Gary Fukushima

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published August 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM HST

Visiting composer, pianist, educator and writer Gary Fukushima joins Hawai`iʻs Dean Taba, bass, Noel Okimoto, drums, and vocalist Rachel Gonzales in a concert at the Musiciansʻ Association of Hawai`i this week. Fukushima visits Classical Pacific for a quick conversation about writing for DownBeat Magazine, teaching at CSU Northridge, and his vacation to relax and reconnect with his Hawaii family.
Hear Gary Fukushima on Thursday August 7 at the Musiciansʻ Studio 909 at 7pm.

http://www.garyfukushima.com

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba grew up in Pearl City listening to a variety of music – mostly in the car and the choice of the driver (Grandma, Mom, Dad, sister or brother). It ranged from Hawaiian to Japanese Enka to Top 40 to HPR. Sharene played the violin in school, and is now a professional freelance harpist and mother. She and husband jazz bassist Dean Taba love to play and listen to music, and are raising their children to celebrate the love of learning and of all kinds of music.

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