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Keigo Hirakawa

Over the period of 20 years as a professional jazz pianist and 7 full-length album appearances (3 as leader), Keigo Hirakawa has transformed himself from a student of the jazz masters to an artist with vision and unique sense of expressions. Though his engagements may include jazz clubs to music halls and jazz festivals, he takes the time to contribute to his home music scene through mentorship and appearances with up-and-coming talents.  The jazz piano trio he leads is well-known throughout the Midwest for their willingness to be musically spontaneous on stage, exploring original compositions and redefining jazz standards to make it their own

Pixel

By Keigo Hirakawa

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Pixel; Far Above; Home Somewhere; Origami Beetle; Unmarked Path; Yaw Pitch Roll; Dreaming Awake; Change of Plans.

Keigo Hirakawa: Pixel

by Jack Bowers
July 27, 2023

Pixel, Tokyo-born, Ohio-bred pianist Keigo Hirakawa's third album as leader or co-leader of his own ensemble, has the sleek, laid-back feel of a well-engineered jam session as Hirakawa leads the way through seven of his generally engaging compositions (and one by guitarist Brandon Scott Coleman) with reliable backing from his supporting cast. Besides ...

Keigo Hirakawa: Pixel

by Neil Duggan
June 21, 2023

Science and jazz do not come up too often in the same conversation. Even more unlikely is that spatio-spectral colour filter array design will feature. Unless you happen to be talking with the Ivy League-educated researcher and professor at the University of Dayton, Ohio, Keigo Hirakawa. His work in image processing is part of a major ...

Pixel

May 30, 2023

Album: Pixel
By Keigo Hirakawa
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 10:12

And Then There Were Three

By Keigo Hirakawa

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Myth of Poseidon; Minus Ten; Cat On the Fence; Unmarked Path; And Then There Were Three; Is This Seat Taken?; Sparks Plug; Daisy; Dance of the Infidels; Precious Lord.

Keigo Hirakawa Trio: And Then There Were Three

by Mark Sullivan
October 23, 2015

Pianist Keigo Hirakawa clearly loves bebop, and bandmates Eddie Brookshire (bass) and Fenton Sparks (drums) are on the same page. There's energy and swing in abundance here, and while it is contemporary jazz, it's also telling that their cover of the great bebop pianist Bud Powell's classic “Dance Of The Infidels" fits right in with the ...