Ray Brooks
Furuya Teruo
Koga Masayuki
Marco Lienhard
Nakamura Akikazu

Peter's first shakuhachi recording, Bamboo Spirit is a collection of beautiful Japanese folk melodies and meditative improvisations...played on the shakuhachi flute, known for its haunting sound and serene qualities. Suitable for massage therapy, tai chi and yoga.

". .every time I pick up a flute, I still hope to go beyond everything I know to a new place of pure feeling and expression..." -Peter Ross

Hit the play button and enter the space of Primitive Heart, Peter Ross' fourth studio recording. A vibrant Shakuhachi showcase, it features Peter on Shakuhachi, Bass Shakuhachi, bamboo flute and his own creation, the Arabian Shakuhachi. Powerful and passionate, Primitive Heart is also a testament to his experimental nature. With obvious delight, Peter weaves exotic melodies with world music rhythms, then adds uncommon accompaniments that include oud, viola, brazilian berimabau, and ethnic drums like the clay udu, djembe, and dunbek. The result is a hypnotic opus of rhythm and melody that resonates long after the last cut.

The space between thoughts... a journey east is a deeply meditative recording of shakuhachi and bamboo flutes played with ethnic instruments of the Middle East, India and Asia. This eclectic combination of the flute, harmonium, violin, and tambura transcends global boundaries. This recording uses drones, continuous long tones as an underlying basis for most of the songs, bringing a peaceful and calming feeling to the entire collection. Elegant vocals were also used on several of the pieces, adding an hypnotic and exquisite backdrop to Peter's superb talent.

The View From Here grew out of Peter's travels through Asia, his lifelong love of jazz improvisation and from years of studying the shakuhachi, the Zen flute of Japan. The music on this recording is global, including a blues tune, Japanese folk songs, an Arabian love song, and free interpretations of music from Bali and South India.