Darryl Tanikawa:  

Life DARRYL TANIKAWA, clarinetist, is an active professional musician, producer, music director, orchestra contractor, executive director, and performs throughout Southern California with numerous symphony orchestras, chamber music ensembles, music theatre productions and in the studios. Along with serving as principal clarinet of the Asia America Symphony Orchestra, Darryl is also a member of the Glendale Symphony Orchestra, Pacifica Woodwind Quintet (Co-founder), Pacific Winds Trio, DaSiliva-Tanikawa Duo and principal clarinetist in the Bel-Air Presbyterian Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Symphony, Royal Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Cabrillo Music Theatre Orchestra at the Kavli Theater, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. A member of the Pavarotti World Tour Orchestra at the Indian Wells Tennis Center, the 3 Tenors World Tour Orchestra at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas and the Pavarotti World Tour Orchestra at The Forum, Los Angeles. He has performed as principal clarinetist for such artists as Theodore Bikel, Robert Guilluome, Dale Kristien, Amanda McBroom, Ben Vereen, Jack Black, Ted Neeley, Evonne Elliman, Richard Kinsey, Katharine McPhee, Glen Campbell, Doc Severinson, James Walker, David Benoit, David Shostac, John Tesh, the late Steve Allen, Kevin Bailey, Sumi Jo, Sally Kellerman, Keiko Matsui, Sadao Watanabe, Bill Watrous, Suzanna Guzman, Carol Lawrence, The Ahn Trio, Hiroshima, Jon Nakamatsu, along with the Long Beach Symphony Pops, Long Beach Mozart Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of South Bay, Orange County Philharmonic, Downey Symphony, Redlands Symphony, Riverside Symphony, San Fernando Valley Symphony, San Bernadino Symphony, Westchester-Marina Del Rey Symphony, Opera Ala Carte Orchestra, and the Rhythm Kings Jazz Orchestra. He has been presented as featured soloist in several chamber music concert series including Sundays at Four (broadcast ¿live¿ on KUSC-FM) at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Discovery series at the South Bay Center for the Performing Arts Marsee Auditorium, the Chamber Music Summit Concerts at the CSU N...Expand for more