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Philip Gelb

Gelb, Philip
Born 1965

Shakuhachi
phil@philipgelb.com

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.

Teachers

Albums

Between - Waves Between - Waves

Modern music for shakuhachi, accordion, conch, saxes and piano.

Indistancing Indistancing

Shakuhachi and 2 kotos. Modern compositions.

Mystic Journey Mystic Journey

Shakuhachi/percussion improvisations.

Natto Quartet - Headlands Natto Quartet - Headlands

Primal Identity Primal Identity

Orginal compostions with shakuhachi and piano.

Purple Wind Purple Wind

Shakuhachi/electronics improvisation.

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button As the Bay Bridge Begins to Shake 01'23 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Avoiding the Guilt Trip 02'27 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Bipolar or Schizo 02'33 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Bowlegged Bagel Baker 01'00 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Caller ID 01'56 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Calling, The 04'41 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Channel 09'18 Indistancing Shakuhachi
Play Button Chimp Without a Tree 01'22 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Confluence 15'38 Indistancing Shakuhachi
Evening Ritual 03'45 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
For Joe 04'32 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Play Button Gino's Flute Nightmare 01'08 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
In the Brush 02'23 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Indistancing 09'54 Indistancing Shakuhachi
Infinite Worlds 05'34 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Ka Bells 02'00 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Play Button Kikicha 10'07 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Play Button Mad Cow Disease 03'24 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Miso 03'15 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Play Button Mochi 09'19 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Neina 07'53 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Play Button Nine Years Later 03'29 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Nuka 06'57 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Play Button Origami Tendrils 04'11 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Other Voices 02'43 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Play Button Peter Greenaway 02'47 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Primal Identity 06'34 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Play Button Purple Wind (for Sun Ra) 05'37 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Rhizomatic Truth Table 16'36 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Rideum 04'21 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Sacrifice, The 10'53 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Play Button Sake (Gelb) 06'24 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Saturday Afternoon 05'27 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Seeker, The 02'41 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Seer, The 05'26 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Play Button Soba 04'22 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi
Play Button Sodomites from a Declining Empire 02'54 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Song of Solomono 09'42 Primal Identity Shakuhachi
Space Between, The 29'10 Between - Waves Shakuhachi
Play Button Timid Tyrannosaurus 01'20 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Play Button Too Much Chocolate 01'38 Purple Wind Shakuhachi
Tran Dance 02'19 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Transformation 04'02 Mystic Journey Shakuhachi
Volt Going 09'42 Indistancing Shakuhachi
Waves 17'58 Between - Waves Shakuhachi
Play Button Yuba 06'49 Natto Quartet - Headlands Shakuhachi

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year 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


Kikicha
2002

Miso
2002

Mochi
2002

Nuka
2002

Sake (Gelb)
2002

Soba
2002

Yuba
2002