Mika Shinno with Senri Oe: Enka Bash

Tuesday, August 1 from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. (Doors open at 7:00 p.m.)

Smalls Jazz Club – 183 W. 10th Street (between W. 4th Street and 7th Avenue South), Basement Level

Admission: $20

New York-based Japanese jazz pianist Senri Oe will perform at Smalls Jazz Club with enka singer Mika Shinno.

Enka is a Japanese ballad with downer topics ranging from lost love and loneliness to falling on hard times. But the songs are sung in dramatic fashion. Listen to Shinno belt out an enka song here.

For more information, visit Smalls Jazz Club’s website.