I have been aspired for jazz musicians and have been playing the music for a long time, but I still don't get the certain sense of "this is jazz". But since I started music with thinking of "jazz is cool!" I still want to stick to jazz and that was why I decided to start a band with these members. The reason why I named my band "GNU" was that I wanted to play like a gnu, not like a lion or an elephant or a giraffe. I also liked the name "gnu" for a long time, and I wanted to start a band just like "Africa has a gnu, too." There is a sign "Last Stop" in subway station to mean a terminal. For me now, my last stop is GNU. Another band "Ne." is not like a jazz band, and "Ne." rather means "roots" and "sounds". In this band, I focus on doing something almost indulgently, just like a selfish old man :) In this time, Mr. Shibuya and Sotoyama will join us as guests. I have known Mr. Shibuya for a long time, and I always like his piano. I respect him a lot, and he often comes to play in my concerts of "Ne." since he thinks it is an interesting band. Sotoyama is also like that. He studied various fields and knows a lot about music, but he thinks "Ne." is interesting and comes to play with me whenever his schedule is available. They are my beloved elder and younger musicians. Please come to enjoy the good atmosphere of us on these two days.

■ Ryojiro Furusawa 2days ■

June 4th(wed) 5th(thu)
Open 19:30/Start 20:00 3,000 yen
4th(wed) 「GNU」
Ryojiro Furusawa（Ds）Akihirio Ishiwatari（G） Han Sato（Ts）Shinobu Ishizaki（As）Noboru Ando（B）

5th(thu) 「Ne.」
Ryojiro Furusawa（Ds,Key）Mika Fujinoki （Vo,Per）Han Sato（Ts）Shinobu Ishizaki （As）Toru Hayakawa（B）Noriaki Fukushima（Ds）
Special Guest：Takeshi Shibuya（P,Or）Akira Sotoyama（Per）Satoshi Izumi（G）