The Bell Shakuhachi: Our Odyssey & What’s Next
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The Bell Shakuhachi: A Winding Path to Reinvention It’s been a while, and I know you’re wondering what’s been happening.…
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Retrospective on My Komuso Practice in the Streets of America
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Above: practicing formal shakuhachi Takuhatsu Komuso alms begging and weaving my Tengai hat A Hidden Komuso Practice Comes to Light…
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RSI Musician’s Injuries: My Journey Overcoming Debilitating Pain and Nerve Damage
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RSI Musician’s Injuries: My Journey Overcoming Debilitating Pain and Nerve Damage Many might be surprised to learn that I once…
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My New and Final Shakuhachi Signature
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I began crafting bamboo flutes around the age of 16, and as of this December 31st, I’ll be turning 38.…
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Reminiscing on my first shakuhachi lesson
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NYC, 2005, beginning of fall – I was to have my first shakuhachi lesson with Ron Nyogetsu in the West…
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Unboxing 240+ pieces of old Madaké bamboo from Japan
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Friends, I was very fortunate to be able to acquire 240 pieces of 30+ year old Madaké bamboo from Japan.…
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Saying Bye to the Bell Shakuhachi
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I mentioned in my newsletter recently that the time’s come for me to retire from making the current iteration of…
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The Harvest Before the World Stood Still: My Journey to Japan
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The Harvest Before the World Stood Still Your support for the Bell Shakuhachi is what made this story possible. It…
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An American Odyssey: Harvesting Madaké Bamboo in the Southeast
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Me and my father walking and talking with Jim Mortensen and his son in his Alabama bamboo groves, 2010
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I authored a book: Your Shakuhachi Journey
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A few months ago, my friend and renowned shakuhachi craftsman, Jem Klein, presented me with an unexpected request: “Will you…