English A few months ago I had the pleasure of having my great friend and wonderful singer Sam Lee in the studio with me, to overdub some shakuhachi on a track from his new album Old Wow. It was a special day and I’d love to share this track with you, and encourage you to […]
Dear Friends, Supporters, Music lovers, Transcendentalists, Neo-realists… Although we are well into January 2020, this is my first newsletter of the year, and so, before getting into the actual music news, I feel to share this New Year greeting: Happy New Year to all friends wherever you are. So many beautiful, challenging, unexpected and wonderful […]
Dear Friends, I’m writing from Brazil, in a flow of concerts, events, and ceremonies with beautiful musicians and other kindred souls. Last week I had an encounter with two wonderful musicians in the Floresta dos Unicórnios outside São Paulo; Guilherme Alves (in the picture) and Antonio Arvind, playing shakuhachi with 7-string guitar, atma pantam and […]
Dear Music Friends, Thank you for all your support in 2018, which has been a wonderful year for the unfolding and sharing of music. Sam Lee, Chartwell Dutiro and Adrian Freedman Wonderful musical collaborations with Amir Paiss, Sudeep, Darpan and Maureenji in Australia; with Esoh and Ema, Hiroki Okano and Yo Mikami in Japan; with […]
World Shakuhachi Festival In the first week of August I attended the World Shakuhachi Festival 2018 at Goldsmiths College in London. This international jamboree for shakuhachi players occurs every four years, usually in Japan but sometimes in other countries. It was the first time to come to Europe. Quite an intense experience to be suddenly […]
Dear Friends, I wish to share some new music from my travels. Music is such a universal language. Everywhere I’ve been and travelled music continues to lead the way and open the way… encounters with musicians from different traditions and communities around the world … meetings with kindred souls … spontaneously connecting in the heartstream […]
In the midst of this summer heat wave and in the full flow of musical abundance I am releasing my second new album in less than three months! Quite different from the previous album – As I Breathe – which was a mix of solo shakuhachi pieces with more colourful musical collaborations, this new album […]
NEW ALBUM As the full bloom of Spring/Summer is upon us, I am writing to let you know about my new album, As I Breathe. Each new album release feels like the birth of a child. This is the sixth album on the Eternal Heart Music label, and although it’s difficult to have favourites among […]
Hello World … this is the first post on this new site. Thank you so much to Andy, Modesto, Gabriela and Mudge for your support, inspiration and dedication in creating this new site.. its been a labour of love… Thank you to Noriko for the beautiful illustrations… and thank you Great Spirit – source of […]