2019 Stormy Weather Arts Festival

It was a gorgeous sunny day in the mid-60s in Cannon Beach, Oregon with no sign of the namesake of this inpiring annual arts festival. I featured my new CD, Digital Escapism, this Saturday, November 02, 11am – 1pm, at the local the popular Ecola Square; and at south Seattle’s Pho Hanoi Restaurant and Bar on Saturday, November 09, 2019.

I played a number of original titles, including:

1. Wellspring
2. Dance of the Fireflies
3. Lakeridge Springs
4. Repercussions
5. Digital Amputation
6. Escape from the Blues
7. Engagement

Live video from the last piano performances in Cannon Beach and at Pho Hanoi Restaurant in South Seattle are being edited and will be posted to kotojazz.com by end of November.

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Koto Jazz and the Arts, November 2018

30th Anniversary Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Another peaceful relaxing weekend of solitude and piano playing in Cannon Beach Oregon, highlighted by lively guests at the Jeffrey Hull Gallery, Sandpiper Square in Cannon Beach. Nature inspired melodies always go over well at art galleries, such as this reception November 4. These include my original works Snow Blossoms, Seascape, Tide Pools and Waves, Windy Wheat Fields, and Snow Flurry.

Check out Jeffrey Hull’s stunning paintings of pink sunsets, and blankets of snow over Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock.

https://www.hullgallery.com

Then, last Sunday November 25 I played these same songs at Grumpy D’s Coffee House in Ballard.

Thanks to those who joined me at these events.

Stormy Weather Arts Festival Sees Sunny Days

30th Anniversary Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon

30th Anniversary Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Chris Kenji Beer @ Jeffrey Hull Gallery, Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach Oregon.

30th Anniversary Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon

30th Anniversary Stormy Weather Arts Festival, Cannon Beach, Oregon

Here are more pix from the Stormy Weather Arts Festival, November 3-5, 2017; at the Jeffrey Hull Gallery and the next day at the Coaster Theater.

KotoJazz @ Jeffrey Hull Gallery, Nov. 3

 

Beautiful water color and oil paintings, by Jeffrey Hull Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR. Visit the gallery at 172 N. Hemlock St., downtown Cannon Beach, and join me for some KotoJazz at 5pm, Friday, November 3rd. Visit  http://www.hullgallery.com/the-30th-annual-stormy-weather-arts-festival/

Koto Jazz Piano at Japan Fair 2017, July 8 & 9, 2:30pm – 5pm; Annual Dinner, Sat. July 8, 6pm

Come join me at what promises to be an enjoyable event that offers you a visual introduction to all things Japanese. This includes a colorful fashion show to original Japanese performance by famous Kokyu performer Daikuke Kiba and my own variations on 1,000 year old Japanese koto music played on the keyboard. These include Haru no Umi, Tori no Yo Ni, and Kojo no Tsuki. I will also play my originals including recent art show selections Windy Wheat Fields and Snow Blossoms, and hyper fast Snow Flurry.

Sample previews are available here: https://kotojazz.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/sanger-de-christo-arts-center-represents-the-west-with-classy-exhibit/

 

Sangre de Cristo Arts Center “Represents the West” With Quality Exhibit

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center campus

Campus garden

Childrens Arts Center

Center lobby

Conference Center

The Sangre de Cristo Arts Center in Pueblo, Colorado showcases a stellar presentation, professional art exhibit “Representing The West”. My music was selected among 550 artists as part of the digital media section:

Song 01: Windy Kansas Wheat Fields

Song 02: Snow Blossoms

Song 03:  Snow Flurry

04: metamorph senses CD

In and Around the “Representing the West” Exhibit:

western art sculpture

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center sculpture.

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center wall hanging art

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center art photography

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center wall sculpture

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center wall sculpture

Out and About the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center:

Sangre De Cristo Arts Center sumie wall art.

metamorph senses (new CD release & a koto jazz tune)

This new CD mostly live production was crazy, experimental fun – anchored by a few George Winston covers, a touch of Narada/ Silver Wave- style new age, a koto jazz tune, and some “off the beaten path”, eclectic wacko improvisations . . . and you have a metamorphosis of the senses –

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/chriskenjibeer5

 

What makes a Japanese garden ?

From garden paths to architecture, fences, gravel patterns, and types of plants, this website details key distinctions of what makes a Japanese garden-

http://www.japanesegardens.jp/

 

Koto Jazz 85: Next Wednesday @The Royal Room

Take a mid-week break next Wednesday and relax by stopping by The Royal Room at 7:00-9:30pm, April 13th as Patrick Wilson and I demo our experimental session of Koto Jazz with bossa nova rhythm and beat on the Steinway and Patrick’s invention, the SyntHorn. We’re attempting to further refine it to make it truly stage worthy in preparation for Northwest Folklife opening day. We perform for Northwest Folklife on Friday, May 27 at 4:30pm-5:10pm. The Koto Jazz will be stage worthy with bossa nova fusion. The Royal Room is located in south Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood at 5000 Rainier Ave South, Seattle. See http://theroyalroomseattle.com for quality dining and drinks. This will be part of a donation of $100 I plan to give to the Royal Room and Wayne Horvitz toward piano repairs!!