Japanese jazz and film score master Toshiyuki Honda, along with his elite project TOKYO CONNECTION, is making a grand appearance, offering you a meticulously curated live feast of a masterclass in film scoring. Classic screen melodies and pure jazz spirit collide intensely here, awakening all the emotions and memories deep within your heart.

 

 

Dream Comes True (本多俊之)
Metropolis (本多俊之)
The Synchronized Quartet (本多俊之)
The Women from Masaru (本多俊之)
Yuki (纪鹏)
Tragic Outlander (大坂昌彦)
Pursuit (片仓真由子)

*program is the subject to change

 

 

A Tokyo native born in 1957, Toshiyuki Honda is a professional saxophonist, composer, arranger, and producer. In 1978 he released his first album as a leader, "Burnin' Wave," while still a university student. As one of Japan's best-known saxophonists, Honda has since recorded with a host of world-celebrated musicians including Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard, and Christopher Cross among others.

 

Honda is also widely known for his versatile skills as a composer and arranger of scores for TV dramas, commercials, movies, and classical music genres. He received the highest honors from the Japan Academy for his work on the soundtrack for the movie, Marusa no onna (Juzo Itami, director). "Concerto du vent," a work commissioned by classical saxophonist Nobuya Sugawa, was recorded with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (Yutaka Sado, conductor) and has been released on Chandos, a label for classical masterpieces.

 

Honda has released numerous original albums and soundtracks. One of his latest releases is with the Hyper Chamber Music Unit, "SMILE!" As a composer, he is currently concentrating his energies on the preparation of a work commissioned by Band Restoration 2012.