Having launched its new Scenes series with Scene: Saffron, a quick route for composers to find lush atmospheres with rich textures constructed from strings, synths, brass, and beyond, NI is now ...

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 ...

Also, COVID-19 gave another blow. Teizo Fujimaru, from Akita, was the legendary player of shakuhachi, the traditional Japanese bamboo flute used in minyo. He survived the battle of Shumushu island and ...

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.