Leo Hansen is a shakuhachi player who performs and teaches in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Leo is available for lessons and concerts as well as to those in the Sister Cities who would like to learn more about shakuhachi.
Venues There are very few shakuhachi players in Minnesota.
As a result, I have been able to perform for just about any type of event that calls for Japanese music. For the past six years I have been a regular performer for the Normandale Community College's annual Japanese Garden benefit. The past three years I have played at the St. Paul Como Park Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival which attracted over 5,000 people last year. I also play at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts several times a year for various functions. For the past two years I have been playing shakuhachi at many weddings in this area.