
〜Pop singer x Jazz bassist
Jurgens."
street live
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
14:00-15:00
Special venue on the 2nd floor deck
Name of Performer
Kifu Yonezawa Bass
Tomonobu Kaneko Guitar
Yurikyo Eohe Drum
Profile
Jugens is a Kobe-based duo unit consisting of singer-songwriter rara. and jazz bassist Kifu Yonezawa.
The group's activities are centered on original compositions with crystal-clear voices and simple but rich musicality.
We are very excited to have this opportunity to perform in front of the landmark Mint Kobe in Sannomiya.
The program will feature jazz classics and original songs suitable for the Golden Week holiday season and suitable for people of all ages.
We hope you will enjoy shopping, dining, and movies at Mint Kobe along with the performance, and that your time in Kobe will be enriched.
Jurgens."
The unit consists of singer-songwriter rara. and jazz bassist Kikaze Yonezawa.
Her crystal-clear voice and solid performance skills are appealing.
The music is simple yet rich in musicality, which is unique to the two, who have roots in different genres.
In 2025, he released the EP "Acoustic&Electric" and in 2026 the "JAZZ EP" highlighting jazz standards.
[Supporting Member.]
Tomonobu Kaneko Guitar
He started playing piano at age 5 and switched to guitar at age 14.
After graduating from Koyo Music Academy, he moved to Tokyo, where he has performed with many artists, musicians, and celebrities, including the Tsunoda☆Hiro band, and also teaches at a music school.
After that, he moved his base to the Kansai region, and has been active in a wide range of activities, performing mainly in the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe area, recording artists and commercials, introducing equipment on YouTube, and teaching at the Osaka College of Music.
He is currently active in a wide range of activities, participating in Miki Hirose V-jug led by Mirai Hirose and the house orchestra band A Hundred Birds, among others.
Yurikyo Eohe Drum
Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2006.
Raised in Hiroshima Prefecture from childhood to high school, he began playing drums at the age of five under the tutelage of Keiichi Yamaguchi.
At first, he became familiar with brass band music under the influence of his grandfather, and after meeting Jazz at the age of 10, he has been devoted to Jazz performance since then.
During his elementary, junior high, and high school years, he visited and studied at sessions in Hiroshima City and throughout Japan.
In 2022, at the age of 16, he joined Seiko Summer Jazz Camp and studied with Quincy Davis.
After graduating from high school, he entered Kobe Koyo Music & Dance College (formerly Koyo Music Academy).
In September 2025, he performed as the Takeshi Obayashi Trio at the Kanazawa Jazz Street and joined the Ukyo Nagata Trio.
He is currently studying with a view to studying in the United States.