Отличная новость! Небольшая заметка обо мне вышла в мартовском номере единственного музыкального журнала Японии (о традиционной музыке) Hogaku Journal. Пока бумажную копию никак не могут доставить до Москвы из-за ковидных проблем с почтой. Но вот фото уже сделали. Собственно в самой статье не так много, там перевод информации с моего сайта https://www.andrewjilin.com/about и ещё немного о "Тори" и фестивале сякухати 2022. В целом, праздную!
Не знаю, есть ли в сети перевод статьи на английский, но привожу ниже текст, с которого делали перевод.
1. Your name, your place of residence (country and city), e-mail address, website etc
Andrew Jilin, Russian Federation, Moscow, andrewjilin@gmail.com and websites www.andrewjilin.com and toriband.com
2. Profile (there is no word limit)
My name is Andrew Jilin! I have been playing music all my life. I played drums, bass and other instruments in rock bands. However, once I heard a touching sound of flute. I was inspired so deeply! It sounded like an ocean breeze, like a wind in the trees, like a whisper in the ear saying something very important and sacred. Time stopped. I was drifting freely through my feelings and thoughts looking at them from a distance. This was the sound of Japanese Bamboo flute Shakuhachi. Zen monks Komuso played this flute for ages. They were playing not for entertainment but for enlightenment. This moment was a turning point for all my life. I got my first flute, gave up smoking and went to study Japanese music in Moscow State Conservatory. Exciting things happened next. I became a part of the Moscow State Conservatory ensemble of Japanese music WA-On (a harmony of sound in Japanese), found Marco Lienhard (my teacher now), and finally joined World Shakuhachi Festival 2012 in Kyoto. I was the only one to represent Russia there. In 2012 my first record followed - shakuhachi flute recorded live in different parts of the world. I am the founder and the leader of Russian shakuhachi society (http://shakuhachi.ru). My second album was released in November 2014. This album was called “Calm and Free”. I recorded six traditional Japanese tunes and two pieces of my composition. In addition, there were a lot of concerts of solo shakuhachi, shakuhachi and classical guitar held. My concerts took place in Moscow State Conservatory, teahouses and clubs in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and cities of Eastern Europe. In 2016 I released an album called “The last day of summer”. I recorded my new pieces with classical guitar and a string quartet. First in any project I am involved in I play Music. Music for the people! I truly believe that music is a language of the Universe. Through music we can exchange feelings and senses, dreams and hopes, peace and freedom. I truly believe that my music is always with me. It is everywhere I go. I take my flute with me everywhere and try to express the feelings that I face in different places of the world. I do not need to have a full stack of amplifiers, wires, mikes and light equipment just to say: "Hey, the sun under the sea today is so beautiful!». In my music there is the Sound and the Silence, which is as important as the Sound is! This is real Zen life. In 2016 together with my friend Oleg Moscalev we founded a band called "Tori". It means "a bird" in Japanese. The band mixes Japanese and European music. Also we perform old Japanese songs. We have two classical guitars, one violin and a singer. We perform quite frequently in Moscow. I have two side projects. First one is called "Ubud Banzai". Electronic mixes with shakuhachi and shamisen inspired by oriental charm. And the second one is called "Natatami". We play minyo music as close to the roots as possible.
3. How did you learn about Shakuhachi? (when and where?)
I met shakuhachi in 2006 in Moscow. This was some kind of hochiku flute made by local master Bambooway. It is still with me.
4. What attracted you to the shakuhachi?
The sound itself. I heard the sound of the flute on the CD "Flutes of the world". I thought this was something special. After that I got my first flute and started to learn more and more about Japanese culture and Zen.
5. What kind of activities are you currently doing? (Performance / teaching)
Most of the time I'm performing and recording music. But also I have a couple of shamisen and shakuhachi students.
6. Do you have any projects or any plans for the near future?
My main project is the band "Tori". We are recording our second album now and planning to release it in September 2022. I record music for the "Ubud Banzai" project - shakuhachi, sanxian, shamisen, bansuri flute and a soft touch of electric guitar. Besides, I have a plan to release a couple of Minyo songs. Finally we have an annual shakuhachi Tai Kai in April.
