Join world-renowned taiko artists in an informal, intimate setting!
Mark H is proud to present this unique series of Meet the Artist concerts in which taiko artists play some of their favorite pieces, share works-in-progress, discuss their influences, answer audience questions, and much more.
Anything can happen at Meet the Artist – we’ve had Mongolian throat singing (courtesy of Shoji Kameda), ukelele (courtesy of Kenny Endo’s special guest, Abe Lagrimas, Jr), spontaneous storytelling (courtesy of Mark H and Kris Bergstrom), and audience members helping to create a special, improvisational piece (courtesy of Tiffany Tamaribuchi).
We welcome you to join us for our next Meet the Artist concert! Whether you’re an experienced taiko player or someone looking forward to seeing taiko for the very first time (and whether we’re gathering in person or on Zoom!), this will be an evening of taiko that you’ll never forget.
Upcoming performances
We are delighted to offer a special series of Meet the Artist concerts featuring our amazing CONNECT 2021 instructors! Help us keep the CONNECT spirit going until we’re all able to get together safely in person once more – join us for an evening of performance and conversation on Zoom!
These are FREE events, but you will need to register since there are a limited number of virtual seats available. Click the “more info” button below to get all the details and reserve your spot!

Michelle Fujii & Toru Watanabe (featuring Unit Souzou ensemble!)
January 30, 2021 @8pm EST
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Ryo Shimamoto
Coming up in February 2021
Prior Performances
David Wells
December 20, 2020

Yurika Chiba
November 20, 2020
Yuta Kato
June 7, 2019
Kris Bergstrom
February 18, 2018
Kaoru Watanabe
November 19, 2017
Tiffany Tamaribuchi
February 24, 2017
Shoji Kameda
August 21, 2016
Marco Lienhard
May 8, 2016
Kenny Endo
March 20, 2016
Kaoru Watanabe
September 27, 2015
Check out some awesome photos & video from previous Meet the Artist performances!