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Meidoko plays La Clinica (Affordable Healthcare Excellence for All):

Join us for Raise Your Heart for Health, our annual late-summer fundraiser. Enjoy fine foods and wine and top-notch entertainment in an extraordinarily fun event that benefits uninsured and low-income residents of our community.

Come to our third annual event, which is planned from 3:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, again at Voorhies Mansion, 2310 Voorhies Road, the home of EdenVale Winery.

Yesterday’s introduction to taiko workshop was a success! I managed to get eight participants, and that’s a lot for Ashland. There will be a follow up workshop this Saturday September 16th.

Meidoko had its second Green Show last Tuesday evening and what a success! I can’t wait for our next opportunity to play. This Saturday I’ll be giving an introductory Taiko workshop at Studio Z here in Ashland, Oregon from 1PM-3PM. I’m excited from the response of our Green Show and the interest that it has generated for this weekend’s workshop.

The Meidoko Green Show is tomorrow evening at 7:15 on 15 South Pioneer St. here in Ashland, Oregon. I’m really excited about the music we’re presenting and to be taking on so many challenges with using taiko in such an unconventional manner. At the same time, even though I find this presentation to pretty challenging, the artists that I’ve been collaborating with have made it easier and a joyous process. For they are awesome musicians and people, and very much a pleasure to work with.

Another day of Meidoko rehearsals for our upcoming Green Shows here in Ashland, OR set for July 24th and September 6th. It’s the second rehearsal with local bassist Michael Moellan. He has the right attitude, chops and musicality for what we’re doing. It’s a great pleasure to work with this guy.

It was our third rehearsal today for upcoming Meidoko Green Shows scheduled for July 24th and September 6th here in Ashland, Oregon. This rehearsal process is loads of fun. The sound and power of the taiko is blending quite nicely with Phoenix’s earthy Rock sound.

I’m pleased to announce that my group Meidoko has two performances at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Green Show this year. We will be performing on Sunday July 24th 7:15PM and Tuesday September 6th 6:45PM. It’s gonna be a stone gas. We’ll be joined by my good friend, awesome guitarist and vocalist Phoenix Sigalove, plus local great Jazz saxophonist Steve Davidson. If you or any of your friends happen to be in the area please come by. Green Shows are free to the public.
15 South Pioneer St. Ashland, Oregon 97520

Today’s workshop at Southern Oregon University was a real success! A lot of students attended and took part in the workshop. Mainly we focused on basic kuchishoga, rhythms and kata based off of Miyake. I had a lot of fun and the Director of Percussion Studies at SOU, Terry Longshore , really enjoyed it as well. Although we’re only at a talking stage right now, we’re both really excited about developing SOU’s first taiko group this fall.