San Jose Taiko’s dedication to the development of the taiko art form is evident not only through performances, but also in its diverse educational programs. The San Jose Taiko Conservatory includes nationally recognized programs like the highly acclaimed tour residencies and the Junior Taiko program, as well as the Adult Recreational Class, Public and Corporate Workshops, School Outreach Program, Taiko Intensives, and Master Classes.
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About San Jose Taiko
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About Sascha Molina
Learn more about Sascha’s group, Sacramento Taiko Dan.
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About Shoji Kameda
Shoji is a Grammy nominated musician, composer and producer. He started playing taiko at the age of 8 and has played continuously since. He was selected through a highly competitive process as an Asian Pacific Performance Exchange fellow, collaborating with master artists from the Philippines, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the USA. He was also selected as an Indonesian Arts Exchange fellow which sent him and three other master arts to central Java for three weeks to teach and perform. Collaborations with international artists have taken Shoji to Malaysia, French Guiana, Mongolia and Bali.
Learn more about Shoji at kaDon.
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About Tiffany Tamaribuchi
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About Tomomi Hongo
Learn more about her taiko group, LA Mugen Taiko.
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About Yeeman “ManMan” Mui
Yeeman “ManMan” Mui (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, HongKonger, multidisciplinary taiko artist, and facilitator, dedicated to artistic expression for the purpose of fostering an inclusive, equitable, and creative community.
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About Yuta Kato
After seven years studying with San Francisco Taiko Dojo, Kato was a leader of UCLA Kyodo Taiko before moving to Japan to study at Nihon Taiko Dojo and on Hachijo island. He performed professionally with TAIKOPROJECT, On Ensemble, Portland Taiko, Unit Souzou and coordinated the 2011 North American Taiko Conference before turning his attention to taiko teaching. Kato currently resides in California and up until recently, served as the Principal and instructor for LATI (Los Angeles Taiko Institute) housed at the state-of-the-art taiko facility – Asano Taiko US. He performs as a member of UnitOne (Torrance, CA).
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Bing Concert Hall
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Braun Music Center
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CCRMA