Biography
Reikan Kobayashi
Reikan Kobayashi is a Japanese jazz shakuhachi player, composer, arranger, recently nominated as a finalist for Yokohama Jazz Promenade Detroit Jazz Festival competition in 2016. He's been a rare shakuhachi player who can really do jazz improvisation with shakuhachi.
Reikan started his music carrier as a guitarist. However, he aimed at being shakuhachi player when he turned 20. Shakuhachi is Japanese traditional instrument made of bamboo. He got his first Kinko-ryu shakuhachi lesson with Mr. Reiko Yokota. After a year trained with Mr.Yokota, Reikan was accepted to Traditional Japanese Music Department at Tokyo University of the Arts. While he was studying traditional tunes at the university, he also tried to master playing jazz with shakuhachi by himself since there were no jazz shakuhachi players around him. He's been working on various performances and gradually widening his appeal with playing jazz with shakuhachi.
| 主な出演履歴 | |
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| 2019 | Kashima Jazz Vol. 16 |
| 2018 | Kagoshima Jazz Festival 2018 Asakusa Jazz Contest Guest Artist Released an album called "SHAKUHACHI JAZZ (MM-005)" |
| 2017 | “Wa-JAZZ” Concert (ACM Theater, Art Tower Mito) |
| 2016 | TOKYO-MANILA JAZZ & ARTS FESTIVAL |
| 2015 | TOKYO JAZZ Circuit2015 Jazz in Geidai @Marunouchi |
| 2014 | TOKYO JAZZ Circuit2014 Jazz in Geidai @Marunouchi Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum Concert 2014 |
| 2013 | Soulful Unity & Strings Big Band Concert Guest Artist Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum Concert 2013 |
| 2012 | Art Tower Mito Promenade Concert |
| 2011 | Reikan Kobayashi solo recital “Koten-honkyoku(Japanese traditional music) and Improvisation” (Ricotti Concert Hall) Released first solo album “Gakudan-hitori(One Man’s Band)” France tour with TAMAO & JAZZIESTA TOKYO (Paris, France) |
| 2010 | Gendai Hogaku Eno Shotai (Invitation to modern traditional Japanese music) (NHK FM) Ibaraki Douseikai Concert Yoshihide Otomo –Ensembles Fes- (Contemporary Art Gallery, Art tower Mito) Completed 55th NHK Hogaku Ginousya Ikuseikai program |
| 2009 | Ibaraki 35th Young Artist Concert Christmas Present Concert (Concert Hall ATM, Art Tower Mito) |
| 2008 | Ibaraki Virtuoso and Singers 19th Concert (Art Tower Mito) TV Program ”Untitled Concert” (TV Asahi) |
Discography
SHAKUHACHI JAZZ
Reikan's 2nd Album
Feb 4, 2018 released
MM-005(MOKORIN MUSIC)
TORINOUTA/trigraph
trigraph's 2nd album
Nov 1, 2016 released
MM-004(MOKORIN MUSIC)
MORINOSYOTAIJYO
Reikan Kobayashi x Marie Kobayashi
June 1, 2015 released
MM-003(MOKORIN MUSIC)
fever/trigraph
trigraph's 2nd album
March 23, 2014 released
HARU-20(HARU RECORDS)
Isayou
Hikaru Toho (Bass) x Reikan Kobayashi(Shakuhachi) Duo
Nov 21, 2013 released
RPM-0001(RUPA MUSIC)
Kazeno Melody
Ichitaro (Jpn Drum) x Reikan Kobayashi (Shakuhachi, G, Piano) x Sanae Ishikawa (Vocal)
GAKUDANHITORI (One Man's Band)
Reikan's 1st album
Oct 22, 2011 released
MM-001(MOKORIN MUSIC)
Other Works
| 2020 | Toei Animation Festival 2020/NHK E-Television "FUSHIGI DAGASHIYA ZENITENDOU" ending theme「はにゃ◯満点、銭天堂。」(Shakuhachi) |
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| 2018 | NHK E-Television petit animation「キリン・ザ・ヌープ まいごのクラゲ」(Guiter) |
| 2017 | NHK E-Television Highschool Course 『Basic Kokugo (National Language)』Opening Theme (Shakuhachi) |
| 2014 | NHK World[Art Time Traveller]BGM (Shakuhachi) |
| 2013 |  "GETENNO-HANA" CD (KECH1642) (Shakuhachi) |
| 2009 |  Chiisaiaki/A-K-I- (JDMN1) (Shakuhachi) |
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