CHANSONS: For San Murata- In memoriam Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Ken Prue presents: CHANSONS: For San Murata- In memoriam- A musical tribute

SUNDAY MARCH 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM

CONCERT HALL at VICTORIA HALL

San Murata was a gifted Japanese-Canadian who distinguished himself as a tennis champion, illustrator and graphic artist, landscape painter and jazz musician. He was born in Japan into a banking family in 1940 and came to Canada out of a sense of adventure after University. He had already taught tennis to members of the Japanese royal family. "I liked Canada" said San. "It was free, and open. I found work in Toronto as a tennis pro and a graphic artist working for CTV." San's artistic skills evolved and he became an art director and celebrated landscape painter. At fifty, San began to play jazz violin and this became his passion late in life. He played with Jazz singer Beverly Taft and bassist Neil Swainson with whom he made numerous musical tours to Japan. San teamed with Ken Prue in a Japanese-Canadian jazz festival that was staged in Cobourg. San returned to Japan frequently to sell his paintings and perform in jazz clubs. He died in Japan as a result of an auto accident in 2023. This concert at Victoria Hall honours his many talents and is presented by Beverly Taft and Ken Prue. Here is San in a performance with Tony Quarrington and Don Thomson.

SAN MURATA :"The Nearness of You"- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azi1HMuYHfo

Tickets are $35 plus hst and service fee and available at the Experience Cobourg Box Office: 855-372-2210