Volume22
March 15 (Fri., 8:00 p.m.) Brett Larner (koto) solo; Kaffe Matthews (computer) and Tetsuro Yasunaga (computer) duo; and Andrea Neumann (inside piano) and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board). 2,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 21
February 28 (Thu., 8:00 p.m.) Aki Onda (cassette recorder) solo; and Aki Onda, Noriko Tsujiko and Sakana Hosomi (electronics trio + vocal). 2,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 20
November 23 (Fri.) Bernhard Günter; and Steve Roden; Anode with Yoshihide Otomo, Taku Sugimoto, Sachiko M, Tetuzi Akiyama, Yasuhiro Yoshigaki, Masahiro Uemura, Itoken, Kumiko Takara, and Mari Furuta; and Atsushi Sasaki (DJ). 3,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 19
November 5 (Mon.) Thomas Ankersmit (sax), Kazuo Imai (guitar), Sachiko M (sine waves), and Naoaki Miyamoto (guitar). 2,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 18
September 19 (Wed., 7:30 p.m.) Evan Parker (soprano sax) solo, with opening act: Erhard Hirt (guitar) solo. 3,500 yen (one drink included)
July 21 (Fri, 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.) and 22 (Sat, 2:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.)
Deluxe Improvisation Festival
Volume 17
June 23 (Sat, 8:00 p.m.) Annette Krebs (prepared guitar), Tetuzi Akiyama (guitar or turntable), Brett Larner (koto) and Taku Sugimoto (guitar). 3,000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 16
June 9 (Sat, 8:00 p.m.) Carl Stone (laptop computer). 3,000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 15
May 15 (Tue, 8:00 p.m.) Gene Coleman (bass clarinet), Ko Ishikawa (sho), Brett Larner (koto), Aya Motohashi (hichiriki) and Richard Teitelbaum (electronics, laptop computer). 3,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 14
April 28 (Sat, 8:00 p.m.): John Russell (acoustic guitar), Stefan Keune (sopranino sax) with guests Masahiko Okura (alto sax, bass clarinet) and Brett Larner (bass koto). 3,000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 13
April 14 (Sat, 8:00 p.m.): Kang Tae Hwan (alto sax) with I.S.O.: Yoshimitsu Ichiraku (percussion), Sachiko M (sampler with sine wave) and Yoshihide Otomo (turntable, guitar, electronics). 3,000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 12
March 21 (Wed, 8:00 p.m.): Elliott Sharp (sax, guitar) and Kazuo Imai (guitar). 3,000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 11
February 17 (8:00 p.m.): Scott Fields (guitar) plays duets with Samm Bennett (electronic percussion), Yoshiko Kanda (percussion) and Tetsu Saitoh (percussive contrabass). 2,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 10
January 5 (8:00 p.m.): Toshi Makihara (percussion), Utah Kawasaki (analog synthesizer), Brett Larner (gu zheng, electronics), Yuko Nexus6 (coffee mill and effector), Ami Yoshida (voice) and Taku Sugimoto (guitar). 2,500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 9
December 24 (7:00 p.m.): Taku Sugimoto Guitar Quartet: Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshimaru Nakamura, Yoshihide Otomo and Taku Sugimoto, plays holiday favourites. 2500 yen (milk and cookies included). Children under seven admitted free.
Volume 8
November 17 (8:00 p.m.): Brett Larner (17-string bass koto), Miki Maruta (21-string koto), and Minehiko Tanaka (sitar). 2500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 7
October 27 (8:00 p.m.): John Fahey (guitar). 3500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 6
September 28 (8:00 p.m.): Evan Parker (soprano sax). 3500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 5
August 6 (7:00 p.m.): Sachiko M (smpler with sine wave) and Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board). 2500 yen (one drink included)
Volume 4
July 1 (8:00 p.m.): Ito: Yuji Takahashi (one-string koto, shamisen, percussion, composition), Kazuko Takada (shamisen), Yuko Tanaka (futozao-shamisen), Yoko Nishi (koto), and Yoshiko Kanda (percussion). 3000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 3
June 2 (8:30 p.m.): Tetsu Saitoh (double bass). 2500 yen (one drink included)
Voume 2
April 22 (8:00 p.m.): Phil Minton (vocal), Yoshisaburo Toyozumi (drums), Brett Larner (17-string bass koto), and Eri Majima (dance). 3000 yen (one drink included)
Volume 1
March 3 (8:00 p.m.): Gianni Gebbia (alto sax), Samm Bennett (electronics), Kazuo Imai (guitar, electronics), and Brett Larner (21-string gu zheng). 2500 yen (one drink included)