| Fri 2/9
Nels Cline - Toshi Makihara at Avant Gentlemen's Lodge, 4028 Filbert Street, Philadelphia featuring Nels Cline (guitar) and Toshi Makihara (full drum-kit) Produced by ArsNova Workshop 
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| January 2007 |
| Fri 1/5, 8PM
Eubanks-Nakatani-Makihara at Physick House, 321 South 4th Street, Philadelphia featuring Brian Eubanks (soprano saxophone), Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion) & Toshi Makihara (percussion) Produced by Bowerbird |
| Sat 1/6, 9PM
Eubanks-Nakatani-Makihara at Houndstooth, 485 Driggs Ave (Williamsburg, New York City) featuring Brian Eubanks (soprano saxophone), Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion) & Toshi Makihara (percussion) |
| February 2007 |
| Fri 2/9
Nels Cline - Toshi Makihara at Avant Gentlemen's Lodge, 4028 Filbert Street, Philadelphia featuring Nels Cline (guitar) and Toshi Makihara (full drum-kit) Produced by ArsNova Workshop
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| March 2007 |
| April 2007 |
| Wed 4/11, 8PM
Peterson-Barber-Makihara at the Rotunda 4014 Walnut St. Philadelphia. featuring Dan Peterson (woodwinds), Mike Barber (bass) and Toshi Makihara (drums) This is a new Jazz trio which is not bound by any particular musical styles. Daniel Peterson is a multi-instrumentalist performer on most woodwinds, including saxello, saxophones and clarinets. He is well known in Philadelphia, because of his involvement with groups led by Odean Pope, Bobby Zankel and the Puzzlebox Experiment. Mike Barber has been studying music for over 25 years. A Canadian currently living in West Philadelphia, Barber describes himself as a free-jazz bassist who seeks to merge Zen meditation with his playing: "Zen practice and music practice are the same. Playing is meditation, meditation is playing." The concert also features Calvin Weston's Big Tree and Grass Hair Duo |
| May 2007 |
| Sat 5/5, 8PM
Double Clutch 
at An Die Musik, 409 North Charles St, Second Floor, Baltimore (888) 221-6170 featuring Todd Margasak (cornet), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Michael Szekely (drums, percussion) & Toshi Makihara (drums, percussion). Prior to the introduction of the synchromesh gearbox, back in the days when a car was a seat bolted atop a roaring engine and man and machine were united free from mechanical and digital mediation, a special music filled the highways and byways of this great country. That music was the whir and mesh of the double-clutch. Now as the seas rise with ice-melt and the ski slopes lie bald in the winter sunlight, four men have ditched their jalopies and transposed that old-time song into a creative, musical format. Hear Todd Margasak (cornet), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Toshi Makihara (drums, percussion), Michael Szekely (drums, percussion), accelerate, decelerate, idle, depress the clutch and hit the throttle in improvised mini-symphonies. Thrill in the race and delight in the moments of failure, when the battery and horns fail to mesh and the stage reverberates with the grind and crash of a Double-clutch clinker. Baltimore Dubut! |
| Sun 5/6, 7:30PM
g r e e n m a c h i n e at The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagy's Mill Road, Philadelphia (215) 482-7300 Directions Interdisciprinary collaboration / an outdoor site specific installation & sound performance featuring Keiko Miyamori (visual art), Chikara Miura (Percussion/Japan) & Toshi Makihara (percussion/Philadelphia). YouTube Announcement |
| Mon 5/7, 8PM
Toshi Makihara Solo Drum at Grumblethorpe, 5267 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia Rare Solo Drum performance using 1-drum 1-cymbal setting. Also appearing are Tim Feeney, James Coleman (Boston), Lipson-Barrios-Lagomasino. Produced by Bowerbird |
| Sat 5/12, 8PM
Ellen Christi - Gary Hassay - Toshi Makihara at Connexions Gallery, 213 Northampton Street, Easton PA (610) 250-7627 featuring Ellen Christi (vocal), Gary Hassay (alto saxophone) & Toshi Makihara (drums). Ellen and Gary released a wonderful CD titled "Tribute To Paradise"(Drimala Records) in 2004. Now the duo is joined by Makihara on drums. |
