Shakuhachi related links

Below are links to shakuhachi teachers, shakuhachi makers, shakuhachi music, shakuhachi discussion lists and blogs. Hover the mouse over the links for a brief description of the sites. Click the links to visit the sites:

Shakuhachi Teachers

Each of the teachers listed in this section either have stated on their websites or on the archived Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ that they teach, or in one case plan to teach, online lessons via Skype in addition to traditional face-to-face lessons.

Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos Alcvin Ryuzen Ramos is a shakuhachi teacher and performer. His website has good historical information about shakuhachi, a yearly pilgramage to Japan that he organizes, and shakuhachi for sale.
David Sawyer David Sawyer is a shakuhachi teacher and performer. His website offers shakuhachi for sale and some very good information in the "learning" section.
Geni Skendo Geni Skendo teaches traditional Japanese (honkyoku, minyo, and contemporary) and jazz shakuhachi. He is also the author of a very fun songbook of Japanese traditional Minyo songs for shakuhachi with a jazzy backing track.
Gunnar Jinmei Linder Gunnar Jinmei Linder is a shakuhachi teacher and performer. His website has a lot of good content on shakuhachi history and other topics. At the time of this writing he states that he will be teaching online lessons in the near future.
Joshua M. Smith, PhD. Joshua M. Smith, PhD. is a shakuhachi teacher and recording artist.
Kiku Day Kiku Day is a shakuhachi teacher and performer. Kiku is a Dr. in ethnomusicology and has studied extensively with Okuda Atsuya. Well-known for her performances on large jinashi shakuhachi, she is one of the few teachers who will start students with honkyoku.

Shakuhachi Makers

Wooden Shakuhachi Makers

Colyn Petersen Colyn Petersen is a maker of good, wooden shakuhachi. A long time well-known maker of Native-American flutes, Colyn contacted Peter Ross, a retired shakuhachi maker and shakuhachi teacher, and is continuing making wooden shakuhachi using some of the same tools and knowledge Peter acquired. His shakuhachi have gotten very positive comments and reviews from Peter Ross and other high-level shakuhachi players as can be seen in the testimonials section of his web site.

David Brown David Brown is an Australia based maker of good, wooden shakuhachi. His website appears to be down often, if you can not get to it you can find some of his shakuhachi, a testimonial from Riley Lee, and contact information on the Shakuhachi Yuu web site, www.shakuhachiyuu.com.

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Shakuhachi Teachers

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