Ken LaCosse

Ken LaCosse performing with Horns of Dillema and Violent Femmes. San Jose, CA.

Ken LaCosse (born April 9, 1960 in San Jose, California, died June 28, 2019 in San Francisco, CA) was an American maker of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). He is known particularly for developing a large, wide bore style of shakuhachi called Taimu, with input from shakuhachi player Brian Ritchie.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ Videos - The Taimu Shakuhachi Story - LaCosse, Ritchie
^ Shakuhachi Beat
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Shakuhachi Forum - World Shakuhachi Discussion
^ "Shakuhachi Makers". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

Recordings[]

2007 - Taimu - Brian Tairaku Ritchie and Shakuhachi Club MKE (Producer)

External links[]

http://www.mujitsu.com

[1] Videos - The Taimu Shakuhachi Story - LaCosse, Ritchie

[2] Shakuhachi Beat

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-07-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] Shakuhachi Forum - World Shakuhachi Discussion

[5] "Shakuhachi Makers". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

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