30th Anniversary Returning Artist
JazzReach
Hangin’ With The Giants
November 5, 2024
10:00 AM & 12:30 PM
Miller Auditorium
Best for grades K-5; older students are welcome
10:00 AM show is sold out
JazzReach presents Hangin’ With The Giants featuring Metta Quintet plus special guests. This fun, high-energy program is designed to promote the inclusiveness and accessibility of jazz while highlighting the legacies and music of some of the art form’s central contributors. Staged as a late night talk show, Hangin’ With The Giants features animated likenesses of jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk as show guests and offers numerous opportunities for students to interact and participate. MORE
San Jose Taiko
March 25-26, 2025
10:00 AM (both days) & 12:15 PM (March 26 only)
Comstock Auditorium
Best for grades K-12
All shows are sold out
Since 1973, San Jose Taiko has captivated global audiences and critics alike with the powerful sounds of the taiko. Inspired by traditional Japanese drumming, company performers express the beauty of the human spirit through the voice of the taiko, creating a vibrant, contemporary art form as they strive to connect people through cultural understanding, creative expression, and rhythmic heartbeat. Known for synchronized choreography, eclectic musicality, and joyful spirit, San Jose Taiko performances and instruction are sought throughout the world by taiko fans and practitioners alike. MORE