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		<title>SAKURA ALBUM RELEASE LIVE POSTER</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2012/03/02/sakura-album-release-live-poster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[　 SAKURA album release live@ Dizzy&#8217;s Club Coca Cola Date: Monday, March 19th. 7:30PM &#038;9:30PM Cover: $20/ $10 with valid student ID Dizzy&#8217;s Club Coca Cola 33 W 60th St New York, NY 10023-7905 (212) 258-9595 http://jalc.org/ Featuring Jerry Weldon &#8211; tenor sax Joe Magnarelli - trumpet, flugelhorn Bob DeVos &#8211; guitar Rudy Petschauer &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_200" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sakura_live_front.jpg"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sakura_live_front.jpg" alt="" title="sakura_live_front" width="550" height="800" class="size-full wp-image-200" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">SAKURA ALBUM RELEASE LIVE POSTER</p></div><br />
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<div id="attachment_201" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sakura_live_back.jpg"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sakura_live_back.jpg" alt="" title="sakura_live_back" width="550" height="821" class="size-full wp-image-201" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">SAKURA ALBUM RELEASE LIVE POSTER</p></div></p>
<p><b>SAKURA album release live@ Dizzy&#8217;s Club Coca Cola</b><br />
Date: <b>Monday, March 19th. 7:30PM &#038;9:30PM</b><br />
<span id="more-199"></span>Cover: $20/ $10 with valid student ID</p>
<div id="attachment_202" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://www.jalc.org/dccc/details09.asp?EventID=3028"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dizzy_akiko_sakura_1.jpg" alt="" title="dizzy_akiko_sakura_1" width="550" height="378" class="size-full wp-image-202" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">@ Dizzy&#039;s Club Coca Cola</p></div>
<p><b><a href="http://jalc.org/">Dizzy&#8217;s Club Coca Cola</a></b><br />
33 W 60th St  New York, NY 10023-7905<br />
(212) 258-9595<br />
<a href="http://jalc.org/">http://jalc.org/</a></p>
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<p>Featuring<br />
<!--more--><b>Jerry Weldon</b> &#8211; tenor sax<br />
<b>Joe Magnarelli </b>- trumpet, flugelhorn<br />
<b>Bob DeVos</b> &#8211; guitar<br />
<b>Rudy Petschauer</b> &#8211; drums<br />
<b>Akiko Tsuruga</b> &#8211; Hammond B3 Organ</p>
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		<title>Sakura is #7 first week out on Jazz Week Chart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>SAKURA on Amazon.com</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2012/02/09/sakura-on-amazon-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akiko&#8217;s new album SAKURA will be available on Amazon.com on Feb 14. Check out the audio sample at Amazon.com now!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_176" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sakura/dp/B007407SVS/"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sakura_amazon_com_pre_order.jpg" alt="" title="sakura_amazon_com_pre_order" width="550" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-176" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Amazon.com</p></div>
<p>Akiko&#8217;s new album SAKURA will be available on Amazon.com on Feb 14.</p>
<p>Check out the audio sample at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sakura/dp/B007407SVS/">Amazon.com</a> now!</p>
