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- This was an absolute blast to hear and see! I don't add much because I can't explain what's going on or what I'm feeling. Just musical bliss. Talent and confidence on full display...and Hiromi is wonderful....and that DRUMMER!
Please check out @HiromiOfficial for LOTS more videos that are just as amazing. Here is a link to the original video!
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She is definitely a genius. She always overwhelms me and leaves me speechless...!!
As a pianist, I would love to play beautiful pianissimo and powerful fortissimo like her.
Hiromi's performance is unique and full of infinite charm. This trio's playing is like progressive rock and I absolutely love them.
TRUTH!
I was blessed to have seen Hiromi perform in person twice, once with this group and again with the legendary bassist Stanley Clarke. To say both were incredible shows would be an understatement. And please when you get the chance, I would love to see you react to this performance, where she teams up with Anthony Jackson and the incomparable Steve Smith on drums. This is one of my favorites: th-cam.com/video/VJExqsrZzeA/w-d-xo.html
Hiromi is a savant, Po! Her duet with Chick Corea (RIP) is so beyond perfection. I was able to see Kiyo*Sen in Tokyo, 2 days before the Band Maid TGT show. Kiyomi Otaka (only female Casiopea member) on keys was out of this world. It was Senri Kawaguchi (drums) birthday gig with around a hundred of us, and she shared her birthday cake with us. Btw, Senri (5'0"/ 90 lbs dry) hits hard with precision, even harder than Akane, Po! But, to me, Hiromi, by far, is at another level, to include Aimi Kobayashi, who is a concert pianist and Chopin competition finalist (imagine playing a piece for almost an hour by memory). Hope to see you at the Houston or Austin show in May, Po!? 🦍🍌
I know of Senri and she is a MONSTER drummer!! I bet that site was amazing! I will only be going to the Atlanta show for BAND-MAID this time
Amazing! No need to apologize.. the music drew you in and you can’t help but want to be a part in it… sharing your joy .. 😁 what a beautiful trio
WOOOOWWWW, thank you so much Ryan for this one. I can't believe you finally come to the Hiromi's planet. I follow her for many years now, and I completely agree with Anthony Jackson (the bass player) when he says: "I think Hiromi is one of the greatest artist who have a seat in front of a piano". My favorite pianist of all time, and by far, not only because of her stunning playing technic, but above all because of the melodic lines in her compositions. And I absolutely love her quote: "I want to deliver my music from heart to heart, not from fingers to ears". Just brilliant, and so true.
It could be really great to have your reaction to some other stunning pieces from her like :
- The Canon's Pachelbel (solo) : th-cam.com/video/Awbv7HzQsA4/w-d-xo.html - the most brilliant version I have heard so far.
- A place to be (Solo): th-cam.com/video/Mf6UNCBy3MA/w-d-xo.html - there are more recent version of this beautiful piece of music, but this version is the best one for me. 😭
- Firefly (Solo): th-cam.com/video/9Sbuws1jmtg/w-d-xo.html - Warning, MASTERPIECE! 😲
- Note from the past (Quartet Sonicbloom): th-cam.com/video/duM9WIvcxJg/w-d-xo.html - Highly talented musicians, and what a composition.
To go deeper with Hiromi, a short interview/documentary about her first trio album "Voice": th-cam.com/video/h4q8Ts8Lsm0/w-d-xo.html
And sadly, in 2023, still no Blu-ray from this amazing artist (only a few DVD, and TH-cam 😤). What a shame!!!
Enjoy 😉
Glad you got to check out Hiromi and the talent that surrounds her.
Also Ryan... I was OK with you tracking along with your guitar early in the video. I think you did a nice job. It fitted really well.
Her Trio Project is prob a high point for most (my fave is her solo album), but if you like guitars you will love her Sonicbloom quartet. She was just a kid and formed it with one of her Berklee professors; Time Out is a bomber track.
Sonicbloom is cool, and the last bit Ryan improvised made me think he'd really appreciate the guitar work on that album. She did 3 albums before Time Control though with that same drummer and bass player, Martin Valihora and Tony Grey. They're fucking incredible, and she hasn't ever quite written anything like them since.
I agree with you...that was amazing. There are no other words to describe that.
I always mention Senri Kawaguchi as my "gateway" to the Japanese music scene a few years ago, but really I think that she was suggested because the algorithm picked up that I'd been listening to Hiromi for a few years prior to that. She is wonderful. She dances with her piano and sings to it. A highly emotional and energetic player.
I don't know if anyone in the twitch chat pointed it out, or if you've worked it out for yourself, yet, but that's none other than Simon Phillips on drums. He plays with her a lot.
I didn't know anything going into it and no one pointed out who he was, but I'll be watching for that name in the future!
FYI: drummer Simon Phillips is a legend on the music scene and has been blowing peoples minds since the 80's. He has played with so many people and done so many sessions and he and the bass player Anthony Jackson just have incredible chemistry with Hiromi. Who really is kind of beyond words to describe. Fun reaction. Leaves me speechless every time I hear her play too.
