Shakuhachi Player
Honolulu, HI
As a licensed teacher and active performer of the shakuhachi, Mr. Casano has performed on the documentary soundtrack, Aloha Akebono (KHON TV) and has given performances or guest lectures in Hawaii at the Japanese Consulate, Bishop Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts, University of Hawaii at Manoa, East-West Center, Hawaii Theater, Chaminade University, and Kapiolani Community College.
Taiko Player
Honolulu, HI
KENNY ENDO is at the vanguard of the taiko genre, continually paving new paths for this Japanese style of drumming. A performer, composer, and teacher of taiko with numerous awards and accolades, Kenny Endo is a consummate artist,
Jiuta shamisen Player
Louisville, KY
Jackie Frain is a certified jiuta shamisen player and instructor. She was born in Memphis, Tennessee and relocated to Louisville, Kentucky in 2020.
Composer
Princeton, NJ
Frances White composes instrumental and electronic music. She is particularly known for her works combining live instruments and computer-generated electronic sound spaces.
Shakuhachi Player
Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Brown combines a successful composing career with an extremely diverse performing life, playing flute, shakuhachi, and theremin in a wide variety of musical circles.
Composer
Brooklyn, NY
Elizabeth Brown combines a successful composing career with an extremely diverse performing life, playing flute, shakuhachi, and theremin in a wide variety of musical circles.
Shakuhachi Player
Brooklyn, NY
James Nyoraku 如楽 Schlefer received the Dai-Shi-Han (Grand Master) certificate in 2001, one of only a handful of non-Japanese to receive this high level award.
Composer
Brooklyn, NY
James Nyoraku Schlefer holds advanced degrees, and has years of performing experience, in two musical traditions.
Shakuhachi Player
Chappaqua, NY
Ralph Samuelson is a performer and teacher of the Japanese bamboo flute, shakuhachi, and a pioneer in the growing presence of shakuhachi music in the US.
Koto and Jiuta shamisen Player
New York, NY
Masayo Ishigure began playing the koto and jiuta shamisen at the age of five in Gifu, Japan and has created an extensive multi-faceted career that continues to stretch the limits of the koto while maintaining a strong grasp of the tradition.