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		<title>Lou Donaldson Quartet Japan Tour 2012</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2012/02/09/lou-donaldson-quartet-japan-tour-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akiko will appears at Blue Note Tokyo and Nagoya Blue Note with Lou Donaldson Quartet. For more information: Blue Note Tokyo, Nagoya Blue Note]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_166" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://www.bluenote.co.jp/jp/artist/lou-donaldson/"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lou_donaldson_blue_note_tokyo_2012.jpg" alt="" title="lou_donaldson_blue_note_tokyo_2012" width="550" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-166" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Blue Note Tokyo</p></div>
<p>Akiko will appears at Blue Note Tokyo and Nagoya Blue Note with Lou Donaldson Quartet.</p>
<p><span id="more-165"></span><iframe width="550" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cpp-b_LHAlo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>For more information:  <a href="http://bluenote.co.jp/jp/schedule/index.php?yr=2012&#038;mn=3">Blue Note Tokyo</a>, <a href="http://www.nagoya-bluenote.com/schedule/201203.html">Nagoya Blue Note</a></p>
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		<title>Facebook fan page</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2012/01/05/facebook-fan-page/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akiko&#8217;s Facebook fan page just opened. Check it out!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Akiko&#8217;s Facebook fan page just opened. Check it out! </p>
<p> <iframe src="//www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FAkiko-Tsuruga%2F332471836763749&amp;width=560&amp;height=290&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;show_faces=true&amp;border_color&amp;stream=false&amp;header=true" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:560px; height:290px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></p>
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		<title>Happy New Year!!</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2012/01/05/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May the New Year turn out to be the happiest and the best for you. Happy new year! Akiko Tsuruga]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May the New Year turn out to be the happiest and the best for you. </p>
<p>Happy new year! </p>
<p>Akiko Tsuruga</p>
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		<title>AKIKO TSURUGA JAPAN TOUR 2011</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2011/08/20/akiko-tsuruga-japan-tour-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Akiko Tsuruga announced her tour, &#8220;AKIKO TSURUGA JAPAN TOUR 2011&#8243; for this fall, which kicks off in Kyoto, Japan in 27th October and ends in Yokohama in 6th November. Download the Poster &#8220;AKIKO TSURUGA JAPAN TOUR 2011&#8243; ジャズの本場米国で活躍するハモンドオルガン奏者敦賀明子の2011年日本ツアー（2011年10月27日～11月6日）が今年も開催されることになりました。ツアー日程、開催場所・時間等詳細は以下の通りになります。 10月27日（木）　19:30開演 場所：京都ル・クラブ・ジャズ 住所：京都市中京区三条通御幸町西入弁慶石町48 電話番号：075-211-5800 メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドB3オルガン）井上智（ギター）光田臣（ドラム） ＊ツアー初日は2005年京都から。ここで智さんと一緒に演奏するのは、2005年にドラムのグラディ・テイトを迎えての私のデビューアルバム「ハーレム・ドリームズ」の発売ツアー以来です。 10月28日（金）　　18:30開場、19:30開演 場所：豊橋シャギー 住所：　愛知県豊橋市広小路1-1（JR豊橋駅東口前） 電話番号: 0532-55-1155 チャージ：前売り3000円 メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドオルガン）井上智（ギター）倉田大輔（ドラム） ＊年々盛り上がっている豊橋での演奏。今年は何が飛び出すのかしら？楽しみ！ 10月29日(土)　18:00開場、1st 19:45　2nd 21:30 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_59" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 560px"><a href="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2011/08/20/akiko-tsuruga-japan-tour-2011/"><img src="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poster2011_for_article.jpg" alt="" title="poster2011_for_article" width="550" height="300" class="size-full wp-image-59" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Akiko Tsuruga Japan Tour 2011</p></div>
