Kojiro Umezaki

Shakuhachi, Composition, Music-Technology

The Silk Road Project

American Museum of Natural History

Members of the Silk Road Ensemble explore the exciting story of Blue and White ceramics through music and discussion.(http://www.silkroadproject.org/)

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American Museum of Natural History

To mark the New Year, temple bells in Japan ring 108 times. Why? Shakuhachi and technology combine in a work titled “108″ to explore this number’s Silk Road connection.

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American Museum of Natural History with Shanazaki

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Paula Zahn interviews Yo-Yo Ma about The Silk Road Project

May 28, 2009

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Crossroads Exchanges

Various Artists
producers – Mark Suter and Kojiro Umezaki
executive producer – Andy Russ

Release: The Silk Road Project, 2007
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Blue and White

music, narration, video
The Silk Road Ensemble
directed by Nick Cords and Kojiro Umezaki
produced by The Silk Road Project
original music – Joe Gramley, Colin Jacobsen, Kojiro Umezaki
arrangement of Ambush from Ten Sides – Wu Tong
video direction – Ken Sackheim
animation – Kevork Mourad
text and narration – Nick Cords and Kojiro Umezaki
Year(s): 2007
    Performances:

  • Museum Rietberg, Zurich (September 2007)
    editing – WORKedit, New York City
  • Art Institute of Chicago (April 2007) – premiere

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