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The SmallsLIVE Foundation for Jazz Art & Education is a not-for-profit arts organization.
Our mission is to subsidize the operation of our venues, recording projects, tours and educational initiatives.
During this Covid-19 pandemic our mission is to keep the clubs floating until business can be restored.
We will also sponsor live-streamed concerts from the club that will keep the musicians working during this period.
We will also be offering emergency aid for Jazz musicians in need due to this calamity.
Archive
The SmallsLIVE Archive is an audio/video library of all the shows at Smalls & Mezzrow.
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Members sponsor their favorite musicians by listening to their music.
Live Stream
Smalls Jazz Club has been a pioneer in live streaming and began streaming shows live from the venue in 2007.
There is no cost to watch our live streams. During normal operating times the entire evening is streamed.
During this Covid-19 pandemic period there will be special live concerts scheduled in advance.
SmallsLIVE Catalog
The SmallsLIVE Catalog is a collection of individually produced artist projects.
SmallsLIVE Members may sponsor artists of their choice and receive their music as downloads or CDs.
Sponsorships directly support the artist.
Kengo Nakamura
Bass
Recently Added
06/11/2008
Smalls
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01/16/2008
Smalls
The Antonio Ciacca Quartet
Upcoming Shows
Kengo was born in Osaka, Japan. He learned the classical guitar at the early age of twelve. He switched to the electric bass when he became seventeen years old. In 1988, he studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and he took lessons from Mr. Whit Browne.The acoustic sounds inspired Kengo then he began taking the acoustic bass seriously at that time. Later, he played at Wallys Jazz club with young lions including Roy Hargrove, Antonio Hart and Anthony Wonsey. In 1991, he was awarded the John Neves Memorial scholarship in recognition of outstanding musicianship from Berklee College of Music. In 1991, he moved to New York City to begin his professional career as a musician. Soon there after, his glowing reputation preceded him and was in great demand from some of New York Jazz musics leading lights. He first recording session was in 1994, where he recorded the album In the Movie with Roy Hargrove, Jesse Davis and David Sanchez. This project was a Japanese and American collaboration called The Jazz Networks. His first performance with Lincoln center Jazz for young people concert series, directed by Wynton Marsalis was in 1996. In 1997, he performed at President summit as a member of Wynton Marsalis Quartet. Since March 1998 through January of 2000, he had been performing in the Cyrus Chestnut Trio. In October 2000, he began the recording sessions for his debut album, produced by Makoto Ozone. The album was finished and released in February of 2001 and called Divine under the Verve/ Universal music label. Since the release of Divine, he has been chosen three years consecutively from the readers poll of the Swing Journal magazine as the number one Japanese Jazz bass player. As a composer/arranger, Swing Journal magazines readers poll has chosen him in the top ten. Weblinks:www.kengonakamura.com