OBON CLASSICS Special lecture & performance

Thank you very much for tuning in to "Obon Classics Special Lecture & Performance" where we will be learning about the Japanese Obon festival, and some of the traditional musical instruments that are played for the dance and music. Please feel free to ask questions in the Live Chat, and at the end of the lecture we will 
discuss them with our guests during the Q&A session.

Our guests tonight are:

Isaku Kageyama

Isaku Kageyama is a taiko performer and educator working with Los Angeles Taiko Institute and Asano Taiko US UnitOne. His resume includes performances on networks such as NBC and VH1, venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and tours of across the world. Formerly a principal drummer of premiere ensemble Amanojaku, he holds a Bachelor of Music from the Berklee College of Music and a Master of Arts from Longy School of Music of Bard College. He is also a two-time National Odaiko (large drum) Champion, becoming the youngest person to win highest honors at the Mt. Fuji Odaiko Contest in 2000, and Hokkaido in 2003.
isakukageyama.com/

Sumie Kaneko

Sumie Kaneko creates music that spans a millennium. A master in the traditional repertoire of these ancient instruments, she has also pioneered their use in jazz and experimental music, through solo and group performances worldwide. She has collaborated with such artists as Pulitzer Winner Paula Vogel, Gamelan Galak Tika’s Evan Zyporyn, RONIN’s Nik Bärtsch, taiko artist Kenny Endo, Kaoru Watanabe, and gidayu-shamisen virtuoso Yumiko Tanaka. She has performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Blue Note NY, TED talk, Regattabar, Getty Center, Boston Ballet, Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
www.sumiekanekomusic.com/

David Wells

David Wells began his musical journey as a clarinet player under the guidance of his father, a professional jazz musician. In 2003, he discovered Stanford Taiko, performing internationally with the group and eventually serving as one of the group’s Artistic Directors. Since then, David has trained extensively and has performed with such groups as the Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, TAIKOPROJECT, Prota, On Ensemble, and Unit Souzou. He is an instructor at the Los Angeles Taiko Institute and an avid composer, having created work for all of the ensembles with which he has performed in addition to several commissioned works.
asano.us/blogs/news/david-wells-los-angeles-taiko-…


Links for references

Gagaku
   • Gagaku  
 
Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura
   • Japanese Theater, Kabuki – Yoshitsune and ...  
 
Edo Bayashi
open.spotify.com/album/4O2qAtJN44hy7WcQz3OIIU?si=U…
 
Senzoku Gakuen Traditional Music Digital Library
www.senzoku-online.jp/TMDL/e/index.html
 
How They Do It - Taiko
   • Asano Taiko  
 
Shawn Bender "Taiko Boom"
www.amazon.com/dp/0520272420/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_x…
 
Heidi Varian "The Way of Taiko"
www.amazon.com/dp/1611720125/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_s…
 
Taiko Source
taikosource.com/
 
Osuwa Daiko
osuwadaiko.com/en/
 
Sukeroku Daiko
www.sukeroku-daiko.com/eng/
 
Amanojaku
english.amanojaku.info/
 
Ondekoza
ondekoza.com/aboutus.html
 
Kodo
www.kodo.or.jp/en/

Asano Taiko US UnitOne Virtual Concert (supported by Japan Foundation LA)
   • UnitOne Virtual Concert  

Download Hokkai Bon Uta and more Obon Classics
isakukageyama.com/obonclassics/
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