間MA vs Groove Concerts I and II tickets ON SALE NOW: ke50.eventbrite.com
TWO Nights of distinctly different Taiko concerts!
Early Bird discounts through June 30th! Get tickets early and save!
間MA vs Groove Workshop-Summer Taiko Intensive Registration OPEN NOW: https://taikoartscenter.ticketspice.com/ke50-workshops
“Healing Beats” ticket sales begin in JULY at: https://honolulumuseum.org/events?genres%5B%5D=13
間 MA vs GROOVE – The Kenny Endo 50th Anniversary Celebration Project –
(2) distinctly different concerts, workshops, cultural presentations, U.S. premiere film screening of taiko documentary, community outreach
There are many activities planned for August 9-15, 2025 and many ways in which you can participate. Concert Tickets are ON SALE NOW: ke50.eventbrite.com
EARLY BIRD CONCERT DISCOUNT AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 30th
August 9 – 間 MA vs GROOVE Concert I – Tradition & Innovation
featuring Japanese Traditional Music and Dance with special guests Mochizuki Saburo (tsuzumi, taiko), Suzuki Kyosuke (lion dance, bamboo flutes, taiko), Okayasu Kiyora (Akiko Miura, shamisen, voacals), Mochizuki Sabuya, Mochizuki Tawamori, Kineya Sakio (Bryson Goda, shamisen), Fujima Saeka (Mika Yamazaki, Nihon Buyo), Mochizuki Takeru, Mochizuki Mukon (J.D. Andrade, taiko, bamboo flutes), and other special guests PLUS
Contemporary Taiko Collaborations with Jazz Artists Noel Okimoto (drums, vibes), Dean Taba (bass), Todd Yukumoto (saxophone, flute), Abe Lagrimas Jr. (drums, vibes, ukulele), Yi-Chieh Jay Lai (guzheng); The Renkon Film Project by Noe Tanigawa; Pei-ling Kao (contemporary dance); and other special guests
Concert Tickets are ON SALE NOW: ke50.eventbrite.com
EARLY BIRD CONCERT DISCOUNT AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 30th
August 10 – 間 MA vs GROOVE Concert II – The Next Generation!
featuring Taiko Center of the Pacific Youth & Adult Ensembles with guests
Shoji Kameda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Michael Gonhata, ManMan Mui, Maureen “Mo” Kearns, YG Alumni, and other special guests
Concert Tickets are ON SALE NOW: ke50.eventbrite.com
EARLY BIRD CONCERT DISCOUNT AVAILABLE THROUGH JUNE 30th
August 11 – Outreach and Collegiate Gathering
August 12-14 – (18) 間 MA vs GROOVE Summer Taiko Intensive
(6) Workshops Daily and Nightly Cultural Presentations
w/ master artists: Kenny Endo, Mochizuki Saburo (Hogaku), Suzuki Kyosuke (lion dance, taiko), Mochizuki Mukon (J.D. Andrade, Hogaku on Chudaiko), PJ Hirabayashi, Russel Baba, Jeanne Mercer, Shoji Kameda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Michael Gonhata, Sho’on Shibata, David Jones, and others
間MA vs Groove WORKSHOPS Registration OPEN NOW: https://taikoartscenter.ticketspice.com/ke50-workshops
Partial/Full Workshop Scholarships available to youth through college students.
Apply at: KE50scholarship@gmail.com
August 12-14 – 間 MA vs GROOVE Nightly Cultural Programs featuring
Aug 12 Tues – Hogaku Bayashi with Mochizuki Saburo (Japanese classical music as found in Kabuki and Nagauta);
Aug 13 Wed – Edo Sato Kagura (shrine music and dance) with Suzuki Kyosuke;
Aug 14 Thurs – Tradition as a Basis for Innovation, with Kenny Endo
August 15 – U.S. Premiere film screening of “Healing Beats,” a documentary about the art of taiko and its global impact by Spanish film maker Ivan Munoz Ureta at the Doris Duke Theatre,
Honolulu Museum of Art
“Healing Beats” ticket sales begin in JULY at: https://honolulumuseum.org/events?genres%5B%5D=13
Plan to celebrate with us in Honolulu Hawaii!