EJF: Taiko Drumming 101 with Leanna Keith
Donation-based
- Leanna Keith, taiko
Come for the loud huge drum, stay for the history of the Asian-American art form and chance to yell real loud. Ganbatte! ("Do your best!")
This performance is part of EJF, a weeklong mini-festival chock-full of music, mini-classes, films, and more. EJF is all-day, all-ages.
Please check out the full schedule for more sessions and descriptions.
About Erin Jorgensen
Erin is a musician and sometimes concert-producer based in Seattle, WA. When not playing music she can be found aggressively promoting fellow artists or at her day job in reproductive rights.
https://www.erinjorgensen.com/About Leanna Keith, taiko
A freelance flutist, artist, improviser, and composer in the Seattle area, Leanna Keith (she/they) delights in creating sound experiences that make audiences laugh, cry, and say: "I didn't know the flute could do that!" Her performance artworks have focused on cultural connection and the breaking of audience/performer boundaries. Leanna is co-founder of the 501(c)(3) arts organization Kin of the Moon and is co-artistic director and flutist of the ensemble. They explore sonic rituals, promote cross-pollination of genres, and celebrate the creativity that multiplies itself through the collaboration of performers and composers. She is dedicated to playing music by composers who are still living, and advocates for the usage of music as social activism. Leanna is the professor of flute at Cornish College of the Arts.
http://leannakeithflute.com