Jazz pianist and composer Hiromi. Japan native Hiromi Uehara has gained first-name recognition worldwide since moving to the United States to attend the Berklee College of Music in 1999. The 37-year-old pianist’s recording and touring career began a few years later, and has essentially been split between her 2004-2009 trio with fellow Berklee grads Tony Grey (bass) and Martin … [Read more...]
Hiromi: Master of the mashup, jazz piano-style
If you’re already a fan of Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara, then you'd probably be on a first-name basis with her even if she didn’t go by just Hiromi for recordings and touring. And if you’ve been a fan throughout her 10-year recording career, the association likely started with XYZ, the opening song from her 2003 Telarc debut CD, Another Mind. Talk about a first … [Read more...]