Elliot Kallen

Elliot Kanshin Kallen is a shakuhachi player from northern California. He received his Shihan (teaching credentials) and performance name from Chikuyu-sha, the largest Kinko-ryū teaching organization in Japan.

He performs traditional Japanese ensemble music as part of the Edo Ensemble and was a founding member of TenTen Taiko. He also performs and records in a wide variety of Western musical contexts, including rock, pop, jazz, and modern creative improvised music. His website is www.japanflute.com

He teaches shakuhachi from his home in Santa Rosa, CA in person and on Zoom or FaceTime. He was one of the organizers of the 2025 World Shakuhachi Festival in Texas, and is on the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Matsuri Festival of Japanese Arts and Culture (www.sonomamatsuri.org). Elliot is the current president of the International Shakuhachi Society (www.komuso.com)