これ、私のお気に入りのロシア製のホイップト・バターとホイップト・チーズです。この二つをパンに付けると他はもう何もいりません。
They are my favorite Russian whipped butter and whipped cheese (the cheese does not say it is whipped but I think it is). Just put these two on toasts and you don't need anything else.
11/16/2009
Russian whipped butter and cheese
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11/15/2009
International String Trio @ Boston Horbor Hotel
インターナショナル・ストリング・トリオでボストン・ハーバー・ホテルでポスト・ウェディング・ブランチという、結婚式の翌日のブランチ・パーティーで演奏してきました。
International String Trio played for a post wedding brunch at Boston Harbor Hotel.
Wow, that's my old work place, Odyssey |
| Ben Powell (Violin) Slava Tolstoy (Guitar) Ippei Ichimaru (Bass) | |
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11/14/2009
International String Trio @ Regattabar
あああ、真面目に音楽している人たち、ごめんなさい。このなんちゃってミュージシャンの私がボストン一のジャズクラブで演奏してしまいました。ああ、この四流ベーシストがこんなヒノキ舞台に立って、ごめんなさい!生まれてきて、ごめんなさい!
インターナショナル・ストリング・トリオでボストンのレガッタバーで演奏してきました。まあ、コンサートのギグではなくマウント・オーバーン病院の資金集めのパーティーのギグだったのですが、それでもここのステージに立たせてもらうのは光栄至極でございます。
(写真はコチラに載せました)
International String Trio played at the fund-raising party of Mount Auburn Hospital at Reggatabar which is THE jazz club of Boston. It is literally Blue Note of Boston. It was not our concert but I am so honored to stand on this stage and felt like I finally made it to the big time.
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Slava Tolstoy (Guitar) Ippei Ichimaru (Bass) |
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11/13/2009
Idols: Demons and Saints by John Wellington
My new friend, George, from taiko school invited me to the event which has the theme of Asian pop culture. It was held at the Drom in East Village and the Avant-garde paintings of today's presenter, John Wellington, were hanged in everywhere. (You can check out his works at his home page). He includes lots of stuff from Japanese pop culture; such as Poke-Mon, Hello Kitty, Astro Boy, and the plastic figures from comic books and anime which are very popular in Japan nowadays. The title of the exhibition was "Idols: Demons and Saints." Mmm, well, I am just an ordinary man so I cannot quite tell which part is demon or saints, but the artworks sure are interesting. The appeal of mismatches. I can tell you that you have never seen anything like them before. You should check it out.
さて、このアバンギャルドな雰囲気に包まれた中でカズミさんのベリーダンスで始まり、マサエさんのキャバレーの様なダンスに移り、そして伽耶琴(カヤグム)奏者のラミ・ソさんがタブラとコラボで素晴らしい演奏を見せていただいた後、ニューヨークで唯一の沖縄ポップバンドのHappyFunSmileが出てきました。素晴らしいですね。何が素晴らしいって、あなた、このバンド、チンドン屋がモチーフです。そうです。プカドンドンとチラシを配りながら町を練り歩くアレです。奇抜なファッションも踊りも全てそこから来ていると思います。そのチンドン屋が舞台用にアレンジがされてて、アイデアといい、目の付けどころといい、『お見事』の一言です。こういう型破りなバンドを毛嫌いする人もいるかもしれませんが、これこそ最も根源的で健康的なミュージシャンの姿だと思います。変に上品ぶる必要はないのですよ。音楽は祭りであり、野生であり、狂気なのです。
今日は素晴らしいバンドに出会えて、一平、上機嫌でございます。
The show started in this Avant-garde atmosphere with Kazumi's beautiful belly dance, which continued to Masae's very exotic Cabaret style dance, then Rami Seo, the gayakeum (Korean Zither) player, showed her virtuosity on her instrument with a great tabla player. To wrap up the whole night, one and only Okinawan pop band in New York, HappyFunSmile, came onto the stage. The whole act is based on Chindon-ya, which are the strolling musicians who advertise for shop openings and sales and so on. They go streets to streets playing music, dancing, handing flyers. They usually wear some kind of costumes to get people's attention. You don't see too many of them any more but that was how lots of local advertising were done in Japan. Anyway, let's get back to HappyFunSmile. These guys transformed this strolling advertising to a great stage act. WELL-DONE!! This is really great idea to make a show out of it. Their act is fun, loud and crazy. Some people might not be able to digest this craziness but I think this is the origin of music, this is the healthiest appearance of musicians. We do not have to put on airs. Music is jubilance, wilderness and insanity.
