I had a wonderful time this past week in Los Angeles. I spent some quality time with Kris Bergstrom of On Ensemble and the recently established Los Angeles Taiko Institute […]
Brooklyn & Bremen
April is a busy month, with two exciting trips in the works. First off is a visit to Brooklyn, to teach at Kaoru Watanabe’s Taiko Center, April 11-12-13. I’ll be […]
2014 Starts with ‘Otofure’
Happy New Year! I was extremely happy to recently spend two weeks in Japan with my good friend, the unique dancer and choreographer Hideo Arai. We’ve created a new project […]
New Trifolia Video
Check-out this new live video from Trifolia‘s recent October performance at the Festival de Jazz de Québec: Marianne Trudel’s composition, ‘La Rivière’, with Étienne Lafrance (bass) and myself (percussion). The […]
New Music Harvest, Fall 2013
2013 has been an exceptionally fruitful year for CD releases. Several of the groups I perform with regularly have new recordings out, including La Nef, Trifolia, Small World Project and […]
Spring Update
Much to report… Small World Project has been especially busy this spring, with concerts in Zacatecas (Mexico), Vancouver, Burnstown (ON), and New York city at the Uke Fest. We’ll be […]
Japan Tour 2013
Very happy to be back in Japan! I will be touring with my very good friend, movement artist and dancer Hideo Arai, in February and March. We’ll be performing our […]