| | | “When Nakamura performs his music, his listeners immediately know where their soul is.” Momo Mitsuno, Japanese music critic | Although the compositions played at this solo concert are traditional, their tonal forms make them sound surprisingly modern. Akikazu Nakamura spent several months with the Zen monks at the Itchoken Temple in Hakata. During his stay there he evolved a very special technique of playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. In addition to traditional musical sounds, Nakamura also employs a wide variety of other sounds and material tonal colours, of the type one expects more from Western contemporary music.
| | | Akikazu Nakamura
has made a name for himself both as a master of the shakuhachi bamboo flute and as a jazz virtuoso. After completing his studies at the university for tradititional music in Japan he continued studying at the Berkelee College of Music in Boston, USA where he specialised in composition and improvisation. Today, Nakamura’s stylistic repertoire ranges from classical music to rock, jazz, contemporary sonic art and improvisation.
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