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SUMMARY:John Jorgenson Quintet
DESCRIPTION:This concert is sold out. Please see the Concerts & Events Calendar for other shows you may be interested in. \n\n“Brilliant guitarist!” – ELTON JOHN \n“John Jorgenson is one of my most favorite players. He is incredibly versatile and his solos are unique and melodic\, played with amazing technique. ‘My guitarist’s guitarist.” – PETER FRAMPTON \nStarted in 2004\, they are the first and only American group to headline at the Django Reinhardt Memorial Festival in France. \nThe John Jorgenson Quintet Band members include: \nJohn Jorgenson\, “one of the most respected guitarists in the world” (LA Times)\, as evidenced by his collaborations with Earl Scruggs\, Bonnie Raitt\, Elton John\, Luciano Pavarotti\, Bob Dylan and many others. Audiences are awestruck by not only his skillful guitar playing\, but the solo clarinet and bouzouki as well. \nCasey Driscoll\, fiddle player and Patuxent Music recording artist\, he studied with Buddy Spicher and Frank Maloy. \nRory Hoffman is an award-winning Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist. He performs worldwide and has played the Grand Ole Opry. \nSimon Planting is a dutch bassist who has performed around the world with artists like Mathilde Santing\, Fapy Lafertin\, Jimmy Rosenberg and Stephane Wrembel. \nRick Reed\, percussionist\, received a “Best Drummer of the Year” nomination at the Martin Reggae Music Awards and has performed and recorded with Shelby Lynne\, Alison Brown\, Rick Vito\, Ray Davies of the Kinks and more.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/john-jorgenson-quintet/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Americana,Classical,Concert,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,Jazz,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:Team TaikoJapanese Drum Lessons
DESCRIPTION:We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! \nTaiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that\, over the last several decades\, has become a global phenomenon. Since 2013\, Grand Vision has partnered with leading taiko instructors to bring the art form to the South Bay. \nTaiko Artist Man Man Mui guides participants toward a repertoire of drumming techniques and patterns. Sessions include developing rhythmic sensibility\, body awareness\, breath and strength training as students make music together as a team. \nTeam Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities\, from beginners to seasoned musicians\, and fees are on a sliding scale. Recommended for ages 12 and up\, children must participate with a guardian or have a signed participation waiver. \nClasses are offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate. \nTo attend in person: For everyone’s safety and health\, we will continue to require face masks during Taiko. \nWinter/Spring Mondays at 7PM January-March\n\nFREE INTRO CLASS Monday\, January 16\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 23\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 30\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 20\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 27\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/team-taikojapanese-drum-lessons-8/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Class,Featured Events,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:Open Mic Night
DESCRIPTION:Musicians & Poets!\n\nCome on down to the Grand Annex on the second Thursday of each month for Open Mic Night!\n\nTo perform:\n\nSign up at 6:30pm. The first 12 sign-ups are guaranteed to perform\, with additional artists as time allows.\nPlan to do 2 songs/poems (limit stage time to under 8 minutes).\nThis is an all ages show\, all ages and genres are welcome to perform.\nTo keep the space welcoming for all ages; please keep your act clean and appropriate for all ages. Avoid rants\, blue comedy and punching down.\nMicrophones\, D.I. and keyboard available. You can use the aux cord to connect your smartphone if you will be performing with a backing track. The Aux cord is compatible with apple devices that use a lighting connector.\n\n\n\nInappropriate acts will be removed from the stage and banned from future performances.\n\nCover $5 cash\, $6.25 card. Cover charge includes one bar ticket for a beer/wine or soft drink & snack. All ages are welcome.\n\nHosted by: Ken Creighton\, Andrew Aragon and Taran Schindler. For more information\, contact Andrew@GrandVision.org.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/open-mic-night-5/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Open Mic,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:Andy & Renee Neil Young Tribute
DESCRIPTION:This concert is SOLD OUT! Please visit www.grandvision.org/calendar for other concerts and events you might enjoy. To join the waitlist\, call CALL 310-833-4813. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee a ticket. \nSouth Bay’s favorite folk-rockers return with the band The Undercover Lounge for their phenomenal homage to Neil Young . Plus celebrate lead singer Renee Safier’s birthday!
