日本クラブ サマーフェスティバル 2026「It’s Showtime」
The Penn Clubは、ペンシルバニア大学の卒業生や教職員のために設立された会員制のクラブです。ペンシルバニア大学は東海岸のアイビーリーク8校のうちの1つであり、トランプ大統領の母校としても知られています。また、ロビー奥にあるライブラリーには大学の設立者、ベンジャミン・フランクリンの名前が冠されています。
前半のレセプションでは、The Penn Club の歴史ある会場でビュッフェディナーをお召し上がりいただきながら、会員様同士のご歓談や生バンドの演奏をお楽しみいただきます。後半のエンターテイメントは『さあ、ショーの始まりです！(It’s Showtime)』ニューヨークを拠点に活動するフィジカルコメディアン・岩佐麻里子氏のパフォーマンス・ショーと、ニューヨーク在住のジャズトランぺッター・佐々木亮氏率いる「Ryo Sasaki Quintet + One」の演奏と歌声をご堪能いただきます。
夏の夜を彩る、笑いと心躍る音楽のショータイムで、非日常のエンターテインメント空間へご案内します。是非皆様ご参加ください。
7月22日（水）
6:00 ～8:30 PM（EDT）
【会場】
The Penn Club of New York
（30 W 44th St, New York, NY 10036）
【参加費】
日本クラブ会員 $180 / ゲスト・非会員 $220
（ディナー&ドリンク、税・サ料込み）
【ドレスコード】
ビジネスカジュアル
【定員】
80名様
※定員になり次第、受付を終了いたします
申込締切日：7月15日（水）
＜キャンセルポリシー＞
日本クラブ会員/家族会員
イベント開催の24時間前までのキャンセル：全額返金
イベント開催の24時間以内のキャンセル ：返金不可
一般（非会員）
イベント開催の48時間前までのキャンセル：全額返金
イベント開催の48時間以内のキャンセル ：返金不可
5:30 pm 開場 / チェックイン開始
6:00 – 6:20 pm ディナー (ビュッフェスタイル)
7:20 – 7:30 pm 開会、ご挨拶
7:30 – 8:30 pm エンターテイメント
8:30 pm クロージング
（※進行状況によっては多少前後いたします。）
クラウン（道化師）兼フィジカルコメディアン
大道芸でも芝居でもない、タップダンスあり、時には歌もありの「フィジカルコメディー」を取り入れた独自のパフォーマンスで観客を楽しませ、そして笑わせる － ニューヨークを拠点に活動するフィジカルコメディアン。世界的に有名な「リングリング・ブラザーズ・サーカス」に在籍し、クラウンとして約4年間活躍。全米とメキシコツアーに参加し、観客を魅了した。2018年にNY州シラキュースで上演された舞台作品「チャーリーブラウンクリスマス」のスヌーピー役での功績がセントラルニューヨークのシアターアワード(Syracuse Area Live Theater award)で評価され、助演女優賞を受賞。現在はニューヨークと東京を拠点に、劇場、オーケストラ、ミュージックライブ、子供向けイベントなど多岐にわたる舞台に出演し、クラシカル・タップ、ジャグリング、スラップスティック・コメディを融合させた独自のパフォーマンスを創作し、サーカス・アートやボードビル（寄席演芸）の楽しさを、あらゆる世代の観客に届けることを目指している。
Instagram @onlythismarikoiwasa717
佐々木 亮 Ryo Sasaki
トランペット
1976年、東京生まれ。千葉県立東葛飾高等学校入学と同時にトランペットを始める。1996年に渡米し、2000年までアメリカ・ボストンのBerklee College of Musicに在籍。Tiger Okoshi、Charles Lewis、Darren Barrettに師事し、ジャズ・パフォーマンス科を優秀な成績で卒業。2000年に帰国後は、日本各地のジャズクラブで演奏活動と後進の指導に取り組む。2006年にアメリカ永住権を取得し、活動の拠点をニューヨークへ移す。以来、The Blue Note、Dizzy’s Club、The Birdland、B.B. King’s、The Cotton Club、Smalls、 Mezzrow、Minton’s Playhouse、Smoke、St. Nick’s Pub、St. Peter’s Church、Midnight Blue、The Garage、The Carlyle、Rue Bなど、ニューヨークを代表する数多くのジャズクラブやライブハウスに出演。これまでに、Bill Crow、Charlie Persip、Ed Cherry、Billy Kaye、Dennis Davis、Tadataka Unno、Joe Cohn、Ron McClure、Montez Coleman、Amina Figarova、Fukushi Tainaka、 Toru Dodo、Michael Kanan、Grant Stewart、Jon De Martino、Greg Bandy、Neal Miner、 Ron Affifら、多くの著名ミュージシャンと共演を重ねている。2015年には、読売テレビの番組「ぐっと地球便」においてニューヨークでの活動と生活が特集され、大きな反響を呼んだ。現在は、Bill Crow、Steve Ash、Steve Littleとのカルテットを率い、2023年春より毎週日曜日にSmallsのレギュラー・ハウスバンドとして出演。ニューヨークのジャズシーンの第一線で精力的な演奏活動を続けている。リーダー作品に『Ryo’s Trio』『Joy Spring』『Pure Imagination』、Bill Crowとのトリオ作品『Two for the Road』『Here & Now』がある。また、サイドマンとしてのレコーディング作品も多数。近年では、Maria Nives Riggio『Where Daffodils Have Their Fun』（2026年）、Colin Heshmat『Elastic Groove』（2026年）などに参加している。近年は後進の育成にも力を注ぎ、自身のYouTubeチャンネルではジャズ・トランペットや即興演奏に関するレッスン動画を定期的に配信。国内外の演奏家や愛好家から高い支持を集めている。伝統的なジャズの精神を深く敬愛し、歌心を大切にした温かく伸びやかな音色と、余白を生かした繊細なインタープレイを信条とする。その演奏は、世代を超えたミュージシャンとの対話から生まれる豊かなスウィング感と、日本人ならではの美意識が融合した、誠実で心に響く音楽として高い評価を得ている。
Instagram @jazzparkrangers
Dan Block
クラリネット/サクソフォーン
