Upcoming Performances
December 27, 2009
Annual Taiko Legacy 6 Concert
at Chicago Cultural Center
78 E Washington St
Chicago, IL 60602
January 9, 2010
Miyumi Project at Velvet Lounge at 9pm
67 E Cermak Rd
February 4, 2010
Lewis University
one university pkwy, Romeoville, IL
February 13, 2010
Miyumi Project at Velvet Lounge at 9pm
Archives
July 4, 2009 at 9pm
Private event at Marriott Hotel
July 12, 2009 at 1pm and 1:45pm
Tsukasa Youth at Millennium Park
July 14, 2009 at 9am
School event
July 18, 2009 at 5:45pm
Evanston Ethnic Arts Festival
Dawes Park, Sheridan Rd at Church
Free admission
July 19, 2009 at 5pm
30th Annual Chinatown Summer Fair
on Wentworth Ave. and 23rd Pl
Chicago, IL 60616
August 1, 2009 all day
Mitsuwa Obon Festival
at 100 E Algonquin, Arlington Heights
Have fun with the Japanese Style Summer Festival at Mitsuwa Marketplace Chicago Store.
Summer Festival Schedule 8/1(Sat) 2:00pm - 8:00pm
3:30 Tsukasa Taiko (Japanese Drum Performance)
4:00 Okinawa Folk Music Performance
5:00 Karate Perfromance
5:30 Tsukasa Taiko (Japanese Drum Performance)
6:00 Bon Odori(Bon Dance) Instruction
6:30 Bon Odori Start
8:00 Bon Odori End
Note: The parking area of "Forest View Educational Center" located
one block to the east from the market will be available.
August 2, 2009 at 3pm
Midwest Folk Festival
in statefs western Henry County, Bishop Hill, IL
August 9, 2009 at 1pm and 1:45pm
Tsukasa Youth at Millennium Park
August 29 and 30, 2009
Bristol Renaissance Fair
12550 120th Ave
Kenosha, WI 53142
September 19, 2009 at 9:00pm
Miyumi Project at Velvet Lounge
Saturday, September 26, 2009
3:00pm - 4:00pm
HYDE PARK JAZZ FESTIVAL 2009
hydeparkjazzfestival.org
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago - Breasted Hall
1155 E. 58th Street Chicago, IL 60637
(map)
TATSU AOKI - THE MIYUMI PROJECT
Tatsu Aoki - bass
Kioto Aoki - taiko drums
Mwata Bowden - woodwinds
Jeff Chan - sax
Amy Homma - taiko drums
Noriko Sugiyanma - taiko drums
Edward Wilkerson - woodwinds
October 9 & 10, 2009
Japonesque Blues
at Andy's Jazz Club
11 E Hubbard St Chicago, IL 60611
December 12, 2009
private event for Children's Memorial Hospital
December 16, 2009 at 7:30pm
collaboration with the Chicago Sinfonietta
Holiday Celebration at Harris Theater
205 E Randolph St
tickets $25
National presence, community roots
JASC Tsukasa Taiko maintains an active, national performance schedule and has presented its works at major venues including Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Chicago Cultural Center and Millennium Park, as well as the Smithsonian, the Indiana State Museum, the Saint Louis Art Museum and San Francisco's Yerba Buena Gardens. We collaborate regularly with our sister taiko ensemble, Gen Taiko of San Francisco.
In addition to presenting artistic programs of the highest caliber, JASC Tsukasa Taiko is deeply committed to its roots in Chicago's Japanese American community and performing regularly at various festivals, special events and other programs in the Japanese American and Asian American communities of the Chicagoland area.
Dedicated to building community and being a leader in the taiko drumming culture of the Midwest, Tsukasa Taiko maintains a national profile by presenting powerful performances across the country throughout the year. Tsukasa Taiko performs at a variety of events, from corporate and government events to community celebrations to cultural programs on major stages throughout the Midwest and the nation.
On top of an active performance schedule, Tsukasa Taiko presents programs including lectures and demonstrations designed to advance the understanding of taiko and its role in Asian and Asian American culture. Tsukasa Taiko works closely with the public schools and community centers of the Chicago area, presenting demonstrations, classes and performances in addition to special workshops held throughout the year.