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/andy-renee-hard-rainneil-young-tribute/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Concert,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,Pop,Rock,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:Team TaikoJapanese Drum Lessons
DESCRIPTION:We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! \nTaiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that\, over the last several decades\, has become a global phenomenon. Since 2013\, Grand Vision has partnered with leading taiko instructors to bring the art form to the South Bay. \nTaiko Artist Man Man Mui guides participants toward a repertoire of drumming techniques and patterns. Sessions include developing rhythmic sensibility\, body awareness\, breath and strength training as students make music together as a team. \nTeam Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities\, from beginners to seasoned musicians\, and fees are on a sliding scale. Recommended for ages 12 and up\, children must participate with a guardian or have a signed participation waiver. \nClasses are offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate. \nTo attend in person: For everyone’s safety and health\, we will continue to require face masks during Taiko. \nWinter/Spring Mondays at 7PM January-March\n\nFREE INTRO CLASS Monday\, January 16\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 23\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 30\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 20\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 27\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/team-taikojapanese-drum-lessons-9/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Class,Featured Events,The Grand Annex
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230216T200000
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SUMMARY:The Long RunExperience the Eagles
DESCRIPTION:This concert is SOLD OUT! Please visit www.grandvision.org/calendar for other concerts and events you might enjoy. To join the waitlist\, call CALL 310-833-4813. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee a ticket.\nThe Long Run: Experience the Eagles returns to the Grand Annex. The Long Run blend the lush harmonies and exceptional arrangements of the Eagles sound with their own genuine style and captivating live-concert energy. TLR distills the Eagles’ music back to its rich essence of melodies\, vocal harmonies and the stories within the songs of such tunes as Hotel California\, Desperado\, Peaceful Easy Feeling\, Take it Easy and more.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/the-long-runexperience-the-eagles-3/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Americana,Concert,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,Pop,Rock,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:The Long RunExperience the Eagles
DESCRIPTION:This concert is SOLD OUT! Please visit www.grandvision.org/calendar for other concerts and events you might enjoy. To join the waitlist\, call CALL 310-833-4813. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee a ticket.\nThe Long Run: Experience the Eagles returns to the Grand Annex. The Long Run blend the lush harmonies and exceptional arrangements of the Eagles sound with their own genuine style and captivating live-concert energy. TLR distills the Eagles’ music back to its rich essence of melodies\, vocal harmonies and the stories within the songs of such tunes as Hotel California\, Desperado\, Peaceful Easy Feeling\, Take it Easy and more.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/the-long-runexperience-the-eagles-2/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Americana,Concert,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,Pop,Rock,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:Lizzie No &🍷Wine Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Performing as a trio with John Calvin Abney on guitar and Nelson Williams on upright bass. \nLizzie No is a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter\, harpist and guitarist\, guest performer with the Black Opry Revue and co-host of the Basic Folk podcast. Lizzie is a winner of the American Songwriter Magazine Lyrics Contest. She has showcased at Newport Folk Fest\, Americanafest\, South by Southwest\, and the Mile of Music Festival. \n“We are thrilled to bring musicians-on-the-rise like Lizzie No to the Annex\,” said Taran Schindler\, Deputy & Artistic Director of the Grand Vision Foundation. “When I first heard her pertinent lyrics delivered with such sincerity\, they reminded me of activist folk musicians like Pete Seeger or Joan Baez. I also really like that she has taken the harp\, a traditionally classical instrument\, and turned it into the instrument of a singer-songwriter.” \nNo established herself as one of the most exciting new voices in indie folk music with her 2017 debut album “Hard Won.” She followed up the album with the release of “Sundown\,” a benefit track for Black Lives Matter and her second album “Vanity\,”(2019) was a hit at college radio stations across the country. Lizzie has played with Iron & Wine\, Aida Victoria\, and as a part of the Black Opry Revue; a touring revue formed to raise awareness for Black musicians in Americana music. \n🍷Pre-Concert Wine Tastings: 7-7:45PM requires an additional ticket. Wine tastings are $16 or free for members at the Friend\, Committee of $200\, VIP Circle\, Premium\, and Angel levels. Sommelier Jean Philippe Molinari will be presenting a selection of fine wines. JP’s career in the wine business began in France. Here in the U.S.