Sabu Orimo played a show the other night in Koenji. He played three bamboo Shakuhachi; one was almost five feet long, which i thought was a bit excessive. His new album just got ‘Tip of the Tongue’ at Volcanic Tongue, (which is a notable thing in some circles) and he also got talked about on a Shakuhachi forum: http://shakuhachiforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=4155&p=1. People from that small community argue amongst themselves about how authentic an improviser he is. I think it might be hard for practiced individuals to understand why someone would put so much effort into playing an instrument both poorly and passionately at the same time (it’s basically cheating isn’t it?). The video above is of a Jewish man playing a Shakuhachi in his home. Someone comments on the video – “very peaceful lovely home”, to which the Jewish man replies, “thanx!”.