Venue: Rhythmscape
Details: https://www.facebook.com/events/971479811902283/
Rhythmscape organized this event
Rhythmscape
Duration: 2 hours
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Mysterious Planet Shishi-Dza-Dza (Leo)!
Formed in 2025, this performance ensemble brings together drums, saxophone/CDJ and Japanese shishimai lion dance. Lion-dance traditions are found throughout East Asia. This project summons Japan’s distinctive, independently evolved form from the Far East through percussion, wind instruments and electronics.
The lion descends and dances to the drums; the lion descends and dances to the saxophone,
the lion descends and dances to the sounds of the CDJ; the lion descends and dances with all things.
Dance, dance, dance. Dance with abandon!
Mysterious Planet Shishi-дза-дза!
– Formed in 2025. A unit featuring drums, saxophone/CDJs, and Japanese lion dance. Lion dances are widely seen throughout East Asia. This project brings the Japanese lion, a uniquely developed form of the Far East/Japan, down from the heavens using percussion, wind, and electronic instruments.
The lion descends and dances with drums,
The lion descends and dances with saxophone,
The lion descends and dances with CDJs,
The lion descends and dances with something else,
Dance, dance, dance. But dance!
[Event Information]
● Date and time | Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. (doors open 30 minutes before the show)
● Musicians |
Shu Akimoto / Drums
Yoshio Ootani / Saxophone
Mamoru Hoshi / Cello & Lion Dance
● Tickets | NT$500 (includes one selected drink)
● Venue | Rhythmscape
● Address | 5F-3, No. 15, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da’an District, Taipei
● Getting there | One-minute walk from Exit 4 of Zhongxiao Fuxing Station (next to Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle; enter through Dinghao Building)
● Tickets
1. Reserve through the form → https://pse.is/8uwqr8
2. Pay online by card → https://p.accu.ps/8uwqrq
3. Tickets at the door
● Venue | Rhythmscape
● Address | 5F-3, No. 15, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei
● Getting there | One-minute walk from Exit 4 of Zhongxiao Fuxing Station
● Landmark | Next to Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle; enter through Dinghao Building
[About the Musicians]
❑ Shu Akimoto / Drums
From Sapporo, Shu Akimoto graduated at the top of the jazz program at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in 2014. In 2013, he performed as a member of [Mysterious Priestess] as a member of the band, he appeared at Wacken Open Air, one of the world’s leading metal festivals, and also at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 2017, he joined Naruyoshi Kikuchi’s musical project and later appeared with Hakushi Hasegawa on THE FIRST TAKE and at Expo 2025 Osaka.
His collaborations and projects include Naruyoshi Kikuchi, DC/PRG, Styles of Radical Will, Dairo Suga / new little one, Hakushi Hasegawa, Mysterious Priestess, Klehe and a microtonal Lofi-Hip-Hop project using 36 equal temperament. He has been strongly influenced by Kikuchi.
From Sapporo. Shu Akimoto graduated at the top of jazz`s class from Senzoku College of Music in Japan in 2014.He appeared Wacken Open Air 2013 as [Mysterious Priestess], also Montreux Jazz Festival. Japan in 2017 as project of Naruyoshi Kikuchi. Played THE FIRST TAKE ＆ Expo 2025 Osaka : with Hasegawa Hakushi. Naruyoshi Kikuchi, DC/PRG, Styles of Radical Will, Dairo Suga / new little one, Hakushi Hasegawa, Mysterious Priestess, Klehe, 36 equal temperament microtonal Lofi-Hiphop. …and quite like Naruyoshi Kikuchi.
❑ Yoshio Ootani / Saxophone
Musician (saxophonist, arranger and rapper) and critic, Ootani is active in numerous bands, live improvisation sessions and stage-music productions. His books include Digitality of Sound and Words and Song as Fiction. A lecture series he co-hosted with Naruyoshi Kikuchi has also been widely acclaimed.
Musician (saxophonist, track maker, rapper) and Critic. Active in many bands, sessions, and stage music production.
His publications include “Digitality of Sound and Words” and “Song as Fiction.”
His lecture series with Naruyoshi Kikuchi has also been well-received.
❑ Mamoru Hoshi / Cello & Lion Dance
Born in 1959, Hoshi spent his early childhood in Africa, in what was then Rhodesia and is now Zimbabwe. Alongside playing cello and electric cello in a variety of ensembles, he works to pass on Kanda Bayashi, a traditional shrine-festival music designated an intangible cultural asset of Tokyo, performing on the shinobue flute and in lion dance.
In pursuit of the joy of dance and music, he has explored Celtic, Arabic, Turkish, South American and other folk traditions. Meeting leading Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita opened new perspectives on improvisation. He is also an active composer and has continued to publish solo work on YouTube in recent years. His books include A Guide to Listening-Stimulation Fiction (under the pen name Takehiko Ozawa); his latest collection is Stories About Food.
Born in 1959, he spent his childhood in Africa (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe).
He plays the cello and electric cello in various groups, while also carrying on the tradition of Kanda-bayashi, a Tokyo Intangible Cultural Property, music used for shrine festivals, playing the shinobue flute and performing the lion dance. Seeking the bliss of dance and music, he is drawn to Celtic, Arabic, Turkish and South American folk music, and other folk music, and his encounter with Japan’s leading jazz pianist, Yamashita Yosuke, opened his eyes to improvisation. He is also an active composer, and in recent years has been releasing his own works on YouTube. His publications include “A Guide to Auditory Stimulation Novels” (pen name: Takehiko Okusawa). His latest anthology publication is “Stories of Eating.”
