COMMITTEES
Smooth Tunes
Members interested in joining one of the committees listed should contact its chair or inquire at the General Manager’s Office.
by Nick Jones Recreation Tim Griffen
Years after first singing in a band as a junior high school student, Williams, accompanied by a pianist and double bassist, is set to wow Members the way she was mesmerized by the vocals of a jazz diva from Chicago. ®
(Tim Griffen) Recreation Subcommittees Bowling Pam Jenkinson Fitness Jerry Rosenberg Golf Steven Thomas Library Melanie Chetley Logan Room Diane Dooley Squash Nelson Graves & Alok Rakyan Swim Jesse Green & Stewart Homler
An Evening of Jazz with Hiroko Williams Saturday, August 28 7:30–9:30 p.m. Traders’ Bar ¥2,500 Adults only Sign up online or at the Member Services Desk Sponsored by the Entertainment Committee
Video Lisbeth Pentelius Youth Activities Jane Hunsaker Community Relations Stan Yukevich (Jeff McNeill) Community Relations Subcommittees Distinguished Achievement Award Jeff McNeill Independence Day Stan Yukevich & Barbara Hancock Sportsman of the Year Jeff McNeill Culture Eiji Arai (Per Knudsen) Culture Subcommittee Genkan Gallery Fred Harris Entertainment Per Knudsen (Per Knudsen) Finance Akihiko Mizuno Food & Beverage Craig Saphin (Amane Nakashima) Food & Beverage Subcommittee Wine Mark Baxter House Mary Saphin (Ira Wolf) House Subcommittee Architectural Michael Miller Human Resources Victoria Muir (Barbara Hancock) Membership Mark Saft (Mary Saphin) Membership Subcommittee Marketing Mark Saft (Nick Masee) Momokoogaki
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raders’ Bar takes on the ambience of a cool Shinjuku jazz club later this month as vocalist Hiroko Williams hosts a laidback evening of mellow jazz standards. A regular performer at such Tokyo live music spots as Body & Soul in Aoyama, this appearance marks her first at the Club. After years singing at various live venues in her hometown of Shizuoka City, Williams’ interest in jazz was piqued by a recording of the dulcet tones of the legendary American jazz singer Anita O’Day. Then, about six years ago, she decided to try to forge a full-time career in music. “I had auditions at some jazz clubs after moving to Tokyo and I passed,” she says. Since then, she has performed widely with a variety of talented musicians, appeared on television and released two albums, “From The Musicals” in December 2008 and “From The Movies” a month later. Her passion for performing for audiences, though, hasn’t dimmed. “When people listen to my singing and they have a good feeling,” she says, “I feel really good, too.”
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