Monday, December 14 07pm to 11:30pm
Subrosa
63 Gansevoort Street, New York, NY 10014
Tokyo meets New York. Special performance by two Japanese female Latin musicians featuring GRAMMY NOMINEE Percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel.
RIE AKAGI By making the full use of her excellently trained classic background, Rie Akagi is the only female flutist in Japan who can perform salsa/latin jazz and soul jazz with a startling agressiveness. Known to be the leading Caribbean Flutist, she has gained great reputation from not only the Caribbean Seas but from around the world as one of the promising contemporary performers , ripe and blooming.
Chiemi Nakai- A native of Japan, pianist/composer/arranger Chiemi Nakai began classical training at a young age and moved in the direction of Jazz, Afro-Cuban music and Salsa. Her talents were recognized early by some heavy hitters such as Albert “Toottie” Heath in 1992.
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