You have probably heard this sound before. This is the first thing that shakuhachi player Kojiro Umezaki tells people who aren’t familiar with his instrument. Maybe you’ve heard the vertical bamboo ...

Even if the name isn’t familiar, you might know the sound of the shakuhachi. It’s a traditional Japanese flute with a distinct, airy sound quality. Shawn Head is a local shakuhachi performer who ...

A concert featuring Japanese instruments will take place at Hanoi’s Japan Foundation Centre on January 13. A concert featuring Japanese instruments will take place at Hanoi’s Japan Foundation Centre ...

Masakazu Yoshizawa, a musician best known for his mastery of traditional Japanese flutes who was featured on the “Memoirs of a Geisha” soundtrack, died Oct. 24 of stomach cancer at his San Gabriel ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) -This segment on The Three was paid for and sponsored by The Arts Center. Experience concerts, workshops, exhibits and more while learning about a beloved instrument at the World ...

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam will hold the JF Garage Concert No.19 in Hanoi on January 13 to introduce Japan’s traditional instruments Shakuhachi and Shamisen. The ...

The music of Michael Jackson is so popular that it’s pretty much universal and probably timeless and can even transcend instruments. I mean, just watch Yoshimi Tsujimoto play Michael Jackson’s Smooth ...

Anne Norman, a Shakuhachi performer, improvisor and composer, will play solo at Canberra Nara Candle Festival on 27th October to celebrate the 25 years of the sister city relationships shared between ...