In summer 2016 I spent three weeks in Japan, playing a few shows, visiting friends and taking an three-day intensive course in traditional Japanese music at Kyoto City University of Arts. The first steps on Shakuhachi flute 尺八 were hard but rewarding! Here are some infos about the tour and some pictures of the highlights!
Update: In spring 2018 I spent two months in Kyoto. I stayed in the quiet north of the city, close to Daitoku-ji, and enjoyed the time I had at my hand to compose and a few good reads.
9. 8. 2016 mit Ryoko Ono (sax) and Usui Yasuhiro (guit) im Nanya, Nagoya
13. 8. 2016 mit Dave Moss in der Kitty Bar, Osaka
14. 8. 2016 Between Coming and Going im MIIT House, Osaka
17. 8. 2016 mit Dave Moss im Urban Guild, Kyoto
20. 8. 2016 mit Takumi Seino (guit) und Yasutaka Yorozu (bass) im Common Café, Osaka
27. 4. 2018 mit Dave Moss und Kazuaki Yoshida im Urban Guild, Kyoto
29. 6. 2018 Solo im Permian, Tokyo
30. 6. 2018 mit Riuichi Daijo (guit) im Permian, Tokyo
Playing with the amazing dancer Nonoko Sato in Osaka:
Common cafe in Osaka
The famous Neputa at Hirosaki
with Dave Moss (bass)
My new favourite temple in Kyoto:
Ginkaku-ji
Ryoko Ono (sax)
Usui Yasuhiro (guit)
The plan how to get to Iwaki-san
Part of the Miniatures Series from Jerry Gordon in Osaka