Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011

Irrepressible expat voice artist Lenne Hardt—known as much for her hard-hitting Pride promotions as her stylish jazz singing—hosts a gala benefit for quake victims. On the bill are the Lenne Hardt Jazz Cabaret Band, which Hardt calls “a five-piece funky funny jazzy and sometimes naughty show band,” and a number of artists either from or involved in Tohoku. Among these are Heaven’s Dust, an acoustic Japanese/English band with a charity single about the Tohoku disaster “More Than This,” Iwaki hip-hop artist Daikia Tamura, as well as a children’s choir from Sendai.

SuperDeluxe, Sep 11 (listing).