| Wed 5/16, 8PM
Signal Quintet with Guests at Circle of Hope, 1125 South Broad Street 2nd Floor Philadelphia featuring Signal Quintet (Jason Kahn, Tomas Korber, Norbert Moslang, Gunter Muller, Christian Weber) with local musicians Marc Zajack, Andrew Gaspar, Paul Neidhardt, Alban Bailly, Toshi Makihara, Chandan Narayan and Jesse Kudler. The Signal Quintet brings together five of Switzerlandfs finest improvisers. Under the leadership of innovative American-born percussionist and composer, Jason Kahn, the quintet includes guitarist and electronic musician, Tomas Korber, cracked everyday electronics master Norbert Moslang, percussionist and electronic musician Gunter Muller, and innovative contrabassist Christian Weber. Produced by Bowerbird |
| Sat-Sun 5/26-27
Wright-Lipson-Makihara 
* Sat 5/26, 8:30PM at Red Room 425 E. 31st St, Baltimore * Sun 5/27, 8PM at University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce St. Philadelphia [Also featured: Jason Talbot (Richmond), Vertonen (Chicago) and HZL. Produced by Bowerbird] featuring Jack Wright (saxophones), Evan Lipson (double bass) & Toshi Makihara (drums). Produced by Bowerbird |
| June 2007 |
| Fri, Sat & Sun 6/8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17
GATE: Leah Stein Dance Company 
at Eastern State Penitentiary, Fairmount Ave & 21st Street, Philadelphia (215)236-3300 featuring Leah Stein Dance Company with original sound score composed and performed live by Daniel Peterson (woodwinds) and Toshi Makihara (percussion). GATE is an original on site dance project located in several areas in Eastern State Penitentiary. The performance, in the words of Leah Stein, "illuminates, activates, and animates the site as a living and breathing location, full of history, and experience." Sound resonates from a range of locations near and distant. Film is projected onto the textured surfaces of the building. The dancers appear and disappear, integrate into the architecture, and take cues from the physical surroundings. "GATE" Information Page Preview by Deni Kasrel (Philadelphia City Paper) Review by Lisa Kraus (The Philadelphia Inquirer) |
| July 2007 |
| Sat 7/7, 8PM
Blaise Siwula - Gary Hassay - Toshi Makihara at Connexions Gallery, 213 Northampton Street, Easton PA (610) 250-7627 featuring Blaise Siwula (saxophones), Gary Hassay (alto saxophone) & Toshi Makihara (drums). |
| Mon 7/30, 8PM
Double-Clutch
at CEC, 3500 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia (215) 387-1911 Double-Clutch and The Meicht Group in double bill. Double-Clutch featuring Todd Margasak (cornet), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Michael Szekely (drums, percussion) & Toshi Makihara (drums, percussion). Prior to the introduction of the synchromesh gearbox, back in the days when a car was a seat bolted atop a roaring engine and man and machine were united free from mechanical and digital mediation, a special music filled the highways and byways of this great country. That music was the whir and mesh of the double-clutch. Now as the seas rise with ice-melt and the ski slopes lie bald in the winter sunlight, four men have ditched their jalopies and transposed that old-time song into a creative, musical format. Hear Todd Margasak (cornet), Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Toshi Makihara (drums, percussion), Michael Szekely (drums, percussion), accelerate, decelerate, idle, depress the clutch and hit the throttle in improvised mini-symphonies. Thrill in the race and delight in the moments of failure, when the battery and horns fail to mesh and the stage reverberates with the grind and crash of a Double-clutch clinker. Produced by Bowerbird |
| August 2007 |
| Sun 8/12, 8PM
Dan Capecchi - Toshi Makihara Duo at University City Arts League, 4226 Spruce Street, Philadelphia Also appearing: Michael Evans (Percussion) Quartet, Mad Man's Laughter Drums duo with Shot X Shot drummer Dan Capecchi. Produced by Bowerbird |
| Fri, Sat & Sun 8/31, 9/1, 9/2, 7PM
States of Gravity & Light #2 Merian Soto/ Performance Practice 
at Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia gWatching this simple passage unfold with its certainty and luminousity, I thought that if I could dance like this, I would be the happiest dancer in the world.h- Eva Yaa Asantewaa, Gay City News. States of Gravity & Light #2 strikes a delicate balance between gravity and weightlessness, motion and stillness, thriving on the energy of nature. Bessie Award-winning choreographer Merian Soto developed her intriguing series of Dances with Branches as an improvisational movement practice, using the natural environment of Wissahickon Valley Park as inspiration. Dancers Noemi Segarra and Jumatatu Poe gracefully capture the organic rhythms of Sotofs vision. The piece is performed within a videoscape of the park, shot in a hand held style that emphasizes the relationship between the gaze and the movement of the body. Philadelphia CityPaper Review "States of Gravity & Light #2" Information Page Merian Soto Philadelphia Live Arts Festival |
| September 2007 |
| Wed 9/19, 10PM
Ellen Christi - Gary Hassay - Toshi Makihara at The Stone, Avenue C and 2nd Street, New York featuring Ellen Christi (voice), Gary Hassay (alto-saxophone, voice) & Toshi Makihara (drums) |
| October 2007 |
| Thu 10/4, *7PM*
Solo/Duo, Jack Wright - Toshi Makihara at AxD Gallery, 265 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia featuring Jack Wright (saxophones) & Toshi Makihara (1-drum-1-cymbal) in solo sets & a duo set. Poster |
| Sun 10/7, 10:30AM
Wissahickon Park Project (Performance #1) Merian Soto/ Performance Practice at Wissahickon Park. For details please see the Project Homepage. Merian Soto |
| Fri-Sat 10/26-27
Tom Boram - Toshi Makihara Duo 
** Fri 10/26, 8PM at Pysick House, 321 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. Opening for Keith Rowe. Produced by Bowerbird. ** Sat 10/27, 8:30PM, Red Room, Baltimore featuring Tom Boram (electronics, guitar, piano) & Toshi Makihara (drum & Cymbal). The Red Room concert also features the second set by the trio consisting of Dan DeChellis (piano) and Toshi Makihara (drums) |
| November 2007 |
| Sun 11/4, 8PM
Yokohama Live at Zaim (34 Nihon Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0021, TEL: 045-222-7030), featuring Maki Hachiya (voice), Osamu Nomura (percussion), Takashi Itani (percussion) and Ken'ichi Matsumoto |
| Mon 11/5, 8PM
Matsumoto-Makihara Duo at Knuttel House (Iriya, Tokyo), featuring Ken'ichi Matsumoto and Toshi Makihara (percussion). YouTube - Video of the performance: Link |
| Wed 11/7, 8PM
Matsumoto-Makihara Duo at Candy (Inage, Chiba-ken), featuring Ken'ichi Matsumoto and Toshi Makihara (percussion) |
| December 2007 |
| Fri-Sun 12/7,8,9
Fayetteville Sonic Arts Festival (Fayetteville, ARK) 
Press Release * Fri 12/7 7:30PM at University of Arkansas, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall Set 1 - Galactic Gutbucket (Sloan, Packard, Jones) Set 2 - Chicago Crue (Jackson, Lonberg-Holm) Set 3 - Philadelphia Crue (Barrios, Makihara, Wright) * Sat 12/8 1PM at University of Arkansas, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall 1:00PM - Workshop by Toshi Makihara, "One Stick Beating" 1:30PM - Workshop by Fred Lonberg-Holm, "Extended Strings" 2:15PM - Workshop by Keefe Jackson, "Chicago Seen" 2:45PM - Workshop by Jon Barrios, "El Diablo" 3:30PM - Workshop by 3 Pups Music (Pantha & Newbie Brad), "1+1=3" 4:30PM - Concert featuring Galactic Gutbucket at New Design Center, 572 West Sixth Street, Fayetteville 7:30PM - Concert at Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall (Various Ensembles) * Sun 12/9 1PM at University of Arkansas, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall 1:00PM - Jack Wright Sunday Sermonette/Non-Lecture, "Playing Tennis with No Net" 2:00PM - No-Net Collective Concert (featuring ALL festival participants) |
| December 2007 |
| Thu 12/20, 8PM
Raoul Bjorkenheim - Toshi Makihara Duo  at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street Philadelphia Free Admission featuring Raoul Bjorkenheim (guitar) and Toshi Makihara (drums). Double-bill with Ivo Perelman (saxophone) - Dominic Duval (double-bass) Duo. |