Tea by Souheki / Music by Day x Ventura
Tea and Music Party
Saturday, March 14
1st Session 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd Session 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
at Setsugekka East Village
Please join us to enjoy Sencha & Music! We look forward to seeing you.
Celebrating the Launch of Sencha at Setsugekka
For the past nine years, Setsugekka has proudly served as a specialty matcha destination, introducing countless guests to the rich depth and complexity of matcha through its diverse origins and carefully crafted blends. We are honored to have helped shape and inspire New York’s vibrant matcha culture.
Over the years, many of our guests have expressed a desire to explore beyond matcha — to experience the nuanced flavors of Japanese green teas such as gyokuro, hojicha, and genmaicha. After much anticipation, we are delighted to announce that sencha will finally be joining our menu.
To celebrate this exciting addition, we warmly invite you to our Tea and Music Party.
Together with our talented team member and musician, Day and Ventura, Souheki will introduce the art of brewing delicious sencha, guiding you through its flavors and techniques while sharing insights into the wider world of Japanese tea. Live music will accompany the experience, creating a relaxed and immersive atmosphere.
We will also be serving healthy Japanese light bites to complement the tea.
Join us for a serene gathering of taste, sound, and community as we continue to deepen the Setsugekka tea experience.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Artist's Profile
Souheki Mori
森 宗碧
Souheki Mori was born and raised in Japan. She has studied the Japanese tea ceremony for over thirty years under the Japan Association of the Tea Ceremony and received a certification as Japanese Tea Ceremony Master in 2003. Mori holds the title of Jufuku- an.
In 2011, she has established Tea-Whisk in New York City to introduce the beauty of the Japanese Tea Ceremony with Junya Mori. In 2012, she became a Contemporary Chanoyu Award Winner as a distinguished tea master.
Mori has hosted and conducted the Japanese Tea Ceremony in numerous places, such as American Museum of Natural History, Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall for Japan Week 2012 and 2015, and Japan Society. She has given a lecture on the Japanese Tea Ceremony at Columbia University, New York University, The New School, Fashion Institute of Technology, Queens College, and Birch Wathen Lenox school and many others around Tri State. She has also joined the tea ceremony internationally, including World Tea Gathering in Mexico, 2013 and Iceland in 2014, and the London Tea Club in U.K. in 2014.
In April 2017, Mori opened a matcha teahouse named Setsugekka in East Village, New York. Setsugekka offers not only just a cup of matcha beverage but also a meditative moment for busy mind that only a tea master who has over 30 years training can offer. Mori’s grounded and calm presence is almost a balm to visitors who enter a beautiful space. She also teaches Japanese tea ceremony.
Mori values her relationships with talented artists, collaborated with them, and held tea events and exhibits blending their creative worlds with her own unique approach to the tea ceremony. She believes that within the tea ceremony is a force invisible and precious, and that one can achieve spiritual growth through practicing tea.
Alaska Day
Alaska picked up the guitar at 13 and began performing across New York City venues, restaurants, breweries, and festivals by the age of 17. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jazz and Contemporary Music from The New School in 2016, with a focus on jazz guitar, vocals, and composition.
Her original music captures moments of vulnerability through solemn yet sweet lullabies that blur the lines between jazz, indie, and pop.
Alaska has collaborated with a range of local artists and groups, including Kerry Blu, SugarMama, and Celine Iris. She is also the bandleader and songwriter of Broken Flight, a collective of rotating musicians who bring her original songs to life. Alaska is currently producing her next single, “Kiss Me Until the Lights Go Out.
Max Ventura
Max Ventura is a composer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He began learning piano at age seven, and later on added guitar and woodwinds.
He has performed in a wide range of ensembles, including jazz big bands and combos, rock bands, wind ensembles, and pit orchestras. His musicality spans across many genres, but he can’t help but always take inspiration from jazz harmony. His music is often playful and ethereal, and in one way or another, evokes the diverse, colorful nature of the individual and the universe.
Connect with Day x Ventura!
https://www.instagram.com/alaska_day
Tea and Music Party
Tea and Music Party
The Introduction of Sencha at Setsugekka
For nine years, Setsugekka has been devoted to sharing the depth and refinement of matcha, illuminating its richness through origin and blend, and contributing to New York’s evolving tea culture.
In response to the wishes of many guests, we are pleased to introduce sencha to our menu — a tea that expresses clarity, balance, and quiet complexity.
This intimate gathering will feature a guided introduction to the art of brewing sencha by Souheki, accompanied by live music from our talented team members, Day and Ventura. Light Japanese refreshments will be served.
We invite you to join us for a gathering of tea, sound, and serene discovery.
●Date & Time
Saturday, March 14
!st session: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
2nd session: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
●Admission
$45 plus Tax
The experience includes four varieties of Japanese tea—Gyokuro, Sencha, Hojicha, and Genmaicha—paired with a vegetable-based Japanese plate and miso soup.
●Maximum number of guest per session
12 people
*This is an e-ticket.