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TaikoProject and Quetzal will combine their talents. (Photo by Kim Nakashima) TaikoProject and Quetzal will perform “Concrete Saplings”...

The cast of “Misora Hibari: Tribute to a Legend” at Orange County Buddhist Church last year. From left: Helen Ota, Fusako Shiotani, Merv...

Yukiko Matsuyama and Saeko Kujiraoka PASADENA — A koto duo concert with dance performance will be presented on Saturday, June 25, at 5...

Internationally renowned concert pianist Karin Nagano makes her Los Angeles debut with Music Director David Benoit and the Asia America...

The second annual Asian Heritage Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, June 25, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) at the...

Above — Actress, writer and comedian Kaitlyn Tanimoto and Sean Miura, producer and lead curator of Little Tokyo’s Tuesday Night Cafe....

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. “One PULSE” will feature Makoto Taiko’s signature repertoire, which...

Lea Salonga and George Takei in a scene from “Allegiance.” NEW YORK — The nominees for the 70th annual Tony Awards were announced on May...

Thousands of Angelenos will join Councilmember David Ryu and Mayor Eric Garcetti on the steps of City Hall for Pacific Bridge, a free and...

Rose Chen and Izumi Kashiwagi TORRANCE — Duo Pianists Izumi Kashiwagi and Rose Chen, who earned their doctorates in the USC Thornton...

Hiroshima (from left): Danny Yamamoto, drums and percussion; June Kuramoto, koto; Kimo Cornwell, keyboards; Terry Steele, vocals; Dean...

Time is passing, I grow older, things are happening fast All I have to hold onto is a simple song at last Let me hear you say Yeah, yeah,...

Carlos Chang (left) and Gedde Watanabe give a sneak peek at “La Cage aux Folles” at Monday’s East West Players awards dinner and gala at...

Midori (Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders) COSTA MESA — Orange County’s Pacific Symphony will present “Midori and the Planets” from...

Enjoy an afternoon of Ryukyu music and dance featuring local teachers and students from the Okinawa Association of America’s Geino-Bu...

On the program are “Soran Bushi” (ソーラン節), “Hisakata no” (ひさかたの), “Shenandoah,” “O Waly, Waly,” “Introit and Kyrie” and “Sanctus” from...

“Jammin’ on First Street” will take place on Saturday, April 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Casa 0101, 2102 E. First St. in Los Angeles. The...

Mari Paxton, OCG Choir director. By SHOKO ARAKI HUNTINGTON BEACH — The Orange Coast Gakuen Choir, directed by Mari Paxton, will be...

Grateful Crane’s musical performances span more than a century of community history. (Photos courtesy John Nishio family) The Grateful...

Amid all the talk about lack of diversity at this year’s Academy Awards, one snub received little attention in coverage of Sunday’s...