<p>Akiko Tsuruga announced her tour, &#8220;AKIKO TSURUGA JAPAN TOUR 2011&#8243; for this fall, which kicks off in Kyoto, Japan in 27th October and ends in Yokohama in 6th November.</p>
<p><a href="http://akikotsuruga.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/poster_2011.jpg" class="lightbox">Download the Poster &#8220;AKIKO TSURUGA JAPAN TOUR 2011&#8243;</a></p>
<p><span id="more-53"></span>ジャズの本場米国で活躍するハモンドオルガン奏者敦賀明子の2011年日本ツアー（2011年10月27日～11月6日）が今年も開催されることになりました。ツアー日程、開催場所・時間等詳細は以下の通りになります。</p>
<p><b>10月27日（木）　19:30開演</b><br />
場所：京都<a href="http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/ktsin/">ル・クラブ・ジャズ</a><br />
住所：京都市中京区三条通御幸町西入弁慶石町48<br />
電話番号：075-211-5800<br />
メンバー：<a href="http://akikotsuruga.com/">敦賀明子</a>（ハモンドB3オルガン）<a href="http://www.satoshiinoue.com/">井上智</a>（ギター）<a href="http://78787878.web.fc2.com/">光田臣</a>（ドラム）<br />
＊ツアー初日は2005年京都から。ここで智さんと一緒に演奏するのは、2005年にドラムのグラディ・テイトを迎えての私のデビューアルバム「ハーレム・ドリームズ」の発売ツアー以来です。</p>
<p><b>10月28日（金）　　18:30開場、19:30開演</b><br />
場所：<a href="http://www.t-green.co.jp/index_shaggy.html">豊橋シャギー</a><br />
住所：　愛知県豊橋市広小路1-1（JR豊橋駅東口前）<br />
電話番号: 0532-55-1155<br />
チャージ：前売り3000円<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドオルガン）井上智（ギター）<a href="http://kuratajazz.com/">倉田大輔</a>（ドラム）<br />
＊年々盛り上がっている豊橋での演奏。今年は何が飛び出すのかしら？楽しみ！</p>
<p><b>10月29日(土)　18:00開場、1st 19:45　2nd 21:30</b><br />
場所：大阪<a href="http://www.jazzontop.com/index2.htm">Jazz On Top</a><br />
住所：大阪市北区曽根崎新地2－3－13　若杉大阪駅前ビルB1F<br />
電話番号:０６－６３４１－０１４７<br />
チャージ：（前売）3500円　（当日）4000円<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドB3オルガン）井上智（ギター）光田臣（ドラム）<br />
＊地元大阪は久しぶりにJazz On Topに登場します！こうご期待。</p>
<p><b>10月30日(日)　18:00開場、19:30開演</b><br />
場所：名古屋<a href="http://www.stareyes.co.jp/">Star Eyes</a>　<br />
住所：　名古屋市千種区菊坂町3-4-1　Gハウスビル1F<br />
電話番号：　052-763-2636<br />
チャージ：3300円<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドB3オルガン）井上智（ギター）倉田大輔（ドラム）<br />
＊毎年お店に一歩足を踏み入れると「今年も帰ってきた！」という気分になります。マスターの笑顔、そしてステージから客席を見たときの何とも絵になる景色。あー早く演奏したいなぁ～</p>
<p><b>10月31日(月)　18:30開場　19:30開演</b><br />
場所：岡崎<a href="http://okazaki-satindoll.com/">サテンドール</a><br />
住所：岡崎市日名南町17-7　レジャ－ビル2F<br />
電話番号：　0564-28-7799<br />
チャージ：3500円<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドオルガン）井上智（ギター）倉田大輔（ドラム）<br />
＊2011年ツアーのSomething New第1弾はここ、サテンドール。岡崎のジャズが暑いという話しは方々から聞いているのでどんな風になるのか楽しみ！</p>
<p><b>11月1日(火)　1８：00開場、19：30開演</b><br />
場所：　東京<a href="http://www.bluesalley.co.jp/">Blues Alleyジャパン</a><br />
住所：　東京都目黒区目黒１－３－１４　ホテルウィング・インターナショナル目黒Ｂ１Ｆ<br />
電話番号：　03-5496-4381<br />
チャージ：4000円<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドB3オルガン）井上智（ギター）倉田大輔（ドラム）<br />
＊昨年、演奏しているときにあまりに楽器の鳴りがよく、思わず「こんなにいい楽器を思いっきり弾くことができて、まるでここはオルガンのディズニーランド」と言ってしまったほど、お店の方の楽器への愛情が感じられる場所です。今年はどのオルガンで弾こうかしらねぇ～</p>
<p><b>11月2日(水)3日（木）北海道</b><br />
11月4日(金)19：00開場、19：30開演<br />
場所：札幌<a href="http://houseofjazz.jp/">ハウス・オブ・ジャズ</a><br />
住所：札幌市中央区南3条西27丁目1-15　　地下鉄東西線「円山公園」駅から徒歩5分<br />
電話番号：　011-611-9037<br />
チャージ： 前売3,000円　当日3,500円<br />
※ドリンク類は会場にて別途販売（300円～）<br />
メンバー：敦賀明子（ハモンドオルガン）<a href="http://jingers.at.webry.info/">泉功一郎</a>（ギター）舘山健二（ドラム）<br />
＊2011年ツアーのSomething New第二弾はここ札幌！そして今年の北海道トリオは「ジャズの館」に登場します！</p>
<p><b>11月6日(日)<a href="http://musicfair.jp/exhibitor/information.html?id=MF11022">楽器フェア</a>（ハモンドスズキ）</b><br />
