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Zenyoji Keisuke

善養寺恵介

Zenyoji Keisuke
Born 1964

Shakuhachi

Keisuke Zenyoji started shakuhachi at the early age of 6, with his father, a direct recipient of the art of the great Nyodo Jin. He received undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Tokyo University for the Fine Arts and Music and has there for several years. While there he studied under Goro Yamaguchi, Living National Treasure. In 1990, he played solo shakuhachi honkyoku at the National Theater in Tokyo and, in 1992, his honkyoku was broadcast on the NHK Hogaku radio show, unusual accomplishments for such a young player in conservative Japan.

Students

Albums

Bamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores Bamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores

Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi

Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi

Tracks Recorded

ShakuhachiAlbum
Choshi (Fudaiji)Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi
Hikari no AwaBamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores
Kyorei (Fudaiji)Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi
Mukaiji (Fudaiji)Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi
Nagashi ReiboMukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi
Reibo (Futaiken)Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi
Reibo (Shôganken)Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi
Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha)Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi
Sagari Ha UrajoshiTsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi
San'ya SeiranTsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi
Shumisen HarukaBamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores
Take MongatariBamboo Orchestra - Along Ancient Shores
Taki Ochi (Ryogenji)Mukaiji - Komuso Shakuhachi
Tsuru no Sugomori (Renpoken)Tsuru no Sugomori - Komuso Shakuhachi


The International Shakuhachi Society - 2013