Personnel
JASC Tsukasa Taiko is made up of the leading taiko artists in the Midwest. Our artists are nationally and internationally recognized performers and recording artists.
Hide Yoshihashi - Head Taiko Instructor, Director of Curriculum
Amy Homma - Taiko and Shamisen Instructor
Chinatsu Nakano - Shinobue Instructor
Jeff Chan - Administrative Director
Tatsu Aoki - Head Shamisen Instructor, Artistic Director
Amy Homma
AMY HOMMA was born in Chicago. A second generation Japanese American, she is a leader in her generation of Chicago Japanese American artists dedicated to working in the traditional Japanese cultural arts.
In 1990, she joined the Waka Daiko group to explore her Japanese cultural legacy, and years later she joined Tsukasa Taiko. She is also studying Toyoaki Ozashiki shamisen under the instruction of Tatsu Aoki.
Amy is a core taiko and shamisen instructor/performer for JASC Tsukasa Taiko and performs with the Miyumi Project, was a part of Basser Live II and performed in the Miyumi Project Big Band's presentation of re:Rooted at Millennium Park. Recently she performed in Poland as part of the Malta International Theatre Festival 2007. She also performs with the Yoko Noge's Japanesque Blues. In addition, she also studies Japanese Classical Dance with Fujima Ryu of Chicago.
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