LAKEPORT, Calif. – A special assembly of musicians from Japan come together for an evening of jazz on Saturday, June 29, at 7:00 pm at the Soper Reese Theatre.

Tickets are now on sale at $20, open seating.

Group leader and drummer, Akira Tana, brings his friends all the way from Osaka, Japan, for a show packed with swinging, unadulterated jazz organ music.

On the Hammond B3 is Atsuko Hashimoto who started playing the organ at the age of four. Joining the group for a special guest appearance is vocalist virtuoso, Kenny Washington, who has been called “one of the finest male jazz singers in the world” by JazzTimes Magazine.

The group is completed by Osaka musicians Yutaka Hashimoto on guitar, and Hideki Kawamura on tenor sax.

The Soper Reese Theatre is located at 275 S. Main St., Lakeport.

Tickets may be purchased at www.soperreesetheatre.com ; at the theatre’s box office, 275 S. Main St., Lakeport, two hours before show time; and at The Travel Center, 825 S. Main St., Lakeport, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The theater telephone is 707-263-0577; Travel Center phone is 707-263-3095.