Toshi’s latest show will be a Summer Special Edition featuring the songs of Japanese pop diva Hiromi Iwasaki, celebrating her 40 years in show business. Toshi is a big fan and has selected his favorite Iwasaki songs, reimagining her hits in Samba, Jazz, Salsa, Rap, Funk and Bossa Nova styles. Toshi will perform with American musicians on piano, bass, drums and backup. Performance in English. Americans welcome!

Toshi Cappuccino has performed at the Duplex 22 times since March 2013. His performances there have consistently sold out. His new show will be a Summer Special Edition featuring the songs of Japanese pop diva Hiromi Iwasaki, celebrating her 40 years in show business. Toshi is a big fan and has selected his favorite Iwasaki songs, reimagining her hits in Samba, Jazz, Salsa, Rap, Funk and Bossa Nova styles. Toshi will perform with American musicians on piano, bass, drums and backup. Performance in English. Americans welcome!

This show is written, produced, directed and performed by Toshi Cappuccino. A native of Hakata, he is an entertainer, critic, producer, TV personality, and a voter for the New York Drama Desk Awards. Toshi is also member of WAHAHA-Hompo, one of Japan’s biggest comedy troupes.

Piano: Alan Eicher
Bass: Lars Ekman
Drums and percussion: Greg Burrows
Chorus: Akiko Hiroshima
Musical Directors: Alan Eicher, Yako Eicher
Assistant Director: Fumiko Tanaka
Written, produced, directed and performed by Toshi Hirano Cappuccino

ALAN EICHER, Piano. Alan attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship studying jazz composition and piano performance. He received his B.S. in music from Lehman College. He has performed in a diverse variety of settings including working as a rehearsal pianist for Steven Sondhiem and has performed and/or recorded with the Charles McPherson Quartet, the Lou Donaldson Quartet, Dr. Lyn Christie Trio, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra, comedian Steve Allen, The Drifters, The Five Satins, Shunzo Ohno Jim Cammack, Kim Plainfield, Buddy Williams, Kenwood Dennard, and Emedin Rivera. He currently performs as a leader and sideman in several New York area groups and has recently toured in Japan with Shunzo Ohno and Shiro Sadamura.

LARS EKMAN, Bass. Swedish born, New York based Lars Ekman is an integral part of today's jazz scene. Lars spent the first years of his career in Sweden, playing with highly respected musicians like Magnus Lindgren and Bernt Rosengren as well as in the hyped Nina Ramsby Ludvig Berghe Trio. In early 2013 he found himself permanently living in New York and performing daily in venues such as Small's, 55 Bar and Fat Cat along with some of the city's top musicians. He has also been writing arrangements for everything from French chansons to modern pop and rock. He has recorded over 30 albums as a sideman and in 2008 he recorded his debut album Introducing Lars Ekman and released it on Stockholm Jazz Records to critical acclaim.

GREG BURROWS, Drums. Greg has been playing drums and percussion instruments since childhood. While rooted most deeply in jazz, he plays nearly all styles of music such as rock n roll, blues, punk, New Music, free improvisation, and various Latin music traditions. His most current focus is playing, programming, sound design and mixing. He is preparing beats and mixes that will end up on radio spots, in clubs, and for film/television. He has performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center, the Blue Note (NY), the International World Music Festival of Louisiana, Haus Der Kulturen in Berlin, Ghetto Club in Istanbul, Barbes in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and many other venues, festivals and private events in New York City and worldwide.



*Drinks Must be purchased In the Cabaret Theatre to count towards the Minimum.