An Afternoon of Shakuhachi with Kaoru Kakizakai
When
Where
Time
Doors: 3 pm / Program: 3:30 pm
Price
$15 Pre-sale
$20 Day of Show
($5 off for JACCC members)
Description
Join us for an afternoon with master practitioner Kaoru Kakizakai – an internationally renowned player and teacher of shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese vertical bamboo instrument.
This program includes a discussion and performance with guest musicians. Kakizakai has continued the vision of his teacher, Katsuya Yokoyama, by creating the International Shakuhachi Society and spreading shakuhachi around the world.
Featured guests include:
- Yuki Yasuda, koto
- Nobuko Fukatsu, biwa
- Shawn Schroeder, shakuhachi
Promotional support from the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center.
Things to Know
About the Artist
Kaoru Kakizakai (柿堺 香, b. Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, 1959) is an internationally renowned player and teacher of the shakuhachi, a traditional vertical bamboo flute of Japan.
Kaoru Kakizakai started playing the kena, a traditional flute of the Andes, while he was in his teens. At 21 he started playing the shakuhachi in the Kinko style. His teacher recognized an unusual ability to play so he recommended him to study with the master, Yokoyama Katsuya.
He graduated from the NHK Traditional Music Conservatory and won the prestigious Kumamoto All Japan Hogaku competition. He has recorded with Yokoyama sensei on his CDs and videos and is a popular leader of shakuhachi workshops for the International Shakuhachi Training Center (Kokusai Shakuhachi Kenshukan) in Tokyo. He performed Toru Takemitsu’s November Steps with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit and Hiroyuki Iwaki, and with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic in Russia, conducted by Akira Naito. He has performed extensively in America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and is a faculty member of the Boulder Colorado summer intensive camps and the Australian Shakuhachi Festivals. He also performed a duo program with pianist Maria Joao Pires. Kakizakai is currently on the governing board of the International Shakuhachi Society.
Currently, he is a research fellow at the Tokyo College of Music, a full-time instructor for the International Shakuhachi Kenshukan and NHK Culture Centre, and President of the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-kan Chichibu School and Higashi Yamato School.
Entrance & Check-in
Patrons may enter the James Irvine Japanese Garden through the Isamu Noguchi Plaza, which has the garden entrance on the southeast corner near the theatre.
Bar
We will have a cash-free bar with select beer and wine for your enjoyment.
Parking
Paid parking is available nearby at Joe's Auto Parks/Sho Tokyo on 350 East 2nd Street for $15 (rates may vary). Metered parking in Little Tokyo is also available and free after 8 pm.
Other
Masks are recommended and optional. For questions, please contact us at info@jaccc.org.