by Nick - 03.18.06
Prepare yourselves for some awesome listening. Over at Google Video you can watch a two hour recording of the Mario & Zelda Big Band Live concert that occurred back in 2003.
The “Mario & Zelda Big Band Live” concert was held on September 14th, 2003, at the Nihon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The DVD recording of this event was bundled with the Japanese gaming magazine “Nintendo Dream” vol. 101.
Mario & Zelda Big Band Live was, as the name suggests, live performances of Mario and Zelda music arranged into jazz, Latin, country, and bluegrass. The host, Ashura Benimaru Itoh, started off the concert with an awesome guitar arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. “main theme” and “underworld theme.” The performances that followed were divided almost evenly between the Tokyo CubaBoys Jr. (The Big Band of Rogues) and Mr. Yoshihiro Arita (with his band).
Koji Kondo, Miyamoto and other Nintendo people make appearances. Miyamoto even plays the guitar at around the 42min mark. It’s like a giant Miyamoto love fest around here lately, lol.
source: GoNintendo
