, Blues Alley and Smalls Jazz Club. He
has also toured annually throughout Japan since 2004.

Miho Sasaki (Jazz pianist)
Born in Tokyo, Japan, she began to play piano at the age of 5
and continued studying music through high school. After her
exposure to jazz and enrolling into a jazz program for two years,
she began her musical career. She has performed in many
venues and has taught for more than ten years in Tokyo. She
enjoys participating in jam sessions in and around New York
City as well as performing with her own groups. She is also very
passionate about teaching piano and performance. Her
capabilities allows her to teach classical music or music rooted
in improvisation. In her spare time, she enjoys yoga.

David Soler (Shakuhachi player)
Licensed instructor in shakuhachi. Active incommissioning new works for traditional Japanese
instruments, and developing a repertoire incorporating
the shakuhachi into contemporary styles such as jazz,salsa, bomba…and ani-son! Sees music as both anotherform of language, and as a bridge between cultures.

Nagi Okamoto (Tenor saxophone player)
She started playing the tenor saxophone at 13, and joined Tosa
Junior High School Brass Band. After graduating high school,
she attended Koyo Conservatory Kobe. She had been learning
jazz and improvisational music. After graduating the school, she
had been supporting many bands as a professional musician todevelop her musical career. In 2010, she entered Berklee
College of Music with scholarships. During the college years,
she had been learning with highly acclaimed musicians such as
Grammy-award winning saxophonist Fred Lipsius who is known
as a member of Blood, Sweat and Tears, also saxophonist for Simon and Garfunkel.
After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 2012, Nagi started playing gigs
around Boston with world most talented young musicians. Also she made her leadergroup, which successfully premiered at their first concert with full of audience. Now she
is currently performing in New York City.

Assistant:

Aya Takeuchi (Global affairs, global gender studies)
Born and raised in Nagoya, Aichi. Aya received a B.A. in CrossCultural Studies with a concentration in Sociolinguistics at
Sugiyama Jogakuen University. She is currently a M.S. in
Global Affairs Candidate at New York University, Center for
Global Affairs, specializing in Global Gender Studies. She ispassionate about gender equality. Her current focuses are on
women’s right in the workplace, including sexual harassment,maternity leave and leadership, as well as sexual violenceagainst women and girls’ education in developing countries.