Sound clips from live performances & studio recordings.

Video clips from live performances.

HARU NO UMI - The modern classic for koto and shakuhachi by Michiyo Miyagi, performed by James and Masayo Ishigure. 7 min.

JYOGEN NO KYOKU - Dramatic and compelling music by the late koto virtuoso Tadao Sawai. Recorded live on the radio by James and Masayo Ishigure. 3 min.

DUO #1 - Composed by James Nyoraku Schlefer and performed here by the composer and Yoko Reikano Kimura.

WNYC "New Sounds" live recording in the studio on 3/17/07. Yumi Kurosawa 20-string koto, James on shakuhachi. Interview with John Schaefer and music of Minuro Miki, Takashi Yoshimatsu, and James Nyoraku Schlefer. 30 minutes total.

SOLO performance of a traditional Zen meditation piece called Sanya (Jinbo.)

From a live performance in Japan on May 28, 2006, this is a performance of "Brooklyn Sanya" an original composition based on the 300 year old classic piece "Sanya."

Yoko Reikano Kimura and James Nyoraku Schlefer perform Schlefer's "Duo No..2" in alive performance in Japan.

Live performance at Yoki Hall, Tenri City Japan, of "Meikyo" by Kineah Seiho with Yoko Reikano Kimura.