Photos by Kim Nakashima

25th Anniversary Concert

Sat / July 19 - 7 pm
The Music Center’s Walt Disney Concert Hall

We are excited to announce our 25th Anniversary Concert will take place on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at the famed Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles! Special guests Quetzal (Grammy-winning rock band) and Sumie Kaneko (shamisen and koto virtuoso) join TAIKOPROJECT for an unforgettable evening.

We will present our innovative mix of traditional and modern interpretations of American taiko music with our collection of authentic taiko drums, koto (Japanese harp), vocals, marimba, and shinobue (bamboo flute). The celebration also serves as a dual album release party for our fourth studio album “25” and our long-awaited collaborative EP with Quetzal. In addition to performing works featured on the new albums, the ensemble will perform rarely-played songs from past collaborations with KODO veterans Ryutaro Kaneko and Chieko Kojima.

Tickets are on sale here:
https://www.musiccenter.org/tickets-free-events/lease-events/taikoproject-25th-anniversary-concert/

For more information, visit www.TAIKOPROJECT.com or call (213) 268-4011.

Reserved Seating $35 - $125
Premiere Seating For more info on premiere seating and other donor perks through our fundraising campaign, click here to go to our GiveLively page!

TAIKOPROJECT’s 25th Anniversary Concert is made possible in part by the Los Angeles County Department of Arts & Culture, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, and our many amazing BaseBeat donors.

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BaseBeat 2025 Donors

Thank you to our amazing donors who support our creative work and truly help us make our shows happen every year!! If you’d like to support our work and gain access to the best seats in the house, contact us at taikoproject@gmail.com.

OHIRA LEVEL
Robert Hori
John & Sarah Kobara

OJIME LEVEL
Uncle Jerry Baba
Jeanne Sakamoto/The James Irvine Foundation
Steven & Lani Yamami

ODAIKO LEVEL
Rob & Jane Ettinger
Linda Kimura
Traci & Wynn Kiyama
Richard & Masako Murakami
Sansei Legacy of Southern California
Candice Shikai & Dok Yun
TaikoVentures
U.S. Bank

CHUDAIKO LEVEL
Russel Baba & Jeanne Mercer
Mark & Marie Ishida
Hal & Barbara Keimi
Sandra Law
Karen & Jay Mark
Yoshio & Junko Saito

SHIME LEVEL
Kazuko Deguchi
Marvin & Gail Harada
Harry Lieberman
Reiko Ohshima
Day & Tony Yee
Anonymous

PARANKU LEVEL
William Banks
Shoji Kameda
Nancy Kurihara-Johnson
Harry Lieberman
Hidetomi & Yuriko Mimura
Margie Wu
Anonymous x5

Donor list updated July 5, 2025.