Forwarded for UCLA Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies Blowing Meditation and the Sounds of Fall with acclaimed shakuhachi masters: Matama Kazushi, Furuya Teruo, Kakizakai Kaoru Tuesday, November 8, 2016 7:30 – 9:30 PM Jan Popper Theater, 1200 Schoenberg Music Building, UCLA Free and open to the public Parking in Lot 2, $12 (Hilgard & Westholme) […]
Shakuhachi Master Reidou Konno will perform at a charity concert of the West L.A. Holiness Church on Sunday, June 26 at 2:30 pm. In 1969, Konno entered Niigata University, and started to play shakuhachi. He studied Kinko-School Shakuhachi with Living National Treasure Reibo Aoki II. In 2004, he received the highest shakuhachi music title “Kokuuan […]
Zenshuji Soto Mission and Zendeko taiko group present a one-time concert in Los Angeles with the theme of “Saiten: Celebrations” featuring shakuhatsu master Marco Lienhard, koto master Yuki Yasuda, and the Zendeko members who studied under Japan’s first professional taiko ensemble. This memorable concert will include the soulful sound of the shakuhachi and the koto […]
Email from Cara Kallen cskallen@gmail.com David Kansuke Wheeler (Elliot’s teacher) will be visiting Santa Rosa at the end of March. We have scheduled a concert for Saturday, March 29. Elliot will be joining David for at least one duet. You won’t want to miss this special concert. The details: When: Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 7:00 […]
Sold Out The18th Awaya-Kai Koto Concert Sunday, November 3, 2013, 2:00 pm James Armstrong Theatre, 3330 Civic Center Drive, Torrance CA 90503 Tickets: General Admission, $25; At the Door, $30; Student (Under 18 years old), $20 Tickets are available at Sakuraya in Gardena at (310) 323-7117, Yoko Awaya in Gardena at (310) 329-5965, Hiromi Komiyama […]
From Cara Kallen, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California We have several events coming up and I want to be sure you are all aware of them. We’ve had three successful workshops leading up to Matsuri on June1st and there are three more to go – four if you count the workshop with Riley Lee on […]
Shakuhachi will be the subject of the Nibei Foundation Japan Study Club’s May lecture. Professional singer and composer George Abe of Los Angeles will lecture and perform Shakuhachi on May 29 from 7:30 pm at the Nibei Foundation, 11570 W. Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Admissions are $10 including dinner. Reception and dinner will […]
The Consulate-General of Japan in Los Angeles and the Japan Foundation present “ARIGATO from Japan” concert on Friday, March 2, at 7:00 pm at Ahmanson Theatre in Music Center, 135 North Grand Ave, Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90012. Admission is free. For reservation, visit www.jflalc.org The Los Angeles concert kicks of the worldwide “ARIGATO from […]
Pacific Asia Museum presents an innovative afternoon of Japanese cultural arts performance conceived and produced by Linda Galloway, Ph.D. on Sunday, Feb 26, from 2 -3 pm. Free for Pacific Asia Museum members, included with admission for non-members. For REVP, call the museum store at (626) 449-2742 ext 20. The program includes contemporary poetry, dance, […]