Cornelius Boots

Cornelius Boots (Cornelius Shinzen Boots) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. Best known for founding and leading Edmund Welles, the only bass clarinet quartet in the world, he is now mainly playing and composing for the shakuhachi flute. He received his shakuhachi master teaching’s license (Shihan) from Grand Master Michael Chikuzen Gould in 2013. He has recorded five albums to this day and performs internationally.