\, he honed his skills and love of wine to become a sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers. You’ll enjoy both his expertise and his ridiculous amount of charm. \nLizzie No at the Grand Annex Music Hall\, Published January 26\, 2023
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/lizzie-no/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Americana,Concert,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,Jazz,The Grand Annex
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230220T200000
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SUMMARY:Team TaikoJapanese Drum Lessons
DESCRIPTION:We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! \nTaiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that\, over the last several decades\, has become a global phenomenon. Since 2013\, Grand Vision has partnered with leading taiko instructors to bring the art form to the South Bay. \nTaiko Artist Man Man Mui guides participants toward a repertoire of drumming techniques and patterns. Sessions include developing rhythmic sensibility\, body awareness\, breath and strength training as students make music together as a team. \nTeam Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities\, from beginners to seasoned musicians\, and fees are on a sliding scale. Recommended for ages 12 and up\, children must participate with a guardian or have a signed participation waiver. \nClasses are offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate. \nTo attend in person: For everyone’s safety and health\, we will continue to require face masks during Taiko. \nWinter/Spring Mondays at 7PM January-March\n\nFREE INTRO CLASS Monday\, January 16\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 23\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 30\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 20\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 27\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/team-taikojapanese-drum-lessons-10/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Class,Featured Events,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:☆ Honey Whiskey Trio 10 Year Anniversary Concert
DESCRIPTION:Advance online & phone sales are closed. Tickets available at the door. $28 cash\, $33 credit.  \nConcert is at 8:30pm. Doors open at 6:45pm for the pre-concert “Body Rhythms” Workshop which will start a little after 7:00pm.  \nThe beloved three “sisters in song” return to the Annex stage to bring you rowdy tunes and at least one murder ballad with masterful harmonies\, stomp and traditional instrumentation. Los Angeles based Honey Whiskey Trio tells stories through song and stomp\, highlighting the musical traditions of American Folk Music. \nAlumni of the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music at California State University\, Long Beach\, Courtney Politano\, Ann Louise Thaiss and Christina Wilson began singing together in each other’s living rooms as an emotional and musical release. In 2013\, after seeing the impact of their music on the contemporary A cappella community\, these “sisters in song” solidified their style as American Folk and picked up instruments to further enhance their vocally driven sound. \nToday their passion for music education\, community outreach\, and singing unapologetically continues to drive them. They create\, arrange\, and explore music from the front porches\, music halls\, and hymn books of early America\, sharing it with students\, adults\, and life-long music lovers across the United States. \n“Their sound is intoxicating… To simply classify this trio as folk\, bluegrass\, or jazz would be to do them a great disservice. What I hear is great music and what I see is great joy.” – Bluegrass Spin \nPre-concert Body Rhythms Workshop at 7PM \n☆ Part of the Roots & Rambles concert series. \nConcert 8:30PM \nTickets include the workshop. \n☆ Roots & Rambles is a three-concert series featuring musicians dedicated to the preservation\, artistry and evolution of folk and traditional music in the United States. Each concert includes a workshop highlighting an aspect of the performer’s craft. Made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/honey-whiskey10-year-celebration/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Americana,Concert,Country,Featured Events,Grand Vision Season,The Grand Annex
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SUMMARY:☆ Blurring the Color Line with Taiko
