featuring world class artists: Anne Drummond (flute) on 1 & 8 Jun Kubo (shinobue & flute) on 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Nobuko Miyazaki (shinobue & flute) on 2 & 3 Sean Harkness (guitar & bass) on 1 & 4 Dave Eggar (cello) on 9 Rubin Kodheli (cello) on 8 Brian Marsella (piano) on 2 Mamiko Kitaura (piano) on 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 Jennifer Vincent (bass) on 6, 8 & 9 Sean Kupisz (bass & cajon) on 2 & 3 Rich Stein (percussion) on 1 & 9 Satoshi Takeishi percussion on 5, 7 & 8 Willard Dyson (drums) on 6 & 8 Sam Newsome (back up vocals) on 1 Meg Okura (arrangements, violins, erhu, back up vocals, percussion, programming) All arrangements, programming, production and mixing by Meg Okura Mastered by David Kowalski