I was so happy to see such a great band today.
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11/12/2009
Taiko Drum Class (Week 2)
私、この日までボストンに行っておりまして、帰ってきてすぐにこの太鼓教室に来ました。さて2週目も面白かったです。正座の仕方、正座からお辞儀の仕方、正座からの立ち上がり方などを習いました。そう言えば、昔、剣道をやってた時に同じような事をやりましたね。すっかりこういう作法を忘れておりました。あと、かけ声のかけ方も習いました。むむむ、面白い。なんか日本っぽい。クセになりそうでございます。次のWaFooのコンサートで一平が突然、アニマル浜口並みに『ウヒョーーー!』とか奇声を発し始めたら、ごめんなさい。
I was in Boston till yesterday and came to the taiko class almost immediately after I came back to the city. Now, that was the second week of the taiko class and that was fun. We learnt the traditional way to sit, bow then stand up. Well, I did the same thing when I was doing Kendo, but I was completely forgetting these traditional manners. We also learnt how to shout properly. Mmm, this is good. These shouts in between tunes sound so Japanese. It is addictive as well. I am sorry if I start shouting in the middle of next WaFoo concert.
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11/11/2009
International String Trio @ Ryles
さて、本番でございます。インターナショナル・ストリング・トリオでボストンのジャズクラブの老舗中の老舗、ライルズのステージに上がりました。我々ミュージシャンがステージに足を一歩踏み入れた瞬間、『日常』が『劇』に変わります。このバンドでの久々の大舞台なので、気合いをいつもよりも入れて演奏しました。
International String Trio played at Ryles, which is one of the oldest and the most renowned jazz clubs in Boston. We stepped onto the stage. That is the moment "Everyday Occurrences" changes to "The Act." It had been a while since we stand in the limelight and we gave our 100%.
世界の知られざる優れた音楽を世に出そうという芽が、このバンドにはあると思います。一応、ステファン・グラッペリ/ジャンゴ・ラインハルトばりのジプシー・ジャズが我々のバンドのメインなのですが、ここにヨーロッパの民謡やアメリカのフォークソングやジューイッシュのクレズマー、アルゼンチンのタンゴなどにも重点を置いています。
This band has the mission to uncover the hidden musical masterpieces in the world. Our main musical genre is what-so-called Gypsy Jazz like Stéphane Grappelli/Django Reinhardt, but we also put emphasis on European and American folk songs, Jewish Klezmer music, Argentinean and Russian Tango etc..
この日も盛況に終わることができました。会場に来て下さったファンの皆様、ありがとうございました。
(この日の写真をコチラに載せました)
We had a blast and successfully ended the whole program. We thank all who came to the concert.
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Slava Tolstoy (Guitar) Ippei Ichimaru (Bass) | |
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Michael Kelley & The Hot Blue Q
ジャズ・クラブ『ライルズ』のテーブルは、ジャズの大御所達のレコード・ジャケットや写真がラミネートされてあって、たまにローカル・ミュージシャンの物も混じってます。私は何気なくそれらを見ていると、そこに信じられないものが。
それは私が10年ぐらい前に在籍していたバンドのカセットのジャケットでした。うわー、懐かしすぎ!私のブログにちょくちょく登場するエンリケも一緒に在籍してました。
On the tables of Ryles Jazz Club, the record jackets and pictures of jazz giants are laminated on the top of them, and sometimes local guy's stuff is mixed up in here and there. There was something unbelievable was mixed up in there.
It was the cassette jacket of the band I was in 10 years ago. This is freaking unbelievable! Of all the big names, why did they choose to put this in? This is so hilarious. My buddy Enrique, who appears on my blog often, was also a member of it. Hey, Michael, Brendan, Steve, I miss you guys!
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International String Trio on Boston Globe
我々のこの日のコンサートの事がボストン一の発行部数を誇る新聞、ボストン・グローブに載ってまいました。かっかっか。
We made "Thinds to do" section of Boston Globe, which is the largest newspaper company in Boston. Ha-ha-ha.
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The most unexpected guest
落ち葉集めを続けていると、珍客が‥‥‥
I had the most unexpected guest when I was piling up the fallen leaves.....
R-R-R-RACCOON!? |
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