Had a great time at the NATC, reconnecting with old friends and meeting new taiko enthusiasts! We were honored to again perform at Taiko Jam.
Thank you to Yuta Kato, Chris Bergstrom, San Jose Taiko, Jun Taiko, and the many many volunteers who helped make the 2011 NATC so awesome!

Then….returned to HI to have multi-talented Kyosuke Suzuki in residency for an intense week of TV and radio programs, workshops, lecture-demonstrations, performances, concerts, and a world lion dance festival.
What a great week it was!

Now off to Saint Louis to perform with Kaoru (yokobue, taiko), Ayako (harp), and Haruka (violin) Watanabe at the Japanese Festival, Missouri Botanical Gardens. September 3-5, 2011
Visit: http://www.mobot.org/events/japanesefestival/

Artist-in-Residence, Kyosuke Suzuki, will be featured in TWO concerts at the East West Center on Saturday August 27 and Sunday August 28! Don’t miss this great opportunity to see one of the TOP lion dance performers in the Tokyo style. Suzuki is one of the top performers of the Wakayama Shachu of Edo Sato Kagura, a flautist, lion dancer, taiko drummer, and a great teacher.

Aug 27 8 pm LION DANCE & MUSIC of OLD TOKYO Concert
featuring Kyosuke Suzuki,
Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, and
Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth Group
East West Center Jefferson Hall-Imin Center

Aug 28 2 pm LION DANCE & MUSIC of OLD TOKYO Concert
East West Center Jefferson Hall-Imin Center
Tickets on sale August 8.
4 pm The Lion’s Journey @ Foster Gardens
Detailed schedule at: http://www.kennyendo.com/calendar