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Jazz, jazz fusion, new-age, world. Occupation (s) Musician. Instrument (s) shakuhachi. John Kaizan Neptune (born November 13, 1951, in Oakland, California, United States) is an American player and builder of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known particularly for his use of the instrument in non-traditional contexts, such as jazz ...
Hiroshima has sold more than four million albums worldwide. In 1990, the band was the opening act for Miles Davis, [2] and in 1988 they played with T-Square at the Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall . Hiroshima consists of Dan Kuramoto ( saxophone, flute, keyboards, shakuhachi ), June Kuramoto ( koto ), Kimo Cornwell ( Keyboards ), Dean Cortez ( Bass ...
Gorō Yamaguchi. Gorō Yamaguchi (山口 五郎; February 26, 1933 – January 3, 1999) [1] [2] was a Japanese shakuhachi player who worked in both solo and ensemble performances. He was noted for his influential recordings of traditional Japanese music and one of his pieces was selected by NASA to be included on the Voyager Golden Record and ...
The following is a list of notable shakuhachi and hotchiku players, arranged by surname. A. Araki Atsumu (Kodō IV) Araki Hanzaburō (Kodō II, Chikuō)
t. e. A shakuhachi ( Japanese: 尺八, pronounced [ɕakɯhat͡ɕi]) is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the shakuhachi was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the fuke shakuhachi (普化尺八).
Horner composed the soundtrack having in mind Enya's style; Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø performed the wordless vocals on the soundtrack. Horner knew Sissel from the album Innerst i sjelen and he particularly liked how she sang the song Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg ("I Know in Heaven There Is a Castle"). Horner had tried 25 or 30 singers and ...
Singer was born in New York City. His parents, who were German immigrants, returned to Dresden in 1932, where his father was a Nazi and joined the Schutzstaffel. Singer himself joined the Hitler Youth, an experience which led him to become racist, but hate regimentation. Singer's mother was Mormon but her husband forbade her from practicing her ...
Jonathan McCollum. historical ethnomusicology, shakuhachi, Armenian music, Zen Buddhist ritual. Jonathan McCollum, Professor of Music at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is an ethnomusicologist and performer on the Japanese shakuhachi, [1] trombone, and bass trombone. He is the founding Chair of the Historical Ethnomusicology ...