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Yuujou Daiko is one of the local taiko groups that will perform at the Autumn Festival. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) LONG BEACH — Delve...

PASADENA — Pianist Ray Ushikubo will play Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with the Pasadena Symphony on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Ambassador...

Members of the Grateful Crane Ensemble’s 2016 Goodwill Tour to Tohoku performed for these children at the Ohisama Hoikuen in Kesennuma....

ANAHEIM — Orange County Buddhist Church, 909 S. Dale Ave. in Anaheim, will present Kenny Endo and Friends in Concert on Sunday, Oct. 30,...

X Japan The documentary “We Are X” will be screened at the Nuart Theatre, 11272 Santa Monica Blvd. (just west of the 405 Freeway) in West...

Hiroe Sekine Jazz pianist, composer, and arranger Hiroe Sekine will perform on Friday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Los Angeles County...

Minyo Station Ford Theatres, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East in Hollywood, is presenting a series of JAM Sessions, including the following:...

Ray Ushikubo SANTA MONICA — Celebrating its fifth season, the Dream Orchestra opens its “Symphonic Season” on Saturday, Sept. 17, at 8...

Steve Aoki “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” a new documentary on the life of influential DJ, music producer, and record label founder Steve...

Scenes from “Letters to Eve” were performed during GVJCI’s Yatai Food Festival on Aug. 27. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) GARDENA —...

Chieko Kojima in “Road to Kumano.” (Photo by Maiko Miyagawa) East West Players (EWP), the nation’s longest-running professional theater...

Fans of both traditional and contemporary expressions in classical guitar will be delighted by the range of music and mastery presented...

Steve Aoki In the documentary “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead,” viewers are thrust into the world of Steve Aoki, the Grammy-nominated...

Makoto Taiko at last year’s Taiko Gathering. (J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo) As part of the second weekend of the Nisei Week Japanese...

Known for their parody of Lorde’s “Royals,” The Mama Bares, an all-female group of four “Miss Saigon” alumni — Joan Almedilla, Ai Goeku...

Yu Ooka at the Asian Heritage Jazz Festival in 2015. (Photo by Albert Lien) GARDENA — The outstanding piano-guitar duo of Boy Katindig...

Jun Asai will give a piano concert on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 4 p.m. at The Colburn School, Zipper Hall, 200 S. Grand Ave. in Los Angeles....

East L.A. Taiko The Japanese American National Museum’s summer evening concert series featuring Asian American performers is back with...

WagakkiBand – from left, bassist Asa, shakuhachi player Daisuke Kaminaga, vocalist Yuko Suzuhana, guitarist Machiya and Beni Ninagawa on...

Performers in the JACCC Plaza at last year’s Ukulele Expo. (MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo) The Japanese American Cultural and...