He was session drumming in the early 70's my friend 🙂
YES! FINALLY IT'S REACHED YOUR RADAR. hiromi uehara trio is very much worth listening to. neil gaiman... err, simon phillips is perhaps the best guy to have ever completed the lineup. she's got another killer track you might also want to check out. it's called 'voice', and it's quite an eargasm. there's a bunch of australia music students which covered it as part of their recital, and it was so brilliant.
Hiromi, yeah baby 💪💪💪💪
Some trivia, Ryan -- Simon Phillips was a past drummer for Toto and Anthony Jackson played with Steely Dan. There are about 50 awesome Hiromi videos that will 🤯!
Thanks for posting. Love insanely great jazz!!
Been a fan for a long time. She's has so much fun playing. Simon Phillips is incredible. Steve Smith also played drums in the trio fora while. If you don't know bass player Anthony Jackson you probably actually do. Played on Billy Paul's song "Me and Mrs Jones" and the O'Jays song "For the Love of Money". A legendary bass intro.
I THOUGHT that was Simon Phillips! Holy crap, I forgot how much I love his drumming. Thanks for posting!
Love Hiromi. Been fan of hers for years. She is an amazing pianist
I can't wait to watch this. Hiromi is off the chain awesome!
I gotta agree, the intimacy between the piano and the drums is stellar. The bass also delivers the subtlety necessary to keep the mood of the song flowing too. Reminds me of those old Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock days... Totally awesome, great reaction Ryan! 🤘
I got one for ya when you have time...th-cam.com/video/9hNbVJPpeNM/w-d-xo.html (Check this one out. Darn thing wouldn't hyperlink though. Sorry...)
Damn, that was amazing!
She is utterly amazing-and the happiest piano player ever!
Love her since her duets with Chick Corea. She's not only an incredible jazzwoman, she's a free mind and an extremely gracious and funny person.
And on top of all the musical awesomeness, she's often got so much joy in her facial expressions that it just lifts you up with her - love, love love this group. I own a couple of their DVD's - one with Simon Phillips (that's who this is) on drums and one with Steve Smith - both incredible.
I really think this combination for the trio (Jackson [B] and Phillips [DR]) is the best of all the combinations.
They are amazing!!
Agree - although Steve Smith was pretty great too - but Simon's my first pick. I'd be interested to see what Senri could do in a newly formed Hiromi trio!
@@Kevin6059 Who would you put as the bass player? Juna Serita (plays with Senri) is really good but she is more of funk player than a Hiromi-style jazz player.
@@GaryMenzel Great question. I wasn't familiar enough with available bassists that could handle this stuff. Anthony I heard was no longer in good shape physically or of course I would keep him!
@@Kevin6059 I you haven't already, check out The Jazz Avengers and you can get a feel of what Senri and Juna can do together. They are a different type of jazz ensemble to Hiromi's Trio though.
She is also a rock music fan and plays some cover like late Jeff Beck.
I definitely need to look further into her musical catalog
@5:23 Holy crap! That run! Hiromi is on another level.
I don't know how many times I've watched that
Hiromi is using the piano rather like Hendrix used the guitar, as a means to make an atmospheric soundscape. Phenomenal technique but innovative too. A hugely complex piece but they all stay in synch. Virtuoso display by all of them.
Smooth drummer, yes.
Now go check his super versatility. TOTO in Paris 2007. Right here on TH-cam.
No flowery phrases or any intelligent commentary from me because...PHUUUUUCH!!!! That was AWESOME! and... Simon Phillips is a badass. Thanks Ryan and whoever requested this! 🕊
yep, real musicians can't resist🤣
The first time i ve geard Hiromi. It blows so much my mind,
Thanks Ryan! I was dumbstruck to see you reacting to a full on hard jazz performance and liking it! I am happy that you are able to appreciate Hiromi Uehara. Often times, jazz can be off putting for Rock aficionados. The time signatures, the improvisations, the dissonance of notes and chords, lengthy solos, call and response, matching note for note like they are joined at the hip, or mind melded, can have some people running for the hills screaming 'this ain't music!' But if you're a musician, there is no way that you can ignore the mastery and technique of the individual musicians. Hiromi's piano playing is captivating and out of this world. That Toto's drummer is a straight out jazz monster is crazy! More of this please!
I've been playing piano almost daily since watching that video. There was a couple factors that lead to that, but Hiromi def inspired me. I just have to figure out what I'm doing LOL
Hey Ryan, I just forgot one point on my previous comment. You mentioned you liked jazz drums while watching this video. So I cannot resist to point out another amazing musician from Japan: Senri Kawaguchi. She is also a friend of Tamu Murata and Kanade Sato. What an incredible world, right?
Can't wait to watch your react on these two MV of Senri:
- this amazing solo performance: th-cam.com/video/V5YDxDuyKDI/w-d-xo.html
- this track played live in trio: th-cam.com/video/nrHJoY6RzR0/w-d-xo.html (insane musicians and amazing track)
Enjoy! 😉
Senri is abating and so fun to watch her play!
