A five, six, seven, eight…come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throughout the season.

Kuni Mikami is a Tokyo-born jazz pianist, composer, and educator who moved to New York City in 1974 to study with bebop master Barry Harris and pianist Norman Simmons. He spent over a decade performing with Lionel Hampton’s band and has also played with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Illinois Jacquet, and Dakota Staton. Currently leading the Cab Calloway Orchestra and his own trio, Mikami tours internationally and annually performs across Japan. He is also a published author of jazz instructional books and memoirs, and founded his own record label, 9245 Records.

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