zenzen, by jeff bird and jeff cairns

zenzen

by jeff bird and jeff cairns

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Ron Bracale Gentle music for meditation and vitality-energy work. I am particularly fond of World Flutes. I play Shakuhachi and Anasazi Flutes.

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I have always been fascinated by the Japanese sense of style. The food the design and of course the music. The shakuhachi is the flute of choice.
This seemingly simple bamboo tube with a sharpened edge is capable of the most incredible range of sounds and emotions. Luckily I have just been reunited with Jeff Cairns, a long lost high school buddy who happens to have been living in Japan for the last 30 years or so. And even better he happens to be one of the finest shakuhachi players around. We were able to get together for two sessions over the last 4 years. We recorded some traditional Japanese works (with our personal twists) as well as some of our own musings.

Enjoy our west meets east meets west adventure.

here is a short video for the track RYUKYU youtu.be/Zsr4sNpnNzg
it is about laundry. crazy man!!!

credits

released November 17, 2012

JEFF BIRD mandolin, octave mandolin, double bass, ashbory bass, tamborin melodique, riq, percussion, hulusi.
JEFF CAIRNS shakuhachi (1.6, 1.8, 2.4) percussion.

recorded and mixed by JEFF BIRD at TY TYRFU Guelph, Canada 2010 and 2012

music composed and produced by JEFF BIRD and JEFF CAIRNS 2012

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jeff bird Guelph, Ontario

Jeff Bird is a fearless explorer of the sonic and visual landscape.
A gifted multi instrumentalist Jeff is also a composer, producer, experimental film maker and performance artist.
With COWBOY JUNKIES he was part of 1988's award winning THE TRINITY SESSION and continues to record and tour the world with them.

He also makes records. On his own and with many beautiful musicans ... more

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