Shizuoka Prefecture October 4-5 - The Mike Del Ferro Trio performed a unique blend of classic opera and jazz in front of full houses at the Yotsuike Muse Club in Hamamatsu and the Usagi Hall in Fukuroi City. As jazz chair of the American Voices program, Mike Del Ferro tours the world introducing his unique form of contemporary jazz to new audiences. Before their Fukuroi performance, the Mike Del Ferro Trio conducted a work shop for aspiring jazz musicians from local high schools.

The Nagoya American Center would like to thank the Scandinavian Japan Connection, Yotsuike Muse Club, the Fukuroi City Board of Education and Fukuroi City government for cosponsoring the Trio's tour in Shizuoka Prefecture. For more information about Mike Del Ferro, visit Here.

(Photo Left: The Mike Del Ferro Trio plays at the Yotsuike Muse Club in Hamamatsu.)
(Photo Right: The Mike Del Ferro Trio jams with Fukuroi High School students at a jazz workshop.)