Jazz Open Mic Night W/ Kenji – Thursdays 7-9PM
Kenji Aihara – Open Mic Jazz – Sign-ups until 8:45PM
Kenji was born in Hokkaido, Japan. He moved to the US after graduating from high school. As a classical guitar performance major with a jazz scholarship at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, Kenji performed in many concerts and festivals and received awards at the Northwest Jazz Festival, Reno Jazz Festival, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and Fullerton College Jazz Festival.
Kenji and his groups have opened for national acts such as The Roots, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic , Toots and the Maytals, and Diana Krall (Grammy winning Jazz vocalist/pianist). He has appeared with Randy Brecker (Grammy winner), Bob Mintzer (Grammy winner), Tom Scott (Grammy winner), Roy Hargrove (Grammy winner), and many other well-known artists
