Takuya Kuroda with The Dae Han Experience at Blue Note Hawaii

Takuya Kuroda with The Dae Han ExperienceWhether moving from Japan to the U.S. or navigating between the influences of jazz, soul, hip-hop, Afrobeat and electronica, trumpeter/composer Takuya Kuroda has never followed a straight path. On his fifth studio album and Concord Records debut, the aptly named Zigzagger, Kuroda darts between those wide-ranging interests with a funky swagger and an intensely swinging vigor. The deeply infectious album, finds the trumpeter snaking his way around the opposing poles of acoustic and electric, bristling grooves and blissed-out vibes, punchy brass and fluid synths, carving his own distinctive sonic path along the way.Life is sometimes not that easy, sometimes not so difficult, and it should never go straight, Kuroda says...

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Takuya Kuroda with The Dae Han ExperienceWhether moving from Japan to the U.S. or navigating between the influences of jazz, soul, hip-hop, Afrobeat and electronica, trumpeter/composer Takuya Kuroda has never followed a straight path. On his fifth studio album and Concord Records debut, the aptly named Zigzagger, Kuroda darts between those wide-ranging interests with a funky swagger and an intensely swinging vigor. The deeply infectious album, finds the trumpeter snaking his way around the opposing poles of acoustic and electric, bristling grooves and blissed-out vibes, punchy brass and fluid synths, carving his own distinctive sonic path along the way.Life is sometimes not that easy, sometimes not so difficult, and it should never go straight, Kuroda says. Its always zigzagging. So I put I my soul and spirit into that word.Tickets $25-$35__________________________________________CLUB POLICIESSeating is Communal & First Come, First Served$10 Food or Beverage Minimum Per Person Full Bar & Full Dinner Menu AvailableNo refunds or exchange. Please make sure you purchase tickets for the correct date and time. Mahalo!Click here to view seating chart full screen.

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