Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hey Jason,

I lived in Binghamton for quite a while myself. I don't know of any shakuhachi players nearby (Rochester's a bit far for steady lessons) but there is something of a world music scene. Ask around at the music department, maybe talk to Mike Carbone? He's a sax player but he'll know a lot about what's going on the area. I just discovered this: http://www.notbongos.com/. I know you're not looking for African drumming but if you contact the business you might hear about performers at festivals that the drummers have been in contact with. Robert Weinberger, another sax player and flute doubler, used to play in a band (maybe still does?) called Unity Group, which played jazz and used many unusual instruments, so it's possible that he might know something of the shakuhachi as well.

I hope this helps!