Editing Nagata Shachu (section)

=== Scott Kusano ===
*taiko, shinobue, shakuhachi
"Scott has played taiko on and off since childhood first with the Toronto Suwa Daiko and later in 1995, as one of the original members of Isshin Daiko, a group that was formed by the Toronto Buddhist Church and Kiyoshi Nagata. It was through this encounter that Scott became a founding member of Nagata Shachu beginning a taiko career spanning over a decade.
In 2003, while living in Fukuoka, Japan, Scott was instructed in the making and performing of the shakuhachi by the late Nomiyama Higao of Kasuga-shi. Though Scott's training was cut short due to Mr. Nomiyama's lung cancer, he continues to strive for the warmth and strength of tone that were the legacy of Mr. Nomiyama's style."
[http://www.nagatashachu.com/Biographies/biographies.html#ScottK]