MITSURU TABATA / SHOJI HANO Duo (Jpn) Only Melbourne Show

For the first time ever in Australia: MITSURU TABATA (Boredoms, ZENI GEVA, Acid Mothers Temple etc) & SHOJI HANO (collaborator with Peter Brötzmann, Derek Bailey, Tetsu Yamauchi, Keiji Haino and in Dare Devil Band with Makoto Kawabata). This dynamic duo with amazing pedigree tour with their debut duo release "Meeting" (UFO Creations). Tabata - "When my high school band played in our hometown of Kyoto, we got an encore. Suddenly, a man with a piercing gaze asked if he could play our drums. We let him, and it turned out to be Shoji Hano. That was my very first encounter with free jazz drumming. Later, I connected with Hano-san through Makoto Kawabata of Acid Mothers Temple. Two years ago, while back in Kyoto, I passed by the site where that venue used to be and posted the story, tagging him. He noticed it and reached out, saying, "Why don’t we play together again?" That’s how it all started." Sunday (arvo) 2nd August Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar Don't miss this very special pairing of two Japanese improvisational giants!