DESCRIPTION:Click Here to Access: Program – Blurring the Color Line with Taiko \n☆ Part of the Roots & Rambles concert series. \nWhy are Asian communities and cultures so often seen as perpetually foreign? Where did the Chinese sit on the bus during Jim Crow? Does taiko count as American music? \nJoin in an afternoon arts experience connecting these important questions about race\, immigration\, culture\, and American-ness. This event\, curated by taiko artists\, allows us all to hear from filmmakers\, performing artists\, community leaders\, educators\, and ethnomusicologists\, as they share their experiences and ideas. What happens when art forms are defanged\, and how can we resist together? \nYour tickets include: \n\nA special documentary film screening of Blurring the Color Line: Chinese in the Segregated South\, a film inspired by Crystal Kwok’s grandmother’s story about her family’s grocery store in Augusta\, Georgia. Her family grew up in a Black neighborhood and they share stories about their personal experiences that expose the problematic\, racialized system.\nAn exploration of the film’s sound & story\, with Crystal Kwok (director\, producer &  writer) and ManMan Mui (composer of the film’s score)\, including audience Q&A.\nA discussion on racialization and Asian arts\, moderated by ethnomusicology professor Dr. Deborah Wong\, with panelists from the taiko arts and Black\, and Asian American communities. Activities will include an optional breakout session.\nCommunity drumming and resistance\, facilitated by ManMan Mui & Sasen Cain\, taiko artists and educators.\nTaiko performance by Mujō Dream Flight\, contemporary taiko ensemble\, plus special guests.\n\nThis event is offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate. \nAbout Taiko Drumming \n“Taiko is a postwar tradition of Japanese drumming that is also Japanese American and Asian American. It is loud\, physical\, and powerfully expressive. It is a deeply mediated world music; it is both very old and quite contemporary; it is a fusion of different musical influences; it is folkloricized; and it is a global phenomenon\, with approximately three hundred groups in North American and perhaps five thousand in Japan.”  – Dr. Deborah Wong\, Louder and Faster: Pain\, Joy\, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko(2019) \nAbout Yeeman “ManMan” Mui (they/them) \nYeeman “ManMan” Mui is a multidisciplinary taiko artist\, dedicated to artistic expression to foster an inclusive\, equitable\, and creative community through multisensory expression and a mindful connection with one’s body. ManMan’s work in their early 20s with Hong Kong cinema was a pivotal moment in their career\, driving toward an understanding of how soundscape composition opens avenues for authentic expression as Hong Kong Chinese and Neurodivergent. ManMan debuted as a taiko soundscape artist for OTHELLO at Hawai’i Theater in 2016. Currently working as a Teaching Artist in Grand Vision’s Meet the Music Program\, ManMan also teaches taiko drumming lessons at the Grand Annex\, Los Angeles Taiko Institute\, and Makoto Taiko. ManMan co-created a neurodiversity advocacy school program titled “Listening into Silence” with taiko artist Carrie Alita Carter under the name Actually Autistic Artists. \nAbout Sasen Cain (pronouns: Sasen/Sasen’s) \nSasen: \n\nis a Bengali-American scientist\, artist\, and educator who grew up mostly in the South and also in Kolkata\, India.\nhas been studying taiko since 2008–in SF\, Boston\, New York\, Providence\, San Diego\, and LA—with many different styles\, teachers\, and directors.\nhas founded or co-directed several taiko groups with open membership policies.\nfounded or chaired both of the major gender justice organizations in the English-speaking taiko community\, and has also advocated for trans/non-binary inclusion in higher education\, STEM\, and healthcare.\ncomposes and choreographs\, and uses those words interchangeably at times.\ncombines ideas and practices from dance\, engineering\, and brain & cognitive sciences to teach and to inspire strong practice habits.\nuses Sasen‘s name as a pronoun: Sasen/Sasen/Sasen’s.\n\nAbout the Film Blurring the Color Line \nBlurring The Color Line follows director Crystal Kwok as she unpacks the history behind her grandmother’s family\, who were neighborhood grocery store owners in the Black community of Augusta\, Georgia during the Jim Crow era. This documentary serves to disrupt racial narratives and bridge divides. \nAbout Crystal Kwok (she/her) \nCrystal Kwok is an award-winning filmmaker who established her career in Hong Kong as an actress\, writer\, director\, and talk show host. As a strong women’s advocate\, her talk show\, “Kwoktalk” broke boundaries in Hong Kong with conversations about women and sexuality. Having moved back to the US\, Kwok now embraces issues closer to home — that of her Asian-American heritage. Kwok is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Hawaii in Performance Studies and a recipient of the prestigious East West Center Scholar awards. \nAbout Dr. Deborah Wong (she/her) \nDeborah Wong is an ethnomusicologist and Professor of