“Kaoru Kakizakai, a shakuhachi master from Japan, will be in Tucson next Wednesday November 8. He’ll be performing an informal concert at Bar Crisol at 7:30 PM. While there is no admission fee, they expect people who come to buy a drink and/or some food (it’s not a community center). Bar Crisol is located at 196 W. Simpson St. in downtown Tucson, south of Cushing St.

Kaoru Kakizakai is a world famous shakuhachi musician who studied with Katsuya Yokoyama Sensei and continues to carry on his tradition today. He performs and teaches all over the globe. Currently he is a lecturer at the Tokyo College of Music and a full time Instructor with the International Shakuhachi Kenshu-Kan (KSK). His list of accomplishments is long and includes many awards as well as performances with the NHK and Kyoto symphony orchestras. He is visiting Tucson because he loves the Arizona desert and wants to share with local shakuhachi enthusiasts. “

Info from shakuhachi player Paul Amiel in Tucson.