kmetz videos

original music by ULI JON ROTH. the Sails of Charon. from Scorpion days. reinterpreted here by Kevin Kmetz on Japanese TSUGARU SHAMISEN.

Rockin Tsugaru Shamisen playing Age of Aquarius from the musical HAIR. Kevin Kmetz from Estradasphere, God of Shamisen and Monsters of Shamisen. he also played Sweeney Todd in northern Japan (joke version)

Kevin Kmetz gets a phone call from Carne Cruda which results in Kevin playing a Shamisen solo on their album Spicy Sea Adventures!

KEVIN KMETZ - the science fiction of ray bradbury attack.

They said it couldn`t be done, but Shamisen God Kevin Kmetz once again proves that anything is possible on the Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen. Yngwie Malmsteen shred licks? no problem!

Kevin Kmetz an American Shamisen master and original member of the JS Bach Experience (A Rock Tribute to Bach) plays one of his all time favorites Toccata and fugue in d minor

Kevin Kmetz busting out a little bit of the old Shamisen improv, inspired by thoughts of sugarplums and dandelions.

Kevin Kmetz from God Of Shamisen and Estradasphere plays tsugaru Shamisen along with the melody to Eminem7s song tribute to his daughter.

A video of when Kevin Kmetz was in Japan(2006)

Kevin Kmetz from God Of Shamisen and Estradasphere practicing and improvising on Tsugaru Shamisen along with a rap tune by NAS.

Kevin Kmetz of Estradasphere rockin out in my living room! (www.estradasphere.com)

Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen can be used to express a variety of genres. Here we see Kevin Kmetz from God of Shamisen, Estradasphere and Monsters of Shamisen playing a famous classical symphony by Beethoven.

Kevin Kmetz, Monster of Shamisen, performs a heroic Shamisen solo in the big city of Chicago!

Yamagami Susumu is a great Tsugaru Shamisen master from Japan. Here he is in Seattle playing ROKU DAN with Amercan Shamisen pioneer Kevin Kmetz. march 2008.

Kevin Kmetz plays Tsugaru Shamisen from northern Japan and once again proves that Shamisen can be used to express any style of music even classical/baroque.

Monsters of Shamisen members Kevin Kmetz and Masahiro Nitta take time off during a tour of southern Japan to explore a strange beach on okinoerabujima. filmed in May of 2008.

Kevin Kmetz and Kaoru Osanai . A Jam session over space and time. japan and USA. 2007 and 2008. Whatever. Trippy stuff man!

Second movement of Lou Harrison's Suite for San Gen originally recorded on Shamisen by Akiko Nishigata. Here Kevin Kmetz plays it on Tsugaru Shamisen.

Kevin Masaya Kmetz plays Tsugaru Shamisen Jongara bushi! ESTRADASPHERE pallace of Mirrors tour!

This low-quality clip is of Kevin Kmetz's shamisen solo during the Estradasphere performance at HAiley's in Denton, Texas on Oct. 23, 2006. Sorry for the extreme darkness. Imprisoning me. All that I see.

Brian Kmetz.

Kevin Kmetz plays a solo as part of the Hidano Shuichi Taiko LA concert series. Tsugaru Shamisen. JS Bach's chaconne and Jongara bushi improvisation.

Kevin plays the theme music from Raiders of the Lost Arc by. This was filmed on the set of the Shamisen version of Sweeney Todd in northern Japan with monsters of Shamisen

This is a shredding Shamisen etude written and performed by TSUGARU Shamisen vituoso Kevin Kmetz from God of Shamisen, estradasphere and monsters of Shamisen.

The 21st century has allowed Shamisen players to explore new techniques such as harmony (chords) and polyphony. Here Kevin Kmetz demonstrates his own unique style in an original composition.