Hilton Hotel APAP showcase
January 10, 2009 | 9:30 pm - 10:05 pm
New York City
Golden Land Concerts & Connections Showcase
Sutton Suite- Regent Parlor at Hilton Hotel

Meg Okura (erhu & violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinobue)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (drums)

Fountain House
November 27, 2008 | 12:00 - 3:00 pm
New York City, NY
Fountain House Thanksgiving Special Dinner Party
Our original repertoire plus everyone's favorites from the American Songbook and classical, Tango and world repertoire.

Drom
November 02, 2008 | 8:00 p.m.
New York, NY
PACJE in Concert

Electrifying set of PACJE’s original repertoire plus very special guests!
Meg Okura (electric violin, violin, erhu)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jun Kubo (flute, shinobue)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (electric bass)
Alvester Garnett (drums)
plus amazing guests!

Dinner Cruise with Mariko Takahashi
November 01, 2008 | TBA
New York, NY
PACJE will perform at a very sepcial event. Singer Mariko Takahashi will celebrate her 35th Anniversaty concert on a boat- dinner cruise with live music by the PACJE.

Meg Okura (violin & erhu)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinobue)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (bass)
Alvester Garnett (drums)

Frying Pan @ Pier 66
October 04, 2008 to October 05, 2008

1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
New York
Open House New York
The Crane Wife
Choreography By Caron Eule
Original score by Meg Okura
C.Eule Dance & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Mamiko Kitaura (Musical director & piano)
Meg Okura (electric violin)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinobue)
Rubin Kodehli (electric cello)
Mathias Kunzli (percussion)
Katie Takahashi (vocal & narration)

Sister's Uptown Bookstore
October 02, 2008 | 8:00 pm
New York, NY
Uptown Jazz Night W/judith Insell
featuring
Meg Okura (violin & erhu)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinobue)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (bass)
Alvester Garnett (drums)
$15.00

Tenri Cultural Institute
September 19, 2008 | 6:30 p.m.
New York, NY
One Autumn Night
The Crane Wife/ Tsuru-no Ongaeshi Benefit for C. Eule Dance
-Live performances of Japanese Dance
- Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
-Live and Silent Auctions

Ome Shimin Hall - SOLD OUT!
June 21, 2008 | 1:30 p.m.
Tokyo, Japan
Meg Okura
Sam Newsome
Tommy Campbell
Mamiko Kitaura
Malcolm Kirby Jr.
Jun Kubo
Sarah Okura Demmie
Tim Demmie

Kick Back Cafe
June 19, 2008 | 7:30 p.m.
Sengawa, Tokyo, Japan
Meg Okura & Sam Newsome Quintet
plus
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble

feat: Tommy Campbell, Mamiko Kitaura, Malcolm Kirby, Jun Kubo, Sarah Okura Demmie

Kashiwa Glory Chapel
June 14, 2008 | 7:00 p.m.
Chiba
Meg Okura & Sam Newsome
with Satoko Okuyoshi on Piano
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University Settlement
May 31, 2008 | 3:00 pm & 8:00 pm
New York City, NY, http://www.universitysettlement.org/what/arts.html
The Crane Wife

University Settlement
May 30, 2008 | 8:00 pm
New York City, NY
The Crane Wife

Choreography by Caron Eule
Original Compositions by Meg Okura
PACJE & C. Eule Dance
feat: Hasi & Michelle Vargo

Musicians: Mamiko Kitaura, Jennifer Vincent, Jun Kubo, Matthias Kunzli, and Meg Okura

29th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival
May 10, 2008 | 4:15pm
New York, NY
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza

The Crane Wife
C. Eule Dance

Kumble Theater For Performing Arts
February 16, 2008 | 3:00 pm
Brooklyn, NY
production of the Crane Wife Family Program
Tickets: $15; $10 for students and children.
718-488-1624

Artistic Director and Choreographer: Caron Eule
Composer: Meg Okura
Japanese Movements and Dances by Momo Suzuki
Costume and Set Design: Maiko Chii
Stage Manager: Patrick Rinn
Lighting Designer: Christopher Edwards
Narrator:Allison Hiroto
Kinzo: Hasi
Yuki: Michelle Vargo
Cranes, Snow, and Japanese Performers…………………..Mona Afable, Ivanova Aguilar, Erin Hunter Jennings, Faith Hunter Kimberling, Gisela Quinteros, Yuu Fujita
Snow and Noblemen.................Cornelius Brown, Edgar L. Peterson, Matthew Wagner, Justin Wingenroth
Flute, Shinobue: Jun Kubo
Piano: Mamiko Kitaura
Cello: Jennifer Vincent
Percussion: Rich Stein
Conducting, Violin, Erhu: Meg Okura

Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
February 15, 2008 | 7:30 p.m.
Brooklyn, NY
Asian New Year Celebration 2008
"Lu Chai" - world premiere of a new work by Meg Okura performed by Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble.

"The Crane Wife" (Tsuruno Ongaeshi)
- a Japanese folk-tale told through contemporary music and dance.
Caron Eule (Choreographer)
Meg Okura (Composer)
C. Eule Dance & PACJE performing live music

Chinese folk dance and a dragon precession by Asian Student Association at Long Island University

Tickets: $15; $10 for students and children.
718-488-1624

Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
January 18, 2008 to January 23, 2008

10:00 am & 11:00 am
New York City, NY
PACJE TRIO
Educational Program: Cool Connections To Classics

Meg Okura (violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Rob Garcia (drums)

2008 Winter JazzFest at Knitting Factory
January 12, 2008 | 6:00 pm -3:00 am
New York City
PACJE w/ Meg Okura, Mamiko Kitaura, Jennifer Vincent, Jun Kubo, Willard Dyson & Sam Newsome

AND:
Aetherial Bass
Amir El Saffar Group
Ben Allison & Man Size Safe:
Chris Dave Trio
Dave Douglas Magic Circle
David Murray Black Saint Quartet
Don Byron, Iva Bittova, Lisa Moore
Doug Wamble Quartet
Eldar
JD Allen Trio
Lukas Ligeti's Hypercolor
Magos Herrera
Matana Roberts Coin Coin
Omer Avital & His Band of The East
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Travis Sullivan�s Bjorkestra
Wayne Horwitz Sweeter Than Water
Zim Ngqawana Quartet