JASC Tsukasa Taiko (Japanese drumming) ensemble at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

JASC Tsukasa Taiko, Chicago’s leading taiko (Japanese drumming) ensemble, will be performing at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago this weekend.

Taiko Legacy 7 features three generations of performers from Tokyo, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago in a combination of thunderous drumming, jazz improvisations, and stylized kimono dance. 

Taiko Legacy was invented in Chicago and remains the country’s only collaboration of this scale.

What is Taiko?

JASC Tsukasa Taiko’s website (http://tsukasataiko.com) explains that taiko means “drum” and that taiko is known for:

“its thunderous sound and stunning, stylized choreography. With a 2,000 year-old history, taiko has its roots in Japanese court, theater, religious/ceremonial and festival music, where the taiko was just one instrument of many that comprised the ensembles that performed this music. In the mid-20th century, the kumi-daiko style evolved, which featured ensembles made up solely of drums.”

The Taiko Legacy 7 schedule is:

Saturday, December 18, 7:30 pm (purchase tickets online or call the Box Office at 312-397-4010)

Sunday, December 19, 3 pm (for tickets, call the Box Office at 312-397-4010 as there are only a few seats left)
Tickets are $15 ($12 for MCA members)
Children under 12 are free with paid adult tickets (must reserve in advance) 
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is located at 220 E. Chicago Ave. (one block east of Michigan).  Get parking information here.