James Nyoraku Schlefer

Known as “A Master from the Shakuhachi” by the brand new York Times, James Nyoraku Schlefer is certainly a respected performer and teacher of shakuhachi in NEW YORK. He received the Jun-Shi-Han teaching permit from Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin in 1991 as well as the Shi-Han Master’s Certificate in 1996. In Japan he spent some time working with Aoki Reibo, Yokoyama Katsuya, Yoshio Kurahashi, and Mitsuhashi Kifu. Schlefer performs frequently in NEW YORK and other areas from the U.S., and offers appeared like a soloist in Japan, Canada, and France. His 1st solo album Blowing wind Center was aboard the Russian Space Train station MIR for over twelve months, while his second Compact disc Solstice Soul and his music had been presented on NPR’s WITH THAT SAID. He’s a presented soloist around the PBS episode ASIA. He offers made an appearance at Lincoln Middle, the Metropolitan, Brooklyn and Philadelphia Museums, the Knitting Manufacturing plant, the Juilliard College, as well as the Manhattan College of Music. He offers composed several functions for single shakuhachi and shakuhachi ensemble and received a commissioning give from your Mary Flagler Cary Trust for a fresh function for shakuhachi duo with dancers. Schlefer started his musical profession as a Traditional western flutist. He keeps a master’s level in music from Queens University and lectures on music in the CUNY program.