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{{Nihongo|”’Hiromi Uehara”’|上原 ひろみ|Uehara Hiromi}} (born March 26, 1979), often known [[mononym]]ously as ”’Hiromi”’, is a Grammy Award winning Japanese [[jazz]] composer and pianist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hiromi Uehara {{!}} Berklee College of Music |url=https://college.berklee.edu/people/hiromi-uehara |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=college.berklee.edu |language=en}}</ref> She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as [[Stride (music)|stride]], [[post-bop]], [[progressive rock]], [[European classical music|classical]], [[nu jazz]] and [[Jazz fusion|fusion]] in her compositions.<ref name=npr>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18821935|title=Hiromi On Piano Jazz|last=Jackson|first=Grant|date=April 23, 2010|publisher=[[NPR Music]]|access-date=21 April 2013}}</ref> In 2021, she performed at the opening ceremony of the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writern |first=Aki Ikeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff |date=2021-10-24 |title=Uncertain times spur jazz pianist to strike new chords |url=https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20211024-28052/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=japannews.yomiuri.co.jp |language=en}}</ref>

{{Nihongo|”’Hiromi Uehara”’|上原 ひろみ|Uehara Hiromi}} (born March 26, 1979), often known [[mononym]]ously as ”’Hiromi”’, is a Japanese [[jazz]] composer and pianist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hiromi Uehara {{!}} Berklee College of Music |url=https://college.berklee.edu/people/hiromi-uehara |access-date=2025-04-05 |website=college.berklee.edu |language=en}}</ref> She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as [[Stride (music)|stride]], [[post-bop]], [[progressive rock]], [[European classical music|classical]], [[nu jazz]] and [[Jazz fusion|fusion]] in her compositions.<ref name=npr>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18821935|title=Hiromi On Piano Jazz|last=Jackson|first=Grant|date=April 23, 2010|publisher=[[NPR Music]]|access-date=21 April 2013}}</ref> In 2021, she performed at the opening ceremony of the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writern |first=Aki Ikeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff |date=2021-10-24 |title=Uncertain times spur jazz pianist to strike new chords |url=https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20211024-28052/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=japannews.yomiuri.co.jp |language=en}}</ref>

== Biography ==

== Biography ==

Japanese musician and composer

“The Trio Project” redirects here; not to be confused with Project Trio.

Musical artist

Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, Uehara Hiromi) (born March 26, 1979), often known mononymously as Hiromi, is a Japanese jazz composer and pianist.[1] She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical, nu jazz and fusion in her compositions.[2] In 2021, she performed at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Uehara was born on March 26, 1979 in Hamamatsu, Japan.[4][5] She started learning piano at the age of six and was introduced to jazz by her piano teacher Noriko Hikida when she was eight.[2][6] At age 14, she played with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. When she was 17 years old, she met Chick Corea by chance in Tokyo and was invited to play with him at his concert the next day.[7]

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.[8] There, she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal and had already signed with jazz label Telarc before her graduation, releasing the album Another Mind in 2003; she graduated later that year. That album shipped gold in Japan (with sales in excess of 100,000 units) and was named Jazz Album of the Year by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[4]

After graduating from Berklee, Hiromi continued to write, record, and tour, releasing albums Brain (2004) and Spiral (2006). In 2006, she formed the group Hiromi’s Sonicbloom with bassist Tony Grey, drummer Martin Valihora, and guitarist David Fiuczynski, subsequently releasing albums Time Control (2006) and Beyond Standard (2008) with the group.[4] In 2011, Hiromi won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album as part of the Stanley Clarke Band.[9]

Uehara’s Trio Project brought together Anthony Jackson, who was previously a guest on the Brain album, and drummer Simon Phillips. The group made four albums together: Voice (2011), Move (2012), Alive (2014), and Spark (2016).[10] Move and Alive both charted inside the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Jazz Album charts, while Spark reached the number one position.[11]

In a 2010 interview, Uehara said she plays the Yamaha CFIII-S concert grand piano, Nord Lead 2, Clavia Nord Electro 2 73, Clavia Nord Stage Piano, and Korg microKORG.[12]

Uehara married Japanese fashion designer Mihara Yasuhiro in 2007. They met after she performed at one of his fashion shows in Milan the year before.[13]

  • Hiromi’s Sonicbloom Live in Concert (2007) [DVD-Video]
  • Duet [ja; fr] with Chick Corea (Stretch, 2008) [2CD] – live rec. 2007 at Blue Note Tokyo
  • Hiromi Live in Concert (2009) [DVD-Video] – rec. 2005
  • Duet with Chick Corea (2009) [DVD-Video] – rec. 2007. released in Japan only.
  • Solo Live at Blue Note New York (2011) – rec. 2010 at Blue Note Jazz Club
  • Hiromi: Live in Marciac by the Trio Project (2012) [DVD-Video]
  • Move: Live in Tokyo (2014) [DVD-Video]
  1. ^ “Hiromi Uehara | Berklee College of Music”. college.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  2. ^ a b Jackson, Grant (April 23, 2010). “Hiromi On Piano Jazz”. NPR Music. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ Writern, Aki Ikeuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff (2021-10-24). “Uncertain times spur jazz pianist to strike new chords”. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  4. ^ a b c “Hiromi – Concord”. concord.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  5. ^ “Hiromi Uehara”. Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. ^ Thurman, Chad (8 November 2016). “No Strings Attached”. VIE Magazine.
  7. ^ “Duet | Chick Corea”. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  8. ^ Greenlee, Steve (January 29, 2010). “Her place in the sun”. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  9. ^ “Hiromi | Artist | GRAMMY.com”. grammy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  10. ^ “Hiromi”. Concord.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  11. ^ “Hiromi | Biography, Music & News”. Billboard. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  12. ^ “Hiromi :The Solo Piano Sorcery of Place To Be”. Keyboard Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  13. ^ Rao, Priya (1 February 2010). “Hiromi Uehara Pushes the Limit”. WWD.
  14. ^ “Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra “Goldfingers” – Tokyo’s Coolest Sound”. Coolestsound.jp. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  15. ^ “Oscar, With Love [Standard 3-CD]”. Mackavenue.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  16. ^ “DISCOGRAPHY ALBUM｜HIROMI the Official Web Site”. Archived from the original on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  17. ^ “BLUE GIANT”. eiga.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

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