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Riley Kōho Lee

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Lee, Riley Kōho
生まれ 1951

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riley@rileylee.net
rileylee.net

Riley Lee was born in Texas in 1951 of a Chinese father and Caucasian mother. He lived in Japan for over eight years, beginning his shakuhachi studies there in 1971. From 1973 through 1977, he toured internationally as a fulltime performer of taiko (festival drums) and shakuhachi with Ondekoza (now called Kodo), a group of traditional Japanese musicians.

In 1980 he became the first non-Japanese to attain the rank of dai shihan (grand master) in the shakuhachi tradition. Riley Lee is a recipient of two of the most revered lineages of shakuhachi playing, descending from the original Zen Buddhist 'priests of nothingness' of Edo Japan. His teachers were Hoshida Ichizan II, Chikuho Sakai II, and Katsuya Yokoyama.

Riley completed his BA and MA degrees at the University of Hawai'i, and his PhD degree in ethnomusicology (on the transmission of the Zen Buddhist repertoire of the shakuhachi) at the University of Sydney.

He has recorded over 60 albums internationally, many featuring his own compositions. He is fortunate to make his living solely as a full-time professional shakuhachi player, teacher, and scholar. He and his family live on the eastern coast of the continent of Australia and in the islands of Hawai'i.

Riley was seen internationally televised ushering in the new millennium on New Year's morning at dawn from the top of the majestic Sydney Opera House - quite an auspicious start for the next 1,000 years for shakuhachi enthusiasts worldwide.

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Alone Alone

Solo shakuhachi for relaxation.

As the Water Flows As the Water Flows

Zen-inspired solo shakuhachi.

Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4 Autumn Field - Yearning for the Bell Volume 4

Volume 4 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2

Volume 2 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Bamboo Soup Bamboo Soup

Small Defence with Riley Lee

Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1 Breath-Sight - Yearning for the Bell Volume 1

Volume 1 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Buddha's Dream Buddha's Dream

Re-release of As the Water Flows

Bush Clover and the Moon Bush Clover and the Moon

Duets for shakuhachi & synthesizer. With Mike Ryan.

Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5 Deep Night - Yearning for the Bell Volume 5

Volume 5 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Dream within a Dream Dream within a Dream

Shakuhachi layered with electric sound. Pieces composed by Riley Lee and Jim Franklin. Jim Franklin on synthesizers.

Eagle and the Ocean, The Eagle and the Ocean, The

A gentle flowing collaboration of shakuhachi and guitar. The shakuhachi "eagle" soars above the guitar "ocean".

Empty Bells Empty Bells

Traditional Honkyoku

Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3 Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3

Volume 3 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Evening Under the Sun, An Evening Under the Sun, An

Shakuhachi, bass and percussion combine in an intoxicating mix of original music…

Floating World Floating World

Pieces by Faure, Satie, Debussy, Ravel, Boyd, etc., performed with classical harpist Marshall McGuire.

Fountain of Light Fountain of Light

The meditative voice of the shakuhachi intertwined with a myriad of delicate bell sounds.

Haiku (Lee) Haiku (Lee)

On the Hula label, a best seller in Hawai'i. New and classics all with great harmonies. Also featuring the slack key guitar of Jeff Peterson.

Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi Japanese Music for Two Shakuhachi

Duets and Solos by Riley Lee and Ralph Samuelson

Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi Japanese Traditional Music For Two Shakuhachi

Lightning Man Lightning Man

Matthew Doyle, didgeridoo, Riley Lee, shakuhachi and Michael Atherton, percussion.

Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1 Masters of Calm, The - Volume 1

Country-blues Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, Colin Wilson, spent over seven months with Zen flute (shakuhachi) Grand Master, Dr Riley Lee in the production of the Masters of Calm, Volume 1. All pieces on this disk were composed by Colin Wilson and Riley Lee.

Maui Morning Maui Morning

Memories of Japan Memories of Japan

Folk melodies of old Japan.

Memories of My Home Memories of My Home

Mixed Spice Mixed Spice

An upbeat Indian flavour with tabla and sitar.

