Uzume Taiko List of Collaborators and Clients
Music Collaborators:
Sal Ferreras - Percussionist and Impresario
Victoria Symphony Orchestra
Chor Leoni - Choir
Hard Rubber Orchestra
Mearingstone Pipe Band
SFU Pipe Band
Big Wreck - Rock Band
Orchid Ensemble
South Asian Arts
Swarm
Albert St. Albert - African Percussion
Peggy Lee - cello
Takeo Yamashiro - shakuhachi flute
Michael O’Neill - Scottish highland pipes
Alcvin Ramos - shakuhachi & shinobue flute, didgeridoo
Graham Ord - Saxophone, flute, electronics
Amy Newman - Tenor Saxophone
Simon Kendall - Hammond organ
Dave Corman - Electric Guitars and Synthesizers
Ben Rogalsky - Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo, Su Ling, Gamelan
Curtis Andrews - South Indian and African Percussion
Boris Sichon - World Percussion
Taiko Collaborators:
Eileen Kage and LOUD - Founding Member of Uzume Taiko - Founding Member of LOUD
Tiffany Tamaribuchi - Taiko Star - Sacramento Taiko Dan
Kristy Oshiro - Independant Taiko Drummer
Yuta Kato - Taiko Star
Masato Baba - Taiko Star
Leslie Komori - Founding Member Uzume Taiko
John Endo Greenaway - Founding Member Katari Taiko, Uzume Taiko and Sansho Daiko
Portland Taiko
Noriko Kobayashi
Artist Collaborators:
Gerardo Avila - storyteller, clown, theatrical consultant
Kokoro Dance
Paula Ross Modern Dance Company
Snake in the Grass Moving Theatre
Rosario Flamenco
Vanessa Goodman, modern dancer
Lorita Leung Dance Company
Chengxin Wei, choreographer
Mortal Coil
Adam PW Smith, Cinematographer, Photographer, Graphic Design
Marc L'Esperance, Audio Production
David Jacklin Photography
Jordan Jakobczyk, B.A., IA669, Cinematographer/Editor/DIT
Dr. Patrick Pennefather
Left Right Minds / Web and Content Marketing
Organizations:
Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad Bid
2010 Vancouver Olympics Games
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Convention Centre (East and West)
Vancouver Club
Boeing Seattle
Four Seasons Hotel
Terminal City Club
Nikkei Internment Memorial Centre - New Denver
Various Ministries and Departments in Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments
Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Vancouver Powell Street Festival
Victoria Symphony Splash
Vancouver Marathon
Mortal Coil
ArtStarts
Chan Centre
Roundhouse Community Centre World Music Youth Program
Margaret Grauer Teaching from the HeART
Festivals:
Folk on the Rocks (Yellowknife) Global Jam performance
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Vancouver Folk Festival
Mission Folk Festival
Wreckhouse Jazz Festival
Newfoundland Sound Symposium
Filburg Festival
Harrison Festival of the Arts
Under the Volcano Festival
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Prince George Children’s Festival
Calgary International Children’s Festival
Mississauga International Children’s Festival
Seattle International Children’s Festival
Conferences:
Uzume Taiko Members have led Workshops at:
North American Taiko Conferences: Los Angeles, Sacramento
Regional Taiko Conferences: Seattle, Portland, Vancouver
International Council for Traditional Music: Newfoundland
BC Music Educators Conference: Vancouver
Learning Through the Arts Conference: Quebec
Media:
CBC - Local and National
CTV - Local and National
Global
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