Upcoming event: “Island Breeze” IN CONCERT

August 19th at 7pm!

Taiko Center of the Pacific presents “Island Breeze,” a trio  of world class musicians – each a master of his own instrument featuring Grammy award winning Jeff Peterson (Hawaiian slack key guitar), shakuhachi master Riley Lee, and taiko artist Kenny Endo. This group was nominated for the Na Hoku Hanohano awards for Album of the Year and for Instrumental Song of the Year (“Na Pali “) in 2015.

Please join us for a wonderful evening of great music hosted by the historic Shingon Shu Hawaii Temple in Honolulu!

Saturday, August 19th  –  7pm
Shingon Shu Hawaii Temple
915 Sheridan Street
Honolulu, HI 96814

Purchase Advance Online Tickets here:
All at-the-door tickets $23. Limited availability.
Box Office opens 6pm. Doors open 6:30pm.

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Kahilu Quintet – Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble Concert

featuring:
Kenny Endo  – (taiko, set, odaiko)
Abe Lagrimas, Jr – (vibes, ukulele, drumset)
Todd Yukumoto – (saxophone, flute)
Yi-Chieh Lai – (guzheng)
Patrick Oiye – (tsugaru shamisen)

A rare opportunity to see this eclectic group in a beautiful and intimate setting! Originally formed to celebrate Endo’s 40th Anniversary Concert Tour on the Big Island of Hawaii, this is an upbeat unique ensemble. Not to be missed!

Sunday,  May 21  –  6 pm
Shingon Shu Hawaii Temple
915 Sheridan Street, Honolulu

Tickets Online:
$20 General Admission
$15 seniors 65+, military and students (with a valid ID)
$12 youth to age 17
At-the-Door Admission:
$23 (all tickets, limited availability)

Tickets ON SALE NOW via brownpapertickets.com.
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2948864

 

 

 

TCP Summer Taiko Intensives-Aug 28-Sept 1 (5 days) – SAVE the DATE!

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Special guest instructors Kyosuke Suzuki from the Wakayama Shachu of TokyoHalla Huhm Foundation’s Mary-Jo Freshly (Korean chango” sling drum), Sean Shibata (Fukuoka), and Kenny Endo!

Workshops

Kyosuke Suzuki (Tokyo) – shime daiko, fue, Kagura Mai basics
Sean Shibata (Fukuoka) – festival music of Japan
Mary-Jo Freshly (Honolulu) – Korean chango (predecessor to the sling drum/katsugi drum)
Kenny Endo (Honolulu) – odaiko

5 days of intensive study in Hawaii’s Taiko Center of the Pacific

SAVE the DATE!

August 28 – September 1 (M-F)