パシフィコ横浜　<br />
＊アメリカの楽器フェア、Namm Showに引き続き、日本でもHammond SKシリーズのデモンストレートをさせてもらうことになりました！ハーモニカの田中光栄さんとのデュオもありますよ。</p>
<p>おまけ：<br />
＊今年も各地でレッスンをします。希望される方、お早めにお知らせください！ </p>
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		<title>DownBeat Magazine 59th Annual Critics Poll</title>
		<link>http://akikotsuruga.com/en/2011/07/04/downbeat-magazine-59th-annual-critics/</link>
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		<title>Lou Donaldson Quartet at Birdland</title>
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		<title>Akiko Tsuruga at Japion Magazine</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Would be nice if you can) Take my music into your heart along with your sweet memories &#8211; Akiko Tsuruga (Hammond Organ Player) Ms. Akiko Tsuruga, a Hammond organist, is keeping herself busy playing at jazz clubs in and out of the city as well as touring nationally and internationally. Hammond organ is an analog [...]]]></description>
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<p><b>(Would be nice if you can) Take my music into your heart along with your sweet memories &#8211; Akiko Tsuruga (Hammond Organ Player)</b></p>
<p>Ms. Akiko Tsuruga, a Hammond organist, is keeping herself busy playing at jazz clubs in and out of the city as well as touring nationally and internationally. Hammond organ is an analog electronic organ and the first of the kind. It uses tube preamplifier and generates warm, distinctive analog sound. It requires intricate timber control, and Ms. Tsuruga says &#8220;This instrument has a full of possibilities because the sound will never be the same and vary by each environment (in where each organ is played).&#8221; Each player creates the sound on the spot instinctively, and she often learns new things led by this instant creation. That is surely one of the appealing parts about the instrument. In 197O&#8217;s, Hammond organ was no longer in production; therefore, the instrument needs to be constantly maintained to keep its condition. However, still technical hitches cannot be avoided. &#8220;Say&#8230; even some note won&#8217;t come out. I imagine that note and make myself believe that I hear it!&#8221; Ms. Tsuruga laughs.</p>
<p><span id="more-80"></span>Ms. Tsuruga plays with power and grace that echoes the warmth in her character. Indeed, her aura is truly reminding us of spring, the season of new green leaves. Her music theme is &#8220;SWEET &#038; FUNKY,&#8221; and it was one of her album title. &#8220;Soulful and funky sounds are definitely what the organ owns and the real thrill. However, instead of chasing after the masculinity in sound, I rather want to pay attention to and express the sweetness and softness of what feminacy carries.&#8221; Accepting the fact that she is unable to play like the male jazz greats who were born and raised in Harlem, she refused to mimic those men and became aware of the sound that Japanese woman as her own being. As the result her Sweet &#038; Funky jazz style was born.</p>
<p>For those who are unfamiliar with jazz, she advises &#8220;Don&#8217;t be distant because it sounds difficult. Find something suits you. You may find a kind of jazz that makes you move, and may find a kind ofjazz that makes you emotional. Don&#8217;t give up even you don&#8217;t understand in your head. Please search for the jazz that speaks to you.&#8221; &#8220;As a musician, I will be very happy if my music can linger in the listener&#8217;s memory along with sweet and precious memories of their own.&#8221;</p>
<p>from <b>JAPION VOL. 554, FRIDAV, APRIL 23RD ISSUE, P4</b></p>
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