Music as an Offering
American ambient music purveyor Jefre Cantu-Ledesma on his antivocational artistry, ordaining as a Zen priest, and his Shaker-inspired album, Gift Songs
Music
Chee Shimizu’s Organic Music
The Tokyo-based DJ, record store owner, and deep listening advocate on the Buddhist threads that connect his vast and varied produce
A Long Guest in Someone Else’s Home
Indie rock luminary Phil Elverum on the Buddhist breadcrumbs in his back catalog, “Non-Metaphorical Decolonization,” and the art of being engaged but not hung up
Dharmic Improvisations
Exploring monastic music traditions, apocalyptic visions, and Drukpa anarchism with singular guitarist Tashi Dorji.
Aural Pastoralist
Talking Western psychology, Buddhist recovery, and tenacious groundhogs with visionary American folk guitarist Joseph Allred
The Dharma of the Beatles
Jonathan Cott talks with actor Richard Gere about “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and embracing the dramatic spectacle of ordinary mind.
On ‘Down by the Riverside’
A study of refuge and liberation in Black spirituals and Soto Zen Buddhism
On ‘Music for Zen Meditation’
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Tony Scott’s groundbreaking spiritual jazz album, Tricycle looks back at Zen’s enduring influence on modern music.
The Healing Gardens of Hatis Noit
Ahead of her first US tour, the Erased Tapes artist talks hypnotherapy, Shintoism, and a life-changing encounter with a Buddhist nun.
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