Dan Block has a dual reputation in the jazz world. He is a mainstream player, yet is known as a specialist in traditional jazz. He is also very diverse, fitting like a chameleon in a host of musical genres on a host of instruments. He has worked as a sideman with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Maria Schneider, Ken Peplowski, Frank Wess, Tom Harold, and Wynton Marsalis (Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra). He is currently a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. In the more traditional jazz vein, he has worked frequently with Vince Giordano, Terry Waldo, and Marty Grosz. Quite a bit of his work has been with singers, working and recording with Michael Feinstein, Paul Simon, Tony Bennett, Linda Ronstadt, Rosemary Clooney, and Catherine Russell. Dan is a regular on the jazz party circuit playing every year at Chautauqua the past three years at Norwich as well as the Atlanta, Wilmington and San Diego parties. Block‘s clarinet and saxophone has been heard in a number of motion pictures, including The Aviator, The Good Shepherd, Revolutionary Road and Boardwalk Empire. He has also played on countless radio and television commercials. He has recorded for Atlantic, Arbors, concord and Music Minus One. His CD “Duology” received four stars in Downbeat. In the jazz world, there is a sadly a tendency to specialize on one genre pf music, one bag so to speak. We have the bebop camp, the traditional jazz camp, the pop-fusion camp and the avant-garde. Block is an exception to this rule primarily because he has such a passion for music. He chooses his own path and extends that passion to the audience. “Dan Block always sounds good whatever the call I’ve had the pleasure of hearing him in jam sessions and have worked with him as a member of Jerry Dodgion’s “Joy of Sax” and and he has performed with my Nonette at Dizzy‘s Coca-Cola room. He’s always on the case. Please don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy Dan Block” -Frank Wess
Gabrielle Stravelli
ボーカル
“Ms. Stravelli’s emotional intelligence coincides with a phenomenal voice that she wielded with an easygoing confidence and impeccable taste.” – The New York Times Vocalist & songwriter Gabrielle Stravelli brings to every performance soulful swing, sharp lyricism, and a deep connection to the American Songbook and jazz repertoire. Her career has been defined by highly individual choices and a genuine connection with audiences.
Gabrielle recently made debut appearances in the Royal Albert Hall’s Late Night Jazz series, at Carnegie Hall, with the New York Pops, and made her headlining debut at Dizzy’s Jazz Club in NYC. She will appear at the 2026 Lewiston Jazz Festival in New York and at the 2026 COTA Jazz Festival at the Deer Head Inn. Last year she headlined the 2025 Battersea Jazz Festival in London, toured South America, performing and teaching, and held her fifth month-long residency at Birdland Jazz Club in New York. Gabrielle has collaborated with world-renowned jazz pianist Fred Hersch three times, most recently recording his song cycle “Suspended In Time.” She toured the U.S. premiering “Abyssinian” with Wynton Marsalis and as a U.S. State Department “Jazz Ambassador” since 2015, she has performed and taught throughout Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South America.
