Hiromi

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Hiromi
Background information
Born	March 26, 1979
Origin	Hamamatsu, Japan
Genre(s)	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Jazz composer, Pianist
Years active	1986 - present
Website	Official website

Hiromi (上原ひろみ, Hiromi Uehara, born 26 March 1979) is a jazz composer and pianist born in Hamamatsu, Japan. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as jazz, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her compositions.

1 History
2 Hiromi's trio
3 Hiromi's Quartet
4 Instruments
5 Discography
6 External links

[edit] History

Hiromi started learning classical piano at age 6. She was introduced to jazz by her piano teacher Noriko Hakita when she was 8. At age 14, she played with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. When she was 17, she met Chick Corea in Tokyo, and was invited to play with him at his concert the very next day. After being a jingle writer for a few years for Japanese companies such as Nissan, she enrolled to study at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. There, she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal and had already signed with jazz label Telarc before her graduation.

Since her debut in 2003, Hiromi has toured the world and appeared in numerous jazz festivals. She appeared on Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program where the host, Mrs. McPartland, seemed to be impressed by Hiromi's "chops" and said "If you and I got into a competition, you would win, hands down". The program contained a version of Ellington's "Caravan" and Hiromi's original, "The Tom and Jerry Show".

[edit] Hiromi's trio

Hiromi's trio initially consisted of bassist Mitch Cohn and drummer Dave DiCenso. In 2004, she recorded her second album Brain with fellow Berklee alums bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora and has been recording and touring with them ever since.

[edit] Hiromi's Quartet

On October 19, 2006, the group added guitarist David Fiuczynski in a performance at the Jazz Factory in Louisville KY. He is also featured in her latest album Time Control.