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Masayuki Koga studied Kinko shakuhachi with his father, Kiichi Koga,
and Tozan school with Kazan Sakai in Tokyo. In 1967, he became the
youngest member of the award-winning Ensemble Nipponia, and continued to
work with them for the following four years. In 1973, he moved to the
United States. He founded the Japanese Music Institute of America in 1981.
He has taught in the San Francisco Bay Area, at the Naropa Institute and
at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. In 1998, he collaborated with Taiko
artist Kenny Endo in the Deai project, funded by the Rockefeller
Foundation. He has been selected for the 1998-2000 Touring Artists
Directory by the California Arts Council.

Speciality: Shakuhachi
Email: [email-masked]
Homepage:
http://www.jmia.org/

Students:

Berger,
Ron
Ross,
Peter
Scott-Behrends,
Jim
Tyrrell,
Larry

Albums released:

Autumn Mist

A collection of duets, bringing the natural beauty and vibrant
richness of the Japanese bamboo flute to compositions originally
written for Western instruments. Koga's clear-voiced shakuhachi is
complemented here by the sensitive guitar of Douglas
Hensley.

Beyond
Time And Space

Original compositions for the solo bamboo flute played by
shakuhachi master Masayuki Koga. This haunting, poignant music
creates a bridge between East and West, accessible to Western ears
while remaining true to its meditative Japanese origins.

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Honkyoku and bass shakuhachi improvisations.

East
Meets East Vol 1

With Rahul Sariputra on Sitar and Bhushan Sapori and Kulwant
Singh on Tabla Duet

East Wind

A collection of Koga's best compositions.

Heart
of the Wind

Drawing on the tradition of Japanese folk songs as well as that
of the original shakuhachi music, Masayuki Koga here creates a
rich collection of improvisational pieces. He paints the tonal
landscape with the elements natural to this bamboo flute and give
us a recording which is familiar yet new each time we
listen.

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Misty
- Japanese Magic Flute

This recording of solo shakuhachi music represents a dimension
of improvisation, not only for shakuhachi but for all flute music
as well. While the sound and essence of the music dwell within the
traditional realm of shakuhachi music, string currents of other
music contribute to from the whole : the hopeful contentment of
the Japanese folksong, the elegant clarity and balance of
Classical music embraced by rhythms both familiar and new. All of
these diverse elements combine gracefully to form a truly new
shakuhachi sound.

Moon at
Dawn

Seoto - Sound In the Rapids

A collection of five pieces spanning two centuries from T.
Sunazaki accompanied by Michiyo Koga and Masayuki Koga. Included
are one classical ensemble, three modern pieces form Michio Miyagi
and one contemporary piece.

Shakuhachi Textbook CD

Shakuhachi
with Piano in Concert

Tracks recorded:

Track

Album

East
Meets East

East
Meets East Vol 1

Esashi
Oiwake

Beyond
Time And Space

Fuki
(Koga)

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Gael's
Song

Beyond
Time And Space

Gael's
Song

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Gael's
Song

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Gael's
Song of '83

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Haru
no Umi

Moon
at Dawn

Haru
no Umi

Shakuhachi
with Piano in Concert

Hi Shi
Ryo

Beyond
Time And Space

Hi Shi
Ryo

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Hietsuki
Bushi

Beyond
Time And Space

Hietsuki
Bushi

Shakuhachi
with Piano in Concert

Hisa

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Improvisation

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Improvisation

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Improvisation

Heart
of the Wind

Improvisation

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Improvisation

Misty
- Japanese Magic Flute

Itsuki
no Komoriuta

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Itsuki
no Komoriuta

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Itsuki
no Komoriuta

Shakuhachi
with Piano in Concert

Izumi

Moon
at Dawn

Kazoe
Uta Hensokyoku

Moon
at Dawn

Kodama
(Koga)

Beyond
Time And Space

Nanbu
Ushioi Uta

Beyond
Time And Space

Rokudan
no Shirabe

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Rokudan
no Shirabe

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Rokudan
no Shirabe

Moon
at Dawn

Sashi no
Kyoku

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Shika
no Tone (Kinko Ryu)

Koga
Masayuki Shakuhachi Solo Music

Shika
no Tone (TBD)

Distant
Cry of Deer, The

Sokyo

East
Meets East Vol 1

Sokyokyoku

Beyond
Time And Space

Sokyokyoku
(Koga)

East
Meets East Vol 1

Toguchi

Beyond
Time And Space Vol II

Zangetsu

Moon
at Dawn

Zen
Dance

East
Meets East Vol 1

Composed or
Arranged:

Year

Title

Kanji

Alternate Title

Fuki
(Koga)

Fortateness

Gael's
Song of '83

Gael's
Song

Geal's
Song

Hi Shi
Ryo

Beyond Time and Space

Hisa

Neble

Kodama
(Koga)

Sashi no
Kyoku

Sokyokyoku

Toguchi

Small Gate

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