2019 Performance Schedules
November
4- Johnson County Landmark Performance at The Concert Hall with guest artist Derrick Gardner (University of Iowa, School of Music)
September
24- Johnson County Landmark Performance at The Mill (Iowa City), 9:00-10:00 pm
*The UI Graduate Jazz Combo performance (dir: Prof. Damani Philips) from 7:30-8:30 pm
2- University of Iowa Jazz Area Jam Session at The Graduate (Iowa City), 7:30-10:00 pm
July
19- Mo Java Cafe (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Group **Fundraising Performance for Audubon Nebraska
June
1- Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
May
24- Coffee Hag (Mankato, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
17- Arts Center of Saint Peter (Saint Peter, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
6- Gustavus Vocal Jazz Ensemble with guest artist Christine Hitt
5-Gustavus Jazz Ensemble (dir: Prof. Dave Stamps) /Adolphus Jazz Ensemble Concert
April
13- Coffee Hag (Mankato, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
6- Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, NE)
March
24- Patrick’s on Third (St. Peter, MN)
8- Gustavus Adolphus College Christ Chapel (St. Peter, MN) Memorial Concert for Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami
1- Gustavus Jazz Jamboree (St. Peter, MN)
February
22- Coffee Hag (Mankato, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
16- Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
2- Wilderness Ridge (Omaha, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
1- Chez SoDo (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
January
16- Jambo Cat (Omaha, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
12- Aizu Kaeigura (Fukushima, Japan)-Masa Ishikawa Trio
Selected Past Performances
2018
August
22- Jambo Cat (Omaha, NE)- Shawn Bell Quartet
July
17- Tower Jazz (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
18- Jambo Cat (Omaha, NE)- Shawn Bell Quartet
22-Chikufudo (Nagano, Japan)- Japan premier of Migration- Suguru Ito (piano) Yoko Toyama (violin)
May
25-New Ulm Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
April
23-Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN)- Gustavus Faculty Jazz Recital
March
11- Smile for Japan (Seattle, WA)- Masa Ishikawa Sextet (fundraising performance for the victims of Japan’s 2011 Great East earthquake and tsunami)
23-Chankaska Windery (Kasota, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Duo
25-Patrick’s on Third (St. Peter, MN)
31-Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, NE)
February
2-The Pioneer Theater (Fremont, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
3-Wilderness Ridge (Lincoln, NE)
12-Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN)- Gustavus Faculty Jazz Recital
16-New Ulm Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
18-Coffee Hag (Mankato, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
25-Pub 500 (Mankato, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
January
5-30 Artist Residency at Caldera (Sisters, OR)
2017
December
9-The Pantry (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
16-Chankaska Windery (Kasota, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Duo
23-The Cottonwood (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
29-Mo Java Cafe (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
November
4-New Ulm Grand Kabaret (New Ulm, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
October
3-Music at the Nobel Conference (St. Peter, MN)- Gustavus Faculty Jazz
6-Chankaska Winery (Kasota, MN)- Masa Ishikawa Duo
August
26- The Cottonwood (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Quintet
July
7- Meadowlark Coffee (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa and The Jazz Transients
19- Crescent Moon (Lincoln, NE)- The Jazz Transients
21- Mo Java Cafe (Lincoln, NE)- The Jazz Transients
26-The Zoo Bar (Lincoln, NE)- The Jazz Transients
June
5-19 Artist Residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts (Saratoga, WY)
March
5- Smile for Japan (Seattle, WA)- Masa Ishikawa Quartet (fundraising performance for the victims of Japan’s 2011 Great East earthquake and tsunami)
3- Gustavus Adolphus College (St. Peter, MN)- Gustavus Faculty Jazz Composition Recital
February
1- The Zoo Bar (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Quintet
January
2-13 Artist Residency at Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts
6 Minden Opera House (Minden, NE)- performance of Migration by Nebraska Sonata Project
2016
November
19- House of Loom (Omaha, NE)- performance of Migration by Nebraska Sonata Project
October
7- Central City Performing Arts Center (Central City, NE)- Premier performance of Migration by Nebraska Sonata Project
August
19- The Cottonwood (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Quintet
May
26- Jacksonville Jazz Festival Jazz Piano Competition Finalist Performance (Jacksonville, FL)
6-Guest Artist: Gustavus Adolphus College Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert (St. Peter, MN)
March
10- University of Nebraska-Lincoln Japan Festival (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
2015
December
16- The Zoo Bar (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Quartet
November
15- The Zoo Bar (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
19- The Cottonwood (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
27- Mo Java Cafe (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
October
9- The Vega (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa Trio
July
29- Aizu Keikodo (Fukushima, Japan)- performance of Wasururuka by Suguru Ito (piano)
April
9- University of Nebraska Heritage Room (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa solo piano performance of Wasururuka
7- University of Nebraska Lincoln (Lincoln, NE)- Masa Ishikawa D.M.A recital- premier performance of Suite for the Forgotten