Hiromi The Trio Project - Estival Jazz Lugano 2011

Watch Hiromi Uehara with The Trio Project at Estival Jazz Lugano 2011.
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The Trio Project
Hiromi Uehara - Piano and Keyboards
Anthony Jackson - Bass
Steve Smith - Drum
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Set List
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:24 - Desire
00:11:41 - Delusion
00:22:41 - Flashback
00:32:37 - Beethoven's Piano sonata No. 8, Pathetique
00:43:28 - I've Got Rhythm
00:54:02 - Dancando No Paraiso
01:09:42 - Joy

[jamescorum]

For the person who said she's just technical, and no feeling !!? Are you watching the same video I'm watching ?!! This young woman is phenomenal !!!

[Dognacity]

After 65 yrs of playing, it is rare that tears of joy come to my eyes when listening to jazz, but this gal did it. An original who gives honest homage to what has gone before while blazing her own trail. Andrews and Smith are top notch players who share and contribute to her vision. Anyone who says this is technical prowess is completely right… but this is the least of her gifts and abilities.

[manningbartlett]

With the greats of the 20th century all now sadly gone... is there anyone alive today, other than Hiromi, who can claim the mantle of "the leader and visionary"? There are many great piano players, but every note she plays just electrifies me in a way that no-one else can do.

[icerag]

Jazz at the highest level... Funky, innovative, energetic, and with world class musicians enjoying each other on stage.

[GianlucaSgalambro]

we should try to