Levitt’s Free Concert Season Presented by Kaiser Permanente

Japan Fest 2025: Takénobu with JA-NE Cultural Mixtape

Sunday July 6th, 2025

All Ages | Rain or Shine 

Doors Open: 4:00 PM | Show Start: 5:00 PM 

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Takénobu

Atlanta based cellist and composer Nick Takenobu Ogawa has released 8 studio albums using his Japanese middle name Takénobu. Classically trained as a cellist, his music incorporates modern effects and loops to create driving cinematic soundscapes and beat driven ethereal harmonies. Joined on stage by his talented violinist and vocalist wife, Kathryn Koch, Takénobu is an orchestral dynamic duo. The new album Cosplay Karaoke コスプレカラオケ is Takénobu’s first all Japanese album, featuring 10 original songs with Japanese lyrics, and is available on limited edition vinyl.

JA-NE Cultural Mixtape

JA-NE (jah-neh) Cultural Mixtape features rhymes and beats from emcee 3Two, taiko drum styles from Courtney Ozaki-Durgin, Japanese folk dance with Charlotte Quinn and Kotomi Yoshida, and more surprises from special guests.  Cultural Mixtape celebrates a shared love of hip-hop, Japanese cultural music, traditions, and heritage through interactive and engaging genre-bending live music and dance performances.