Formed in 2025, this performance ensemble brings together drums, saxophone/CDJ and Japanese shishimai lion dance. Lion-dance traditions are found throughout East Asia. This project summons Japan’s distinctive, independently evolved form from the Far East through percussion, wind instruments and electronics.
The lion descends and dances to the drums; the lion descends and dances to the saxophone,
the lion descends and dances to the sounds of the CDJ; the lion descends and dances with all things.
Dance, dance, dance. Dance with abandon!
Mysterious Planet Shishi-дза-дза!
– Formed in 2025. A unit featuring drums, saxophone/CDJs, and Japanese lion dance. Lion dances are widely seen throughout East Asia. This project brings the Japanese lion, a uniquely developed form of the Far East/Japan, down from the heavens using percussion, wind, and electronic instruments.
The lion descends and dances with drums,
The lion descends and dances with saxophone,
The lion descends and dances with CDJs,
The lion descends and dances with something else,
Dance, dance, dance. But dance!
[Event Information]
● Date and time | Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 p.m. (doors open 30 minutes before the show)
● Musicians |
Shu Akimoto / Drums
Yoshio Ootani / Saxophone
Mamoru Hoshi / Cello & Lion Dance
● Tickets | NT$500 (includes one selected drink)
● Venue | Rhythmscape
● Address | 5F-3, No. 15, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da’an District, Taipei
● Getting there | One-minute walk from Exit 4 of Zhongxiao Fuxing Station (next to Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle; enter through Dinghao Building)
● Tickets
1. Reserve through the form → https://pse.is/8uwqr8
2. Pay online by card → https://p.accu.ps/8uwqrq
3. Tickets at the door
● Venue | Rhythmscape
● Address | 5F-3, No. 15, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei
● Getting there | One-minute walk from Exit 4 of Zhongxiao Fuxing Station
● Landmark | Next to Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle; enter through Dinghao Building
[About the Musicians]
❑ Shu Akimoto / Drums
From Sapporo, Shu Akimoto graduated at the top of the jazz program at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in 2014. In 2013, he performed as a member of [Mysterious Priestess] as a member of the band, he appeared at Wacken Open Air, one of the world’s leading metal festivals, and also at the Montreux Jazz Festival. In 2017, he joined Naruyoshi Kikuchi’s musical project and later appeared with Hakushi Hasegawa on THE FIRST TAKE and at Expo 2025 Osaka.
His collaborations and projects include Naruyoshi Kikuchi, DC/PRG, Styles of Radical Will, Dairo Suga / new little one, Hakushi Hasegawa, Mysterious Priestess, Klehe and a microtonal Lofi-Hip-Hop project using 36 equal temperament. He has been strongly influenced by Kikuchi.
From Sapporo. Shu Akimoto graduated at the top of jazz`s class from Senzoku College of Music in Japan in 2014.He appeared Wacken Open Air 2013 as [Mysterious Priestess], also Montreux Jazz Festival. Japan in 2017 as project of Naruyoshi Kikuchi. Played THE FIRST TAKE ＆ Expo 2025 Osaka : with Hasegawa Hakushi. Naruyoshi Kikuchi, DC/PRG, Styles of Radical Will, Dairo Suga / new little one, Hakushi Hasegawa, Mysterious Priestess, Klehe, 36 equal temperament microtonal Lofi-Hiphop. …and quite like Naruyoshi Kikuchi.
❑ Yoshio Ootani / Saxophone
Musician (saxophonist, arranger and rapper) and critic, Ootani is active in numerous bands, live improvisation sessions and stage-music productions. His books include Digitality of Sound and Words and Song as Fiction. A lecture series he co-hosted with Naruyoshi Kikuchi has also been widely acclaimed.
Musician (saxophonist, track maker, rapper) and Critic. Active in many bands, sessions, and stage music production.
His publications include “Digitality of Sound and Words” and “Song as Fiction.”
His lecture series with Naruyoshi Kikuchi has also been well-received.
❑ Mamoru Hoshi / Cello & Lion Dance
Born in 1959, Hoshi spent his early childhood in Africa, in what was then Rhodesia and is now Zimbabwe. Alongside playing cello and electric cello in a variety of ensembles, he works to pass on Kanda Bayashi, a traditional shrine-festival music designated an intangible cultural asset of Tokyo, performing on the shinobue flute and in lion dance.
In pursuit of the joy of dance and music, he has explored Celtic, Arabic, Turkish, South American and other folk traditions. Meeting leading Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita opened new perspectives on improvisation. He is also an active composer and has continued to publish solo work on YouTube in recent years. His books include A Guide to Listening-Stimulation Fiction (under the pen name Takehiko Ozawa); his latest collection is Stories About Food.
Born in 1959, he spent his childhood in Africa (Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe).
He plays the cello and electric cello in various groups, while also carrying on the tradition of Kanda-bayashi, a Tokyo Intangible Cultural Property, music used for shrine festivals, playing the shinobue flute and performing the lion dance. Seeking the bliss of dance and music, he is drawn to Celtic, Arabic, Turkish and South American folk music, and other folk music, and his encounter with Japan’s leading jazz pianist, Yamashita Yosuke, opened his eyes to improvisation. He is also an active composer, and in recent years has been releasing his own works on YouTube. His publications include “A Guide to Auditory Stimulation Novels” (pen name: Takehiko Okusawa). His latest anthology publication is “Stories of Eating.”