Results for "Hiromi"

Kung-Fu World Champion

Featuring the music of Hiromi
Duration: 4:03
August 17, 2006

Hiromi Plays Blues Alley

by Franz A. Matzner
January 20, 2006

Celebrating the upcoming release of her third album, Spiral, international piano sensation Hiromi Uehara, together with British bassist Tony Grey and Slovakian drummer Martin Valihola, took command of Washington, D.C.'s Blues Alley this weekend for a three night pre-release party. Bringing to the stage an awesome display of ingenuity, enthusiasm, and power, all three musicians proved ...

Hiromi: Spiral

by Jim Santella
January 10, 2006

In a set of her own compositions, pianist Hiromi Uehara swings jazz's modern mainstream with a delightful mix of dramatic themes. Her trio drives with intensity one moment and relaxes quietly the next. Through its improvisational character, the trio melds jazz with rock and goes far beyond. A blues thread runs through nearly every piece, and ...

Brain

By Hiromi

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Kung-Fu World Champion; If?; Wind Song; Brain; Desert On The Moon; Green Tea Farm; Keytalk; Legend Of The Purple Valley.

Brain Food: A Conversation with Hiromi Uehara

by Kevin T. Cox
August 10, 2004

Two hours prior to taking the stage at the Ottawa Jazz Festival, pianist Hiromi Uehara is relaxed and confident as she sits down to chat about her current tour and her latest album Brain. She is clearly very pleased with the critical acclaim her sophomore release has gained, and with her current trio, which features bassist ...

Hiromi: Brain

by C. Michael Bailey
April 24, 2004

Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara detonated on a major label with her debut release Another Mind . That recording was overwhelming in its power, technique, and intelligence. In short, it was like a swift kick in the privates, getting your attention while taking your breath away at the same time. While her new release, Brain , is ...

Another Mind

By Hiromi

Label: Telarc Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. XYZ, 2. Double Personality, 3. Summer Rain, 4. Joy, 5. 010101 (binary system), 6. Truth and Lies, 7. Dancando No Paraiso, 8. Another Mind, 9. The Tom and Jerry Show

The Energy Is One: An Interview with Hiromi Uehara

by Wayne Zade
October 20, 2003

All About Jazz: Your earliest musical studies were at the Yamaha School of Music. Please describe your experience there. Was this in Tokyo? Hiromi Uehara: It was in Shizuoka, where my home was. I first attended this school when I was five years old. I also attended a regular elementary school, and I was ...

Hiromi: Another Mind

by C. Michael Bailey
May 25, 2003

Listening to "XYZ," the opener on 23-year old pianist Hiromi’s debut, Another Mind, is like taking a sucker punch. You never see it coming and it knocks the breath out of you. "XYZ" is a cross between "Giant Steps" and "In America" taken at light speed. This diminutive young woman has anything but a diminutive sound ...

Hiromi: Another Mind

by Dan McClenaghan
May 2, 2003

Is there any hype out there about pianist Hiromi? There should be--she's a major new talent, brimming with originality and musical joy.From the opening notes of the first trio cut, "XYZ," it's obvious that something special is going on here. Hiromi Uehara has a million stories, and she tells them with all her heart ...