Aquarium to Celebrate Asian Culture
Yuujou Daiko is one of the local taiko groups that will perform at the Autumn Festival. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) LONG BEACH — Delve...
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Rafu Shimpo
Nov 2, 20163 min read
Ray Ushikubo to Perform with Pasadena Symphony
PASADENA — Pianist Ray Ushikubo will play Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Ambassador...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 27, 20163 min read
Grateful Crane to Present Tohoku Goodwill Tour Concert and Misora Hibari Show
Members of the Grateful Crane Ensemble’s 2016 Goodwill Tour to Tohoku performed for these children at the Ohisama Hoikuen in Kesennuma....
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 26, 20161 min read
Kenny Endo and Friends in Concert at OCBC
ANAHEIM — Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave. in Anaheim, will present Kenny Endo and Friends in Concert on Sunday, Oct. 30,...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 19, 20162 min read
‘We Are X’ to Be Screened at the Nuart
X Japan The documentary “We Are X” will be screened at the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. (just west of the 405 Freeway) in West...
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Rafu Shimpo
Oct 14, 20162 min read
Jazz Artist Hiroe Sekine to Perform at LACMA
Hiroe Sekine Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Hiroe Sekine will perform on Friday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles County...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 23, 20161 min read
JAM Sessions Focus on Hawaiian, Japanese Dance
Minyo Station Ford Theatres, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood, is presenting a series of JAM Sessions, including the following:...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20162 min read
For Openers, a Piano Prodigy
Ray Ushikubo SANTA MONICA — Celebrating its fifth season, the Dream Orchestra opens its “Symphonic Season” on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 16, 20162 min read
JANM to Present Free Screening of Steve Aoki Film
Steve Aoki “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” a new documentary on the life of influential DJ, music producer, and record label founder Steve...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 13, 20161 min read
‘Letters to Eve’ at GVJCI
Scenes from “Letters to Eve” were performed during GVJCI’s Yatai Food Festival on Aug. 27. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) GARDENA —...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 12, 20163 min read
EWP and TaikoProject Present ‘Road to Kumano’
Chieko Kojima in “Road to Kumano.” (Photo by Maiko Miyagawa) East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest-running professional theater...
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Rafu Shimpo
Sep 2, 20161 min read
Romeros, Daniel Ho at the Aratani on Sept. 16
Fans of both traditional and contemporary expressions in classical guitar will be delighted by the range of music and mastery presented...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 19, 20164 min read
Netflix Releases Steve Aoki Documentary, ‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’
Steve Aoki In the documentary “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” viewers are thrust into the world of Steve Aoki, the Grammy-nominated...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 19, 20161 min read
Nisei Week Events at JACCC
Makoto Taiko at last year’s Taiko Gathering. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) As part of the second weekend of the Nisei Week Japanese...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 16, 20162 min read
East West Players’ ‘One Night Only’ This Saturday
Known for their parody of Lorde’s “Royals,” The Mama Bares, an all-female group of four “Miss Saigon” alumni — Joan Almedilla, Ai Goeku...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 13, 20161 min read
Duo Katindig and Ooka Return to Gardena’s Can-Zo Aug. 27
Yu Ooka at the Asian Heritage Jazz Festival in 2015. (Photo by Albert Lien) GARDENA — The outstanding piano-guitar duo of Boy Katindig...
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Rafu Shimpo
Aug 3, 20161 min read
Jun Asai Piano Concert at Colburn School
Jun Asai will give a piano concert on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 4 p.m. at The Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave. in Los Angeles....
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 19, 20161 min read
JANM Summer Night Concerts: Viva La Taiko
East L.A. Taiko The Japanese American National Museum’s summer evening concert series featuring Asian American performers is back with...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jul 14, 20162 min read
Classical Gas
WagakkiBand – from left, bassist Asa, shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, vocalist Yuko Suzuhana, guitarist Machiya and Beni Ninagawa on...
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Rafu Shimpo
Jun 30, 20162 min read
L.A. Ukulele Expo on July 9 at JACCC
Performers in the JACCC Plaza at last year’s Ukulele Expo. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) The Japanese American Cultural and...
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