TAK MATSUMOTO AND DANIEL HO TOGETHER AT THE BLUE NOTE AND THE BILLBOARD LIVE IN 2017: ELECTRIC ISLAND, ACOUSTIC SEA

When you think of B'z, you think of a band that consistently sells out a venue when it comes to the United States.  And why won't it, when it has renowned guitarist, Tak Matsumoto?  As one of the few foreign guitarists to be given a signature Les Paul by Gibson, followed by other models such as the Double Cut Custom Ebony, in addition to being a co-winner of a Grammy award through a collaborative album with former Jazz Crusader Larry Carlton, you can expect Matsumoto to deliver only the best during a performance.

This is Hawaii
Next door to Paradise...

"Next Door to Paradise" was a song with many renditions, one of them by the late Don Ho.  Anyone who has danced hapa haole hulas would know the late Don Ho, as he or she would have danced to a few songs sung by the late Hawaiian singer.  Don Ho, however, was not the only well-known Hawaiian with that famous last name.  Long-time professional wrestling fans will remember a wrestler by the name of Dean Ho (real name: Dean Higuchi), who once held a World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Title with New Zealand's Tony Garea.  But when it comes to music, that famous last name is held by another, a six-time Grammy Award winner, multi-instumentalist and innovator of the Tiny Tenor and XS Soprano ukuleles, Daniel Ho.

Two Grammy award winners, one into hard rock, the other into Hawaiian and other genres such as  progressive jazz (with the band Kilauea).  In 2017, these two join forces to treat the live music audience in Japan to a fusion of their distinct, winning styles at the Blue Note in Tokyo and Nagoya as well as the Billboard Live in Osaka.  Electric Island, Acoustic Sea.  Lead guitar and ukulele.  Be sure to catch this duo on the following dates:

February 25, 2017 - Blue Note Tokyo
February 26, 2017 - Blue Note Tokyo
February 28, 2017 - Nagoya Blue Note
March 1, 2017 - Nagoya Blue Note
March 2, 2017 - Nagoya Blue Note
March 4, 2017 - Billboard Live Osaka
March 5, 2017 - Billboard Live Osaka
March 6, 2017 - Billboard Live Osaka
March 10, 2017 - Blue Note Tokyo
March 11, 2017 - Blue Note Tokyo
March 12, 2017 - Blue Note Tokyo

Tickets for all venues are priced at ¥12,000.  For the Bilboard Live Osaka, tickets for the Casual Area are priced at ¥11,000.  The prices quoted are just the music charge.  Any food or drink ordered is separately priced.  To purchase tickets for the shows, go to the link below.  You will find a calendar with links to each venue to facilitate your purchase.

If we would define the show in a different manner using the titles of another string virtuoso, Jean-luc Ponty, it could be referred to as an electric connection in an enigmatic ocean. A wave that turns into a musical adventure not just for these two winning musicians, but also for those who journey - perhaps, across that enigmatic ocean - to the venues to watch and listen to them.

Tak Matsumoto and Daniel Ho Live! 2017 - Electric Island, Acoustic Sea -
Daniel Ho Official Website
B'z Official Website