John Kaizan Neptune is one of the world's leading players of the shakuhachi, a type of Japanese bamboo flute. He talks about making his own instruments and what the shakuhachi can teach us about life.

Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn is a tradition celebrated in several east Asian cultures to mark the start of the harvest season ...

“sashiko” stitching methods and playing the shakuhachi—all organized by Nakamura. “Despite the circumstances facing this country, students continue to come here regularly,” Nakamura said ...

And it concludes with music — the meditative tones of a Japanese Shakuhachi flute, the intertwining melodies of an Indian raga, the exuberance of a Mexican mariachi band and Chuck Berry's ...

The shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese bamboo flute, known for its meditative and breathy tone. Played vertically, it has ...

The shakuhachi is a wind instrument from Japan. A traditional shakuhachi is made from bamboo and played by blowing down one end, like a recorder. A musician uses their fingers to cover holes on ...

William Parker is a musician, improviser, composer, educator, and author. He plays the bass, shakuhachi, double reeds, tuba, donso ngoni and gembri. Born in 1952 in the Bronx, New York, he studied ...

Ms. Pinderhughes enlivens two tracks playing concert flute, and Shabaka Hutchings adds ethereal beauty to another three, ...

We follow Spanish photographer Tina Bagué as she captures images of fellow non-Japanese who moved to Miyama - an American yoga master, a French organic farmer and a German shakuhachi player.

William Parker: bass, donso ngoni, percussion, voice, bass duduk, fujara overtone flute, guembri, balafon, gralla, serbian flute, kamele ngoni, cornet, keringot ...

Tea and special sweets will be served to all participants. You can enjoy a Shakuhachi performance by Omar Francis while viewing the moon. What: The Oktoberfest event includes beer tents from ...