May 15th, 2012
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
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May 3rd, 2012
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
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April 9th, 2012
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.
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April 3rd, 2012
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.
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March 12th, 2012
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
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March 12th, 2012
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).
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February 14th, 2012
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
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February 14th, 2012
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
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February 2nd, 2012
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
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