Calendar 2006
ShastaYama - Shastice Park, Mt.Shasta, CA
Saturday, August 5th 2006, at 7:30 pm
Come see the wonderful Shasta Taiko troop perform with special guests Seiichi Tanaka, the father of America Taiko. This year we have a special performance Seiichi Tanaka and San Fransisco Taiko Dojo.
Online Tickets
Mt. Shasta Chamber website
Event Sponsored by:
Mt. Shasta Chamber of Commerce
Shasta Mountain Playhouse
Russel Baba and Jeanne Mercer
Shasta Taiko
Mt. Shasta Recreation & Parks District
Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka
Shasta Taiko's Russel Baba and Jeanne Mercer are honored to present Grand Master Seiichi Tanaka and San Francisco Taiko Dojo as the special guest artists for ShastaYama 2006. Seiichi Tanaka and his group will appear on the summer evening outdoor stage with Shasta Taiko and share a special reunion with Russel and Jeanne who both started taiko training with Tanaka-sensei in 1972. Joining them for ShastaYama will be former Shasta Taiko members Masato Baba and Shoji Kameda, and guest artist Michelle Fujii. Baba, Kameda, and Fujii are recognized as leading young American taiko artists. The three have performed as guest artists before as members of Shasta Taiko, ON Ensemble, TaikoProject, Kenny Endo Taiko Ensemble, and San Jose Taiko for the successful Shasta Taiko In Concerts and at last year's first ShastaYama Festival helping to establish an outstanding reputaiona for Shasta Taiko's annual event. ShastaYama 2006 will be a rare special occasion in that the founding father of American taiko will be joined by two American taiko pioneers and some of the brightest young American taiko players, linking the generations of outstanding American taiko artists.