6th Annual Japanese Salon - Shakuhachi with Adam Robinson
Thursday, May 8, 2025 – 6:30 PM EST


Thur, May 8, 2025
Globus Washitsu – 889 Broadway between 19/20th Streets, Manhattan
Tickets: $75 | Member price: $60
Limited Space
Please bring white socks as visitors are not permitted to wear shoes inside the Globus Washitsu.
7:00 pm – Live performance followed by a Q&A session
8:00 pm – Reception with sushi, sake, and refreshments
Adam Robinson is a shakuhachi player based in New York City. He has studied the iconic Japanese flute with Ralph Samuelson continuously since 2012 and has taken lessons in Japan with Tokumaru Jumei and Yamato Shudo.
To supplement his shakuhachi life he studies Japanese ensemble music with acclaimed koto and shamisen players Sumie Kaneko (Yamada School) and Yoko Hiraoka (Ikuta School).Adam attended The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music where he studied improvisation and tenor saxophone. Post-grad experience in Conceptual Harmony was undertaken from 2013-2020 with La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Jung Hee Choi.
He is an original member of Gamin’s Unforgotten Song project which started as an Artist Residency at Brandeis University in 2019. He currently teaches the shakuhachi course at Columbia University, performs with The Hudson Valley Shakuhachi Choir, leads the Brooklyn Shakuhachi Club, and gives performances in the New York metropolitan area.
This event is generously hosted by the Globus Washitsu. All proceeds to benefit WMI’s programming and mission.
The Globus Washitsu is an authentic Japanese space in central Manhattan, comprised of traditional shoji screens, tatami mats, and fusuma. It is an ideal setting for listening to Japanese music. Created by the Globus family with the assistance of Japanese carpenters, it has a full tea house where traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and lessons are conducted. The Globus Family sponsors many facets of Japanese culture including music, art, film, kimono, craft, dance, etc. They also offer residence for visiting artists in their Ryokan (Japanese style living space). They collaborate with other cultural institutions, such as the World Music Institute to broaden the dialogue between people from Japan and USA. For more information, please visit: http://nycwashitsu.com.