Mountain Valley Mountain Valley

Traditional Zen solo pieces recorded in the Jenolan Caves.

Music for Zen Meditation - 1 Music for Zen Meditation - 1

Music for Zen Meditation - 2 Music for Zen Meditation - 2

Nalu Nalu

Shakuhachi and folk harp interwoven with ocean sounds.

Nesting of the Cranes Nesting of the Cranes

Classical duets for the shakuhachi recorded in the Jenolan Caves. Riley Lee with Andrew MacGregor and others.

Oriental Sunrise Oriental Sunrise

Improvisatory duets for shakuhachi & koto.

Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6

Volume 6 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6 Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6

Volume 6 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Picture Dreams Picture Dreams

Riley and Satsuki Odamura play their favourite shakuhachi and koto duets.

Postcards From Bundanon Postcards From Bundanon

The best of Riley Lee with a new live recording with Matthew Doyle on digeridoo.

Rainforest Reverie Rainforest Reverie

Solo shakuhachi intertwined with the natural sounds of the rainforest.

Riley Lee Compilation Volume 1 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 1

A collection of Riley's favourite pieces taken from his New World Productions CDs.

Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2 Riley Lee Compilation Volume 2

Featuring Bird Wing by Frances White and Riley's piece Being Time plus more favourites from the New World CDs.

Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden Sanctuary - Music From a Zen Garden

Improvisatory duets for shakuhachi & koto.

Satori Satori

Shakuhachi & koto duets.

Sea Drift Sea Drift

Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7 Searching - Yearning for the Bell Volume 7

Volume 7 of the 7 volume "Yearning for the Bell" series.

Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi Honkyoku

Special Smithsonian-Folkways reissue complete with liner notes.

Shoalhaven Rise Shoalhaven Rise

Original compositions for shakuhachi and a wide variety of ethnic percussion, strings and wind instruments.


Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku


Songs of Hildegard : Divine Secrets

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.


Songs of Hildegard : Noble Greenness

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.


Songs of Hildegard : Wisdom

Songs composed by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) performed as shakuhachi solo pieces.

Spring Sea Spring Sea

Beguiling melodies for shakuhachi and concert harp.

Taiko no Sekai Taiko no Sekai

A collection of live recordings from 1998-1999

Train to Okinawa Train to Okinawa

Voices of the Night Voices of the Night

Shakuhachi accompanied by lutes, drums and other instruments. Recorded in the Jenolan Caves.

Waiting for the Angels Waiting for the Angels

Water Music Water Music

Solo shakuhachi recorded in the Sydney Centennial Park Reservoir. These meditations are traditional Zen in spirit.

Wild Honey Dreaming Wild Honey Dreaming

The shakuhachi and the didjeridu combine to create haunting images of the Centre of Australia and its people.

Yoga Tranquility Yoga Tranquility

文献

タイトル 漢字 出版社 ページ 言語
Blowing Zen: Aspects of Performance Practices of the Chikuho Ryu Honkyoku

Master of Arts, University of Hawaii 1986 342 English
Fu Ho U vs. Do Re Mi: The Technology of Notation Systems and Implications of Change in the Shakuhachi Tradition of Japan

Asian Music 19, no. 2 1988 71-81
Ondekoza de fuku [Playing with Ondekoza]

Kikan Hogaku 8 1976 92-97
Review of Die Shakuhachi der Kinko-Schule by Andreas Gutzwiller. (With Gerald Groemer)

Ethnomusicology 30, no. 2 1986 353-355
Review of The Shakuhachi: A Manual For Learning by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel and Yuko Kamisango

Ethnomusicology 34, no. 1 1990 179-181
Shakuhachi Honkyoku Notation: Written Sources in an Oral Tradition

Musica Asiatica 6 1991 18-35
Shakuhachi: Shaping the Soul of Bamboo

Kansai Action, Sept. 27 1974 pp. 1,5,14
The Heike Monogatari, The Shakuhachi Honkyoku, and Theories of Orality.



15 English
Yearning For The Bell: A Study of Transmission in the Shakuhachi Honkyoku Tradition

Doctorate Dissertation, University of Sydney 1993