Kojiro Umezaki

KOJIRO UMEZAKI is a performer of the shakuhachi, a composer of electro-acoustic works, and a specialist in developing music-technology systems for live performance. He currently performs with the Silk Road Ensemble. Notable recordings include The Silk Road Ensemble’s Beyond the Horizon (Sony BMG, 2005), New Impossibilities (Sony BMG, 2007), and Off the Map (World Village, 2009); Yo-Yo Ma’s Appassionato (Sony BMG, 2007); Beat in Fractions’ Beat Infraction (Healthy Boys, 2007); and The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan (Smithsonian Folkways, 2002). His technology interests include developing interactive music systems for works with shakuhachi, commercial software applications for music theater, and mixed-media collaborative works. He holds a degree in Electro-acoustic Music from Dartmouth College. Email: kumezaki@uci.edu