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tbd_a quartet – take 4

Friday, January 25, 7-9 pm at Key Tea House and Kava Lounge inside Open Secret Bookstore

For their last appearance in January,  tbd_a quartet explores another variation with Mario Guarneri on trumpet, John Wiitala on bass, Akira Tana on drums, and guest artist John Schott on guitar.… Read More

Filed Under: 2019 January, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, John Schott, John Wiitala, Mario Guarneri, Open Secret Bookstore, tbd Quartet

tbd_a quartet – take 3

Friday, January 18, 7:30 pm at Key Tea House and Kava Lounge inside Open Secret Bookstore

With Mario Guarneri and Erik Jekabson on trumpets, Akira Tana on drums, John Wiitala on bass, and guest artist Randy Vincent on guitar, this is really an overlap of two quartets: the Guarneri Jazz Quartet plus tbd_a quartet.… Read More

Filed Under: 2019 January, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Erik Jekabson, John Wiitala, Mario Guarneri, Open Secret Bookstore, Randy Vincent, tbd Quartet

tbd_a quartet – take 2

Friday, January 11, 7:30 pm at Key Tea House and Kava Lounge inside Open Secret Bookstore

tbd_a quartet expands to include Mario Guarneri and Erik Jekabson on trumpets, Akira Tana on drums, with guest artists Tammy Hall on B3 organ and Jeff Massanari on guitar in the premiere performance of this combination.… Read More

Filed Under: 2019 January, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Erik Jekabson, Jeff Massanari, Mario Guarneri, Open Secret Bookstore, Tammy Hall, tbd Quartet

tbd_a quartet

Friday, December 14, 7:30 pm at Open Secret Bookstore

tbd_a quartet evolves out of the great West Coast jazz tradition begun by Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, and Stan Getz in the 1950s and 60s and explores a new sound through original and standard jazz vehicles, with a fresh and original take.… Read More

Filed Under: 2018 December, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Erik Jekabson, Mario Guarneri, Open Secret Bookstore, Peter Barshay

Akira Tana in the news


Akira Tana: Personable Percussion

In the January 2o18 issue of Jazz Journal Randy Smith hears tales from one of the drummers most widely travelled in the swing and bop circles of the 1970s and 80s, among older generation survivors such as Zoot Sims, Sonny Stitt and James Moody.… Read More

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Akira Tana, Jazz Journal

Akira Tana and Otonawa

Wednesday, October 10, 7:30 pm at California Jazz Conservatory’s Rendon Hall

Akira Tana and Otonowa play eye-opening, culture-bending Japanese jazz, bringing Tana’s consummate musical mastery into congruence with his deep Japanese cultural roots. Otonowa, meaning “sound circle,” features Tana on drums, Art Hirahara (piano), Masaru Koga (woodwinds, percussion) and Noriyuki “Ken” Okada (bass).… Read More

Filed Under: 2018 October, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Art Hirahara, California Jazz Conservatory, Ken Okada, Masau Koga

Mario Guarneri Quartet + tbd_a quartet

Wednesday, July 25 at 7:30, Rendon Hall at the California Jazz Conservatory

Jazz in the Neighborhood presents two sets featuring trumpeter Mario Guarneri. tbd_a quartet is named after the groups instrumentation and features Mario Guarneri and Erik Jekabson on trumpets, John Wiitala on bass, and Akira Tana at the drums. … Read More

Filed Under: 2018 July, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, California Jazz Conservatory, Erik Jekabson, John Wiitala, Mario Guarneri, Randy Vincent

Ono, Link, Keys & Tana

Wednesday, April 11, 7:30pm at California Jazz Conservatory

Swinging, unadulterated, classic jazz standards and blues at its best played by Hammond jazz organist Midori Ono along with the legendary guitarist Calvin Keys, saxophonist Lyle Link, and drummer Akira Tana.… Read More

Filed Under: 2018 April, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, California Jazz Conservatory, Calvin Keys, Lyle Link, Midori Ono

Words on Jazz with the Guarneri Jazz Quartet

Friday, February 9, 6-8pm at Copperfield’s Books, San Rafael

Jazz in the Neighborhood is introducing a new format — live music plus conversation — at some of our Copperfield’s Books events. It’s an opportunity to learn about the history, theory, and practice of jazz straight from the horse’s mouth.… Read More

Filed Under: 2018 February, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Copperfield's Books, Guarneri Jazz Quartet, John Wiitala, Mario Guarneri, Randy Vincent, Shana Dinha

Akira Tana & Secret Agent

Friday, August 11, 6pm at Copperfield’s Books | RSVP for free event |

Bond like you’ve never heard it before!

The Secret Agent Band plays the music of Bond (James Bond), shaken and stirred. Led by drummer Akira Tana, his team includes Nashville-based vocalist Annie Sellick with James Mahone on sax, Jeff Massanari on guitar, and Midori Ono, organ.… Read More

Filed Under: 2017 August, Events Tagged With: Akira Tana, Annie Sellick, Copperfield's Books, James Mahone, Jeff Massanari, Midori Ono

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