Kenny Endo - Taiko Artist

Kenny Endo in San Francisco Bay Area

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 08:20:23 +0000

Kenny is back in his old stomping grounds performing several times with
New York based Kaoru Watanabe.

Saturday 5.19 at 8 pm Spotlight on THAT NIGHT (of the I-Hotel Eviction)
International Hotel Manilatown Center, San Francisco, CA
Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble (taiko, fue, koto, vibraphones)
A special benefit for the Manilatown Center

Sunday 5.20 at 3 pm Satsuki Bazaar and Arts Festival
Berkeley Buddhist Temple, Berkeley, CA
Kenny Endo Contemporary Ensemble (taiko, fue, koto,vibraphones)
5.20.2012 Satsuki-eflyer

Wednesday 5.23 at 8 pm Improvisations with Kenny Endo & Kaoru Watanabe
Jazz Heritage Center, San Francisco, CA
Endo_and_Watanabe_flyer_May_23_

For details, visit: http://www.kennyendo.com/calendar

SUMMER TAIKO INTENSIVES

admin — Thu, 03 May 2012 09:23:25 +0000

COME to Hawaii for the Summer Taiko Intensives!

August 13-17.2012 M-F
with
Jeff Peterson (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar) M-F 4-5:45 pm $150
Riley Lee (Chichibu Yatai Bayashi) M-F 6-7:45 pm $150
Kenny Endo (shimedaiko) M-F 7-8:45 pm $150

Registration via email: taikoarts @gmail.com

Breath / Beat CONCERT April 28

admin — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:08:54 +0000

Breath / Beat
A Concert of Traditional & Contemporary Japanese Music for
Shakuhachi, Vocals, and Taiko
featuring

Christopher Yohmei Blasdel (Tokyo), shakuhachi
Mika Kimula (Tokyo), vocals
Kenny Endo (Hawaii), taiko, percussion

Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:30 pm
Hawaii Opera Theatre Rehearsal Space
Tickets: $15 regular; $12 children/students/seniors (62+)
Reservations highly recommended. Seating limited.
Details: http://www.kennyendo.com/calendar

Click on flyer at right to enlarge.

Kenny Endo performs with vocalist Madi Sato

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:42:47 +0000

Tuesday, April 10, 4:30 pm
Sylvan Theatre on the Washington Plaza Mall
Part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival
“Centennial Celebration” marking the 100th year anniversary of
Tokyo’s donation of 3000 cherry trees to Washington DC
Kenny’s performance made possible in part by
Tradex, A National Organization for Traditional Artists Exchange; and
The Japan Foundation New York Office

Taiko Center of the Pacific Spring Session II begins April 9!

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:39:24 +0000

Don’t forget to sign up at class or via email: taikoarts@gmail.com

Taiko Center of the Pacific Spring Session II: April 9 – June 3 (7 weeks)
Youth ages 5-17 = $98
Adults ages 18- = $105
Family Taiko = $188 (1 child, 1 adult)
NOTE: NO classes on: April 19, 22, 30.

TCP’s Summer Taiko Intensive August 13-17, 2012

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:15:27 +0000

Save the dates!
Taiko Center of the Pacific’s Summer Taiko Intensives will feature Kenny Endo (Taiko Center of the Pacific) and Riley Lee (Taikoz, Australia). ALSO, this year’s Intensives features a special 5-day workshop on Hawaiian slack key guitar with two-time Grammy Award winning artist, Jeff Petersen.
Come enjoy the sun, surf, TAIKO, and Hawaiian slack key guitar this summer in Honolulu, Hawaii!

Inexpensive temporary housing available. Shuttle service from housing to dojo available upon request.

The week’s activities will be followed with a concert on Saturday, August 18 featuring:

Jeff Peterson (Hawaiian slack key guitar), Riley Lee (bamboo flutes, taiko), and Kenny Endo (taiko).

BE HERE!
For information, contact: taikoarts@gmail.com

Taiko Center of the Pacific Fellowship Apps Deadline EXTENDED to 4.12!

admin — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:12:08 +0000

Deadline for Taiko Center of the Pacific Fellowship 2012-2013 Applications is
quickly approaching but has been EXTENDED to April 12, 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: the mailing address on the application was incorrect. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Please mail your application to:

Taiko Center of the Pacific
4348 Waialae Avenue #357
Honolulu, HI 96816

Persons interested in studying taiko in Hawaii on a one-year fellowship should check this out:
http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific/tcp-fellowship

Click for the application: TCPFellowship-2012

Past Fellows include: Eric Chang (Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble), Cynthia Higashi, Chris Holland (Amanojaku), Walter Tsushima (Noto Wajima Kiriko Daiko Hozonkai), Kelsey Furuta (Portland Taiko), Yoko Okano (Jun Taiko), Adam Toda (Nihon Taiko Dojo), David Wells (TaikoProject), Maryll Phillips (Icho Taiko), Candice Shikai (TaikoProject), Scott Mita (Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble), Chika Kawada, Erin Takahashi (Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble), Stephen Soule (Seattle Matsuri Taiko).

Current 2011-2012 TCP Fellows are: Sean Ibanez (TX), Noel Garcia (NV).

TAIKO CLASSES resume February 19th!

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:42:10 +0000

Time to Get Back!
Taiko Classes resume on Sunday 2.19.2012.
Due to renovations at KCC, we will be offering classes at HOT, Hawaii Opera Theatre, 780 S Beretania Street, just Ewa of Ward Avenue.
For registration, email: taikoarts@gmail.com OR register@taikoarts.com OR
Call: 808-737-7236
For class schedule, visit: http://www.kennyendo.com/taiko-center-of-the-pacific/class-information

CENTRAL AMERICA!

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:25:37 +0000

Kenny Endo and Miles Endo now touring with armed guard……
Concerts in San Salvador, Santa Ana, and Belize.
Hablas Espanol? Venga al concierto por favor!
Espero encontrarme con vosotros!
Para agenda de conciertos, visite: http://www.kennyendo.com/calendar

“Uncommon Time” Taiko, Tabla, and Timbal” So Cal

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:30:57 +0000

Saturday, February 4 8 pm
“Uncommon Time: Taiko, Tabla, and Timbal” CONCERT
at SOKA Performing Arts Center
Soka University in Alisa Niguel (near Laguna Hills)
featuring
Kenny Endo (taiko, Honolulu)
Abhijit Banerjee (tabla, Kolkatta India)
and
John Santos (Latin Percussion, San Francisco)
premiering new music for these culturally diverse instruments and cultures.

Tickets: $23-$33

http://www.soka.edu/news_events/events/2012/02/kenny-endo–abhijit-bannerjee–john-santos—uncommon-time–taiko,-tabla–timbale.aspx