Taiko Jam '97 was final concert of the second North American Taiko Conference (NATC) hosted by JACCC on Saturday, July 31, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. There were more than 500 taiko players representing groups from across the United States and Canada at the JACCC for a series of workshops, presentations, demonstration on taiko. The groups featured were Burlington Taiko, Hawaii Matsuri Taiko, Kinnara Taiko, Portland Taiko, San Jose Taiko, and Uzume Taiko.