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- [Brooke] This hall for me is perfect.

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I love playing in kind of intimate areas

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and seeing like all the seats out here,

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it may seem like intimidating,

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but once all the people come in

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and the sound's absorbed,

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and it usually sounds pretty amazing.

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- [Reporter] Specialist Brooke
Hendricks, a saxophonist

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with the US Army Japan band,
remarks on the privilege

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of playing for a crowd
which she did recently at

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Sagamihara Minami civic
hall near Camp Zama.

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The USARJ Band Sagami Groove
and counter jazz groups

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came together to put on a
concert for the local community.

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But why Jazz? The band leader
explains the unique appeal.

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- When you talk about American,

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it's one of the most American things.

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It was created in America,

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it's our chance to share American music,

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real American music.

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(jazz music playing)

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- [Reporter] Miroshi, like many
others, waiting in line for

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hours before the doors opened,

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eagerly awaiting the
chance to listen to Some

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good old American jazz music.

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- I haven't had the chance
to listen to real jazz

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for a long time so I'm
really looking forward

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to this live concert today.

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- It's a conversation
and as we're having our

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conversation amongst
ourselves we're also having

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a conversation with the audience.

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If you can feel they're
enjoying themselves,

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then it makes us play better.

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- I think this is a wonderful event,

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that strengthens the
bilateral relationship between

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Japan and the U.S.

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I hope this concert will promote
enhanced cultural interest

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and understanding in our community members

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and I also hope that they
gain something special from

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this event that they might
not be able to experience

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in their everyday lives.

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- [Reporter] Sagamihara
Citys' Culture Foundation has

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regularly hosted music events
and has been inviting the

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USARJ Band to participate since 2010.

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Takano says the bands
performance gets more and more

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attention every year and
also the foundation does not

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widely advertise the
event or hand out flyers,

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he says there is always a
massive response from those

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hoping to get their hands on
the extremely limited tickets.

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- [Brooke] If we as Japan and
America could play together

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or work together as we do
on the stage then everything

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that we do here in Japan
would be worthwhile.

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- [Reporter] Reporting for
U.S Army garrison Japan,

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I am Ayako Watsujj.