Aurora Benefit Concert in LA
TSUKEMEN
Saturday, October 11, 2014, 6:00 pm
Arcadia Performing Arts Center, 188 Campus Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007
Tickets: $100, $75, $55, $35, all reserved seats
Aurora Foundation, (323) 882-6545 www.jlsf-aurora.org
TSUKEMEN is a Japanese acoustic instrumental group consisting of two violins and a piano.
Committed to producing “natural sound,” the group does not use any electronic audio equipment whatsoever.
Annually, they perform in more than 80 concerts across Japan.
Not only does the band play original tunes composed by its own members, but it also fascinates their audiences with a wide variety of genres including classical, movie tunes, jazz, game music, and animation themes.
The group made its debut in December 2008, with a two-day concert held at the Blue Rose Room of Suntory Hall in Tokyo.
In March 2010, the group released its first album BASARA from King Records, and since then, each of the four albums released by the group has reached No. 1 in the Classic Chart.
In addition, they began performing not only in Japan but also in New York and in Korea; in March 2014, TSUKEMEN traveled to Germany to perform their completely original music with the prestigious Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra.
In June, they released their first orchestrated album “Across -TSUKEMEN Special Live in Stuttgart,” which was recorded there.
By the end of this year, the group will have performed in more than 300 concerts throughout Japan.
These concerts have given them renewed strength, charming their audiences and capturing their attention.
Their stage, without particular genres, belongs to no specific area, creating new types of music. It’s neither classical nor pop; it’s the music of TSUKEMEN.