ASIAN IMPROV aRTS, GENRYU ARTS AND NIHONMACHI LITTLE FRIENDS PRESENT TOYOAKIMOTO: THE NATIONAL CD RELEASE CONCERT
SUNDAY, JULY 29th AT TATEUCHI AUDITORIUM IN SAN FRANCISCO
 
TATSU AOKI AND A 300-YEAR LEGACY OF JAPANESE CULTURAL ARTS
Reconstruction of Tokyo Style Geisha Music

Asian Improv aRts, GenRyu Arts and Nihonmachi Little Friends are pleased to present the upcoming concert: TOYOAKIMOTO – Tatsu Aoki and a 300-year legacy of Japanese cultural arts. This special event celebrates the release of a new compact disc recording featuring music by Tatsu Aoki (shamisen – Japanese lute), Chizuru Kineya (shamisen), and Melody Takata (taiko – Japanese drums). Also performing will be special guests Francis Wong (saxophone) and Yangqin Zhao (Chinese hammered dulcimer). The concert, free to the public, will take place on Sunday, July 29, 2012 from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. (a reception with the artists precedes the show from 12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.) in Nihonmachi Little Friends’ Tateuchi Auditorium, 1830 Sutter Street (between Webster & Buchanan), San Francisco, California.
For more info visit: www.asianimprov.org .