Larry Tyrrell
Shakuhachi & Composer
larry@moonbridge.com
|
Moonbridge recording artist and producer Larry Tyrrell is a composer and accomplished player of the shakuhachi. He began his studies with Masayuki Koga and later studied with Kohachiro Miyata and Katsuya Yokoyama, among others. Tyrrell studied electronic music with Gordon Mumma at UC Santa Cruz and was composer-in-residence from 1992 to 1994 with the Okayama Hogaku Ensemble in Okayama, Japan. In 1994 he co-founded Moonbridge, an independent CD label. He produced "Floating Clouds" and "Zen Reveries”. He organized and ran the Seattle Shakuhachi Matsuri from 2013 to 2023 and is still an active teacher and performer in Portland, Oregon.
|
| Also Known As 雀連 (Jakuren) |
|
Teachers Students
David Reed 1961 - Seumas Dòmhnal Ross 1966 -
|
Albums
 |
Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) Traditional & modern shakuhachi with synthesizer. Original compositions. |
Tracks Recorded
| Pieces | Kanji | Length | Album | Instrument | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Chugoku Chiho no Komoriuta | 中国地方の子守唄 | 05'31 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Esashi Oiwake | 江差追分 | 04'13 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Kumoi Jishi | 雲井獅子 | 04'55 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Moon Reflections | 05'01 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi | |
|
Tabibito no Uta | 旅人の唄 | 04'59 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Tamuke | 手向 | 05'25 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Tree Spirit | 01'38 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi | |
|
Ukigumo | 浮雲 | 04'58 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Ukigumo | 浮雲 | 05'30 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
|
Wind Borne | 02'47 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi | |
|
Wishing Well | 01'11 | Floating Clouds (Larry Tyrrell) | Shakuhachi |
Composed or Arranged
| Shakuhachi Compositions | |||
| Title | Kanji | Year | Alternate Title |
| Tree Spirit | 1995 |
||
| Wind Borne | 1995 |
||
| Wishing Well | 1995 |