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Philip Gelb is one of the few Shakuhachi players who focuses on new and expeimental music. His shakuhachi teachers include Kurahashi Yoshio, Ronnie Nyogesu Seldin and Dale Olsen bai-o and he studied composition briefly with Yuji Takahashi. He has performed throughout North America and in Japan and Europe as a soloist as well as in various ensembles. His current projects include a trio with Pauline Oliveros and Dana Reason, a Shakuhachit/String Trio with Carla Kihstedt and Hugh Livingston, collaborations with dancer Eri Majima and duets with interactive computer composer Chris Brown. His recordings are available on Leo, Deep Listening, New World/Countercurrents, Abray, Ryokan, Limited Sedition, and Cultural Labyrinth. He currently lives and teachs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Speciality: Shakuhachi
Born: 1965/04/12
Email: phil@philipgelb.com
Homepage: http://www.philipgelb.com/

Teachers:

Kurahashi Yoshio
Seldin, Ronnie Nyogetsu

Albums released:

	Between - Waves Modern music for shakuhachi, accordion, conch, saxes and piano.
	Indistancing Shakuhachi and 2 kotos. Modern compositions.
	Mystic Journey Shakuhachi/percussion improvisations.
	Natto Quartet - Headlands
	Primal Identity Orginal compostions with shakuhachi and piano.
	Purple Wind Shakuhachi/electronics improvisation.

Track	Album
As the Bay Bridge Begins to Shake   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Avoiding the Guilt Trip   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Bipolar or Schizo   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Bowlegged Bagel Baker   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Caller ID   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Calling, The   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Channel   (Listen)	Indistancing
Chimp Without a Tree   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Confluence   (Listen)	Indistancing
Evening Ritual   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
For Joe   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Gino's Flute Nightmare   (Listen)	Purple Wind
In the Brush   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Indistancing   (Listen)	Indistancing
Infinite Worlds   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Ka Bells   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Kikicha   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Mad Cow Disease   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Miso   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Mochi   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Neina   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Nine Years Later   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Nuka   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Origami Tendrils   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Other Voices   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Peter Greenaway   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Primal Identity   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Purple Wind (for Sun Ra)   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Rhizomatic Truth Table   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Rideum   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Sacrifice, The   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Sake (Gelb)   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Saturday Afternoon   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Seeker, The   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Seer, The   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Soba   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands
Sodomites from a Declining Empire   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Song of Solomono   (Listen)	Primal Identity
Space Between, The   (Listen)	Between - Waves
Timid Tyrannosaurus   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Too Much Chocolate   (Listen)	Purple Wind
Tran Dance   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Transformation   (Listen)	Mystic Journey
Volt Going   (Listen)	Indistancing
Waves   (Listen)	Between - Waves
Yuba   (Listen)	Natto Quartet - Headlands

Year	Title	Kanji	Alternate Title
	As the Bay Bridge Begins to Shake
	Avoiding the Guilt Trip
	Bipolar or Schizo
	Bowlegged Bagel Baker
	Caller ID
	Calling, The
	Chimp Without a Tree
	Evening Ritual
	For Joe
	Gino's Flute Nightmare
	In the Brush
	Ka Bells
	Mad Cow Disease
	Nine Years Later
	Origami Tendrils
	Other Voices
	Peter Greenaway
	Purple Wind (for Sun Ra)
	Rain Sketch Number 7
	Rideum
	Sacrifice, The
	Seeker, The
	Seer, The
	Sodomites from a Declining Empire
	Timid Tyrannosaurus
	Too Much Chocolate
	Tran Dance
	Transformation
2002	Kikicha
2002	Miso
2002	Mochi
2002	Nuka
2002	Sake (Gelb)
2002	Soba
2002	Yuba