As you may remember, I visited the Isamu Taniguchi Japanese Garden at Zilker Botanical Garden a couple of years ago and produced a simple Animoto video of my visit. Well, today I returned with an HD camera and ample time to explore the whole garden. I hope I’ve...
Jazz and … Tsugaru Shamisen? Here’s video footage of Oyama X Nitta jamming with some of Austin’s finest jazz musicians, including saxophonist Paul Klemperer and drummer Masumi Jones.
Below is the slideshow from the Oyama X Nitta Tsugaru Shamisen concert at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church on Monday, April 11, 2011. According to the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin, they were able to raise $3,200 for the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami...
The Japan-America Society of Greater Austin (JASGA) continues its efforts to raise money for the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund with a new cultural event – Oyama X Nitta in a Tsugaru Shamisen concert. Readers of this blog may remember when Toshie...
On Thursday, March 24th, 2011, the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin (JASGA) hosted a Japanese Taiko & Dance Performance at the Austin Asian-American Cultural Center. The featured performer of the evening was Chieko Kojima of the world-famous Kodo, with...
