Students have the opportunity to learn to play the Japanese bamboo flute from visiting fellow Riley Lee, the first non-Japanese to attain the rank of shakuhachi grand master. Read more. In a rehearsal ...

Immerse yourself in the calming world of "Zen Spirit: Relaxing Japanese Shakuhachi." This video invites you to a tranquil journey through the soothing sounds of the traditional Japanese bamboo flute, ...

The shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese bamboo flute with a simple construction: It usually has four holes on the front and one on the back. But it can express a wide range of sounds and is used in ...

Syracuse, NY -- Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin, a shakuhachi grand master, will perform a concert Friday at the Everson Museum of Art. “It’s getting a revival in both its spiritual use and in a folk ...

THE SHAKUHACHI MANUAL FOR LEARNING, Revised Edition, by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel. Printed Matter Press, 2008, 202 pp. with many illustrations, musical notations, and an attached CD of practice ...

An intriguing mouth-played instrument emerged—and won—at the 2023 Guthman Musical Instrument Contest hosted by Georgia Tech. [Keith Baxter] took notice and reproduced the idea for others to explore.