SHAKUHACHI FOR AIRPORTS - Shakuhachi Trio

Shakuhachi for Airports is a gentle work for three shakuhachi and a departure from my usual frenetic, rhythmically tangled style. Inspired by the ambient classic, Music for Airports, the music is slow and sparsely paced. When events do happen, they are ephemeral. Shakuhachi for Airports can be listened to or simply heard, for a restful music experience.

Available on all major streaming services including Spotify

SPRING SOUNDS SPRING SEAS - Shakuhachi, Koto, Orchestra

James Nyoraku Schlefer’s Haru no Umi Redux is a new version of the seminal 1929 work, Haru no Umi, by Michiyo Miyagi, one of the first pieces to successfully bring Western musical influences to Japanese instruments. In Schlefer’s three-movement Shakuhachi Concerto for solo shakuhachi, strings, harp and percussion, the shakuhachi serves as both soloist and team player. Daron Hagen’s Koto Concerto: Genji is based on an 11th century tale.

Available on MSR Classics, Apple Music, Spotify

FLARE UP—Ancient & New music
Traditional Zen Meditation music and Nyoraku's Original Music for the Shakuhachi

Track listing:
(Futaiken) Tsuru no Sugomori Shirabe—(Nezasaha) Koku
Banji Ichijo (Brooklyn) Sanya Flare Up (Jinbo) Sanya

Available at Apple Music, Amazon, CD Baby, Spotify

WIND HEART - Classic Honkyoku, Contemporary Sounds

A compelling mix of traditional solo shakuhachi honkyoku and contemporary
music.

Track listing:
KumoiJishi Echigo Sanya Esashi Oiwake Tababita no Uta
Omae Night Pond Betsudan Echigo Sanya Echigo Reibo

Available at Apple Music, Amazon, Cd Baby, Spotify