Jazz in NYC: Hiromi at Sony Hall in October 2019

Hiromi’s explosive swirl of piano jazz is coming to New York City on October 19-20, 2019 and to Princeton, NJ on October 18, 2019

Pianist Hiromi — Hiromi; photo by Muga Muyaha

Well-known to audiences around the world for her charged improvisations and complex renditions of the jazz classics, Hiromi’s performances are always highly anticipated events. The release of her first album Another Mind in 2003 when she was in her early twenties announced to the jazz world the arrival of the unstoppable talent. From that time on, Hiromi released numerous albums, participated in all major jazz music festivals and won multiple awards. In 2006, she was named Jazzman of year, Pianist of the year and made an Album of the Year by Swing Journal’s Readers Poll. That same year she won Best Jazz Act at the Boston Music Awards and the Guinness Jazz Festival’s Rising Star Award.

With each new album and world tour, the intensity of her music is only going up in line with the immensely high expectations from the fans. Its an amazing journey for the pianist who takes the audience for a breathtaking musical ride. Pouring her emotions into each number on the program, Hiromi’s boundless energy and astounding technique keeps the audience on its feet. Hold your breath and enjoy an evening of great jazz!

Hiromi will be performing at McCarter Theater Center in Princeton, NJ on October 18, 2019, and Sony Hall in New York City on October 19-20, 2019. Click below to reserve your seat.

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Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan on March 26, 1979, Hiromi’s piano lessons started when she was six. Her first teacher, Noriko Hikida, encouraged her to access both the intuitive and technical aspects of music, introducing the concept of color to her approach to the piano. The color red was for a passionate expression, color blue for a moody piece. In Hiromi’s words she “could really play from her heart that way, and not just from her ears.” Hikida also exposed Hiromi to jazz and introduced her to the great pianists Erroll Garner and Oscar Peterson.

In 1999, Hiromi moved to the United States to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Among Hiromi’s mentors at Berklee was the veteran jazz bassist/arranger Richard Evans who introduced her to another jazz legend, pianist and bandleader Ahmed Jamal. They coproduced her first album which started her remarkably fast-moving career. More recordings, live sessions, and world tours followed. In 2009, she collaborated with Chick Corea and recorded a solo album Place to Be. Later in 2011, The Stanley Clarke Band album, featuring Hiromi, won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

Her latest recording Spectrum is due to be released on the Telarc label on October 4, 2019. It celebrates the maturity and depth that have enriched Hiromi’s composing and playing. “I’m hungry to learn,” she told DownBeat magazine, “so I’ll always keep my big ears open fully, ready to learn every single minute that I play.”