Talking Taiko, a book party/show featuring poetry and music to celebrate Yuri Kageyama’s book The New and Selected Yuri Writing From Peeling Till Now, by Ishmael Reed Publishing Co. Kageyama herself will perform her works of poetry, and taiko masters Eric Kamau Gravatt (McCoy Tyner, Weather Report, Source Code, Charles Mingus, Stanley Clark, Wayne Shorter) and Isaku Kageyama (Tokyo taiko group Amanojaku, Toshinori Kondo and fusion trio Hybrid Soul), guitarist Makoto Horiuchi and bassist Hiroyuki Shido are also featured. Special-guest poets include Ishmael Reed and Tennessee Reed.
Monday, Aug 15, 8pm at Yoshi’s San Francisco, 1330 Fillmore St., SF