Hiromi – Alive and Kicking
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Right from her student days at Boston’s Berklee College of Music some 10 years ago, when she also recorded her debut album Brain, Hiromi Uehara always stood out from the crowd with her molten mix of classical technique, compositional daring and rock-edged-fusion, all delivered with sky-high energy levels.
Recently lighting up London’s Cadogan Hall over three nights with her Trio Project, featuring the seismic rhythm section talents of bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips, the irrepressible pianist talks to Andy Robson about how her latest album, Alive, features music that reflects a turbulent time for both her and her homeland of Japan
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