Lumanyano Mzi
ドラム
Lumanyano Mzi is a South African-born, New York-based award-winning drummer, composer, producer, and bandleader. Born in Cape Town, Lumanyano’s musical journey began at the age of six when his curiosity led him to sneak out of his home to watch his father’s reggae band rehearse. That night, fate intervened when he stepped in for the missing drummer, impressing his father with his natural talent. From that moment, his passion for music flourished, shaped by the sounds of reggae, jazz, African music, and gospel, which deeply influenced his self-taught drumming style. He went on to formalize his training at the University of Cape Town’s South African College of Music, where he graduated in 2017. Seeking to expand his musical horizons, he moved to the United States in 2021 to study at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he graduated in 2024. With an extensive performance history alongside renowned local and international artists, Lumanyano continues to push creative boundaries. Whether on stage or in the studio, he remains a dynamic and collaborative force in the global music scene, dedicated to innovation and artistic growth. Released in 2025, iThemba Elitsha (A New Hope) his debut solo album and third as a bandleader, is a rich and unique sonic tapestry that inspires infinite hope for a better future. In a world riddled with existential angst, contradictions, and uncertainty, this musical offering serves as a welcome tonic. Through this project, Lumanyano captures the complexity of his personal journey while reflecting on a world that is constantly changing amidst an unrelenting search for meaning and healing. ARTISTS WORKED WITH INCLUDE: Larry Klien, Sona Jobarteh, Terry Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Freshly Ground, Mandisi Dyantyis, Elena Pinderhughes, Sibongile Khumalo, McCoy Mrubata, Judith Sephuma, Ruth Tafebe, Luciano, Eric Donaldson, Half pint, Everton Blender, Nando Mitchelin, Gloria Bosman, Turbulance, Jah Mason, Tyron Downie, Drie Manskap, Micheal Bester, Cedric “Congo” Myton, N8N, Meta & The Cornerstones, Pam Hall, to name a few.
Steve Ash
ピアニスト
New York City pianist Steve Ash is a favorite of those in the know – the ultimate sideman, and an extremely fine trio pianist as well. In his 40 years on the scene, he has appeared with Frank Wess, Jon Hendricks, Kurt Elling, Lew Tabackin, Chuck Israels, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes, Eddie Harris, Warren Vache, Harry Allen, Joe Magnarelli, Annie Ross, Mel Lewis and Vernell Fournier, just to name a few. He has performed in many New York City jazz clubs, including: The Blue Note, Village Vanguard, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola, Birdland, Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, Smalls, Mezzrow, Jazz Gallery, Iridium, Django, 55 Bar, Zinc Bar, and the 75 Club.
Steve was honored to be selected by The Kennedy Center and The U.S. State Department to tour West Africa and France as part of The Jazz Ambassadors in 2004. His touring experience also includes performing at The Bern Jazz Festival with Warren Vache’s All Stars in 2001, The Caesarea Jazz Festival in Israel with The Harry Allen Quartet in 2006, The New Mexico Jazz Festival with Jon Hendricks in 2012, Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai in 2018 with The Bruce Harris Quintet. His recordings include: Steve Ash, “You and the Night” (2024), Steve Ash, “Once I Loved” (2014), Hendrik Meurkins, “The Jazz Meurkengers” (2024), Gary Smulyan and Frank Basile, “Boss Baritones” (2024), Ian Clever “Yarn” (2025), Pureum Jin, The Empress, “Square One” (2025), Warren Vache’s “Swingtime” (2001) The Metropolitan Bopera-House, “Still Comin’ On Up” (1986) Barbara Lea with The Loren Schoenberg Big Band, “Black Butterfly” (2006) The Neal Miner Sextet, “The Evening Sound” (2006) Fabien Mary, “Conception” (2013) Steve’s piano can be heard in the movie “Evening” (2007), accompanying Claire Danes on “Time After Time” as well as on the movie’s soundtrack recording, playing a solo version of “Pretend”.
Website: steveashpiano.com
Tony Depaolis
ベース
Bassist and composer Tony DePaolis, a Pittsburgh native, is known for his unique voice in both songwriting and arranging. He began his career performing with Horace Silver alum, drummer Roger Humphries, and went on to collaborate with vocalist Sandy Staley and guitarist Jimmy Ponder. In the late 2000s, DePaolis played extensively with rising trumpet star Sean Jones. In 2009, DePaolis released his ambitious debut album *The Contemporary Dynamic*, a two-disc project featuring over thirty-six artists. His compositions and arrangements have been featured on recordings by Charles “Poogie” Bell, Francesco Lo Castro, and others. DePaolis studied Film Studies at Johns Hopkins University and participated in the 2008 Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead program. He currently resides in Brooklyn, NY.