Music at the University of California\, Riverside. Her most recent book is Louder and Faster: Pain\, Joy\, and the Body Politic in Asian American Taiko. She served as editor for Nobuko Miyamoto’s extraordinary memoir\, Not Yo’ Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation\, Race\, Love\, and Revolution. Active in public sector work at the national\, state\, and local levels\, in 2021 she joined the boards of the Chinese American Museum DC and Great Leap. Her happiest hours of the week are spent going on air with her weekly radio show Gold Mountain for KUCR 88.3 FM in Riverside. \nAbout Carrie Alita Carter (pronouns: Carrie/Carrie’s) \nCarrie Alita Carter is a globally acclaimed taiko artist and dancer whose original compositions are known for their dance-like choreography. Founder of All Things Taiko\, the first online resource for learning taiko\, Carrie also created the only taiko-specific body care program\, JABS (Joint Mobility Alignment Balance Stability). While working toward an MPhil. in Ethnomusicology at The University of Hong Kong (2012)\, Carrie and ManMan Mui began envisioning Listening into Silence\, now an interactive taiko show that connects with students on topics of neurodiversity\, language\, race\, gender\, and communication. After 7 years in Japan\, Carrie currently resides in Silver Spring\, MD as a taiko educator\, the Curator for School Culture and Inclusion >at The Springwell School\, and owner and artist for Japan-inspired Etsy shop Kansai Treasures \nAbout Mujō Dream Flight (MDF) \nMembers (pictured from left to right): Yeeman “ManMan” Mui\, Chris Tsang Phua 曾詠欣 (pronouns: Chris/Chris’)\, Maxyn Rose Leitner (pronouns: fae/faer/faers)\, Sasen Cain \nMDF is the artistic vehicle of founding taiko artists Sasen Cain\, Yeeman “ManMan” Mui\, and Maxyn Rose Leitner. Together\, and in collaboration with other predominantly trans/non-binary taiko artists\, they create both original works and traditional adaptations. MDF’s art centers dance and personal storytelling informed by their specific cultural backgrounds. \nIn 2023\, MDF is embarking on its inaugural tour\, called “Haimweh” (Bavarian for homesickness)\, with the dual aims of highlighting trans/non-binary peoples’ often-fraught connections with their hometowns & families\, and a journey of retrieving the belongings of one of our members whose parents don’t accept faer transness\, and reclaiming identity\, belonging & inter-dependence. This tour is funded\, in part\, by the Taiko Community Alliance. Please contact us at mujodreamflight@gmail.com or on our instagram (@mujodreamflight) to donate or request performances. \n☆ Roots & Rambles is a three-concert series featuring musicians dedicated to the preservation\, artistry and evolution of folk and traditional music in the United States. Each concert includes a workshop highlighting an aspect of the performer’s craft. Made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts.
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/blurring-the-color-line-film-taiko-performance/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230227T200000
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CREATED:20230105T001259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T193514Z
UID:10000357-1677524400-1677528000@grandvision.org
SUMMARY:Team TaikoJapanese Drum Lessons
DESCRIPTION:We believe in creating unique opportunities for people to meet their neighbors and engage in their community in a new way. Come play with us! \nTaiko is a Japanese traditional drumming practice that\, over the last several decades\, has become a global phenomenon. Since 2013\, Grand Vision has partnered with leading taiko instructors to bring the art form to the South Bay. \nTaiko Artist Man Man Mui guides participants toward a repertoire of drumming techniques and patterns. Sessions include developing rhythmic sensibility\, body awareness\, breath and strength training as students make music together as a team. \nTeam Taiko is open to all skill levels and abilities\, from beginners to seasoned musicians\, and fees are on a sliding scale. Recommended for ages 12 and up\, children must participate with a guardian or have a signed participation waiver. \nClasses are offered in person and streamed live via Zoom to allow for all to participate. \nTo attend in person: For everyone’s safety and health\, we will continue to require face masks during Taiko. \nWinter/Spring Mondays at 7PM January-March\n\nFREE INTRO CLASS Monday\, January 16\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 23\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, January 30\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 20\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, February 27\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 6\, 2023 – 7:00PM\nMonday\, March 13\, 2023 – 7:00PM
URL:https://grandvision.org/event/team-taikojapanese-drum-lessons-11/
LOCATION:The Grand Annex\, 434 W. 6th St.\, San Pedro\, CA\, 90731
CATEGORIES:Class,Featured Events,The Grand Annex
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