One of the foremost shakuhachi flute performers, Riley Lee is the first non-Japanese dai shihan (grand master) of this ancient tradition. Lee has the unique ability to bridge differences of culture, infusing the quiet dignity of Japanese music with the freedom of contemporary instrumental music.

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For centuries, the shakuhachi flute has been considered a spiritual tool for a sect of Zen Buddhist monks who call themselves komusô, meaning priests of nothingness. To them, playing the shakuhachi is a spiritual discipline known as suizen, or "blowing Zen."

For the monks who play it, the shakuhachi carries them from the clutter and commotion of the outer world to an inner world. The music is a form of meditation, relaxing first the body, then the mind, moving it deeper and deeper to greater and greater calm. It takes the monks to stillness, as yoga does for those who practice it.

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