Julia Ohrmann: Bansuri, Mehdi Aminian: Ney, Setar, Vocals, Sudhir Bunda: Tabla.     Apr 8, 2017  This creation is trying to demonstrate common musical roots of Persia and India through the medium of two wind instruments, the Bansuri (India) and the Ney (Iran), played by Julia Ohrmann and Mehdi Aminian. India and Persia are among the ..read more

Chris Potter continues her series of events for low flutes enthusiasts. Top quality low flute artists in attendance Guest Artists Festival Registration   Our mailing address is: Chris Potter, 2985 18th Street, Boulder, Co 80304, USA   ..read more

Some Thoughts on the Music of Hildegard Played on the Shakuhachi by Riley Lee, October 2023 Hildegard of Bingen was born in 1098 in the small town of Bermersheim, about 80 kilometres southwest of Frankfurt. She became magistra (spiritual teacher) in her first monastery and later founded two convents, the second being near Bingen. Hildegard ..read more

The group known as Trio de Janeiro appear at the Jazz Lounge in San Diego, Thursday February 8th. The ensemble comprises award winning musicians Lori Bell, flutes; Ron Satterfield, guitar, vocals,  piano; and Tommy Aros, percussion. They present a high energy, Brazilian tinged, jazz trio with an original approach to jazz Standards, Brazilian, original compositions and folk ..read more

Corelli Mania, featuring Michala Petri, recorder; Hille Perl, viola da gamba; Mahan Esfahani, harsichord 17th/18th century chamber music, with tracks by Arcangelo Corelli, J.S. Bach, George Friedrich Handel, and George Phillipp Telemann  Expected release date, October 2023 Concept Overview As the progenitor of a style whose influence more or less came to define the instrumental ..read more

Flute Journal readers will be familiar with Edward Cowie through our review of his CD Where Song Was Born described as “. . . a transcendent journey through the ornithological landscape of Australia” by reviewer John France. Now Mr. Cowie is extending his dedication to Australia by moving there to live. Before he leaves, however, he is giving ..read more

The Online Academy of Irish Music has produced another virtual flute choir performance. Enjoy!     ..read more

Deepak Ram defies limits at Kino-Teatr and Jazz Hastings by VICTORIA KINGHAM (Originally published July 26th, in the Hastings Independent Press and used by permission) Deepak Ram One of the earliest highlights of my auditory education was a 1966 album called Indo-Jazz Suite, an extraordinary, ground-breaking collaboration between UK-Jamaican saxophonist Joe Harriott and Anglo-Indian John Mayer, a ..read more

Originally posted in 2017, this story recalled visits I paid to a friend I had not seen for about 45 years. And thereby, as they say, hangs a story, writes Peter Westbrook. After a series of meetings in London — a delightful Saturday evening with Tom Keenlyside, contributor of several arrangements to the Jazz Flute ..read more

  The Bansuri and Pulangoil, Bamboo Flutes of India Today, a simple bamboo flute, known as bansuri in the north, and pulangoil in the south, occupies a unique position in the music of India, with a history reaching back over many centuries, and a sound that resonates deeply with the folk consciousness of this most ..read more