I just discovered her the other day. Much like Lovebites, I'm not particularly a fan of their respective genres, but I can appreciate the sheer talent these ladies (and the guys playing with Hiromi!) possess. I'd certainly would want to watch them live regardless of the type of music. They are phenomenal live!
Simon Phillips has a long resume. He is one of the best, in my opinion. Notice something unique about his style? He is completely ambidextrous. As a drummer myself, I can only shake my head. You said put your guitar down? I broke my sticks.
Simon Phillips (for his bombastic rock fusion reputation; amongst others he has played with Jeff Beck, Joe Satriani, Gary Moore & drummed for Toto from '92-'13) & Anthony Jackson (session legend, played with Buddy Rich, Roberta Flack, Al di Meola & Chaka Khan as just a small sample) are bigger prestige names; but I still prefer her first main trio with rhythm section of Martin Valihora on drums & Tony Grey on bass. They met at Berklee and had a developed symbiotic way of riffing off of each other that never felt forced, Hiromi seemed to direct tempo shift with her shoulders. You can watch several different live performances of a particular song and they'd also sound noticeably different.
The Sonicbloom project added Dave 'Fuze' Fiuczynski on double necked guitar (a 12 string fretless & a seven string with a hardtail low B but the other six on a trem) and released two amazing albums (the first all originals and the second mainly covers but with heavily changed arrangements) which got toured extensively. Here's a TV studio performance of 'Time Difference' that shows off her ferocious left hand technique and the quartet's energy: th-cam.com/video/VR_rV-14luo/w-d-xo.html
And an initially slower number, 'Deep Into The Night' that gradually ramps up with multiple 'false' endings & crescendos: th-cam.com/video/VjJlYOGYlC4/w-d-xo.html
hmm, just came across Hiromi this week (Yuja Wang last week, Turkish March th-cam.com/video/NJdzGLK3gfc/w-d-xo.html flight of teh Bumblee , th-cam.com/video/8alxBofd_eQ/w-d-xo.html insane skills ) Incredible Piani players both of them
Ryan, check out other of her concerts with Simon Phillips on drums. In several he just lets go.
Here as you see, Anthony Jackson on Base(Contrabass Base) and Simon Phillips on Drums are very important player, so as to MISA and AKANE of Bandmaid. Owe to these rhythm section, Hiromi can ( could) play her style piano freely.
coincidently, AKANE and SIMON PJILLIPS uses TAMA drum set.
Anthony Jackson !!! My favorite bass player. :)
Yes, I realize I didn't mention him much because he is just rock solid and completely in the pocket.... and I was just completely blindsided by Hiromi LOL
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haha, yeah. In addition to her performing skills, she studied composition and arranging at Berkeley.
Her improvisations are incredible.
Wow you did Jazz!
You may like to check out a recently formed Japanese female Jazz band, THE JAZZ AVENGERS.
A great modern trio, really driven by Hiromi's great compositions much like Chick's writing for his groups. A lot of great players go solo and there stuff is meh, but when you get great songs, great players like Simon on drums can shine.
That was fabulous. I didn’t know that you like modern jazz and do Jazz reactions. 👍 Yes, Hiromi Uehara is an absolute fantastic piano player. If you like the Jazz Side, you should watch out for Senri Kawaguchi (drums) th-cam.com/video/Wkcbp45qadY/w-d-xo.html - with Yukiko Shibutani on bass (another mind blowing female bassist), Kumi Adachi ( guitar) th-cam.com/video/eO66GiXT0Bg/w-d-xo.html or the Jazz Avegers with the outstanding Juna Seriata on the bass and Senri on drums th-cam.com/video/mqN-q5_-hzk/w-d-xo.html.
I've known of Senri for a little while and she is astounding!
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A little more improv and you could join me in 'The Jazz Bluffers Club'. You were right, a different level of existence.
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I prefer Led Zeppelin to IRON MAIDEN.
So I prefer BAND-MAID to LOVE BITES.
So, I prefer Diana Krall, who doesn't deviate from the jazz idiom but is clear and bluesy, to HIROMI-UEHARA, who does not deviate from the jazz idiom but is fierce and colorful.
Improvisation...very rarely do I find great playing, so most jazz is boring.
I prefer play that is perfected through precise calculation and trial and error, rather than play that is based on discipline and sensibility and automatism.
jazz improvisation,
HIROMI-UEHARA's take featured here, in my case, the second time I listened to it, I was half impressed, and the third time I listened to it half a year later.
I want to listen to it every time I drink alcohol, and I will upload a performance of a jazz standard song performed at the same place as this take. It's my favorite jazz improvisation.
H.Hancock, W.Shorter, S.Clarke & O.Hakim -Cantelope Island-
th-cam.com/video/JixfzsQWZ8c/w-d-xo.html
HIROMI-UEHARA...I think she is a wonderful pianist with a rich artistic sensibility and a great training.
But I have no idea what she wants to do. It seems to me that she is just aimlessly wasting her talent.
I think you probably saw exactly what she wants to do. It seems she won't be held to anyone else's standard. I think that's great.
I like my jazz like I like my burrowing insects…..far away from my ears! I figured a joke would be the best commentary from me to at least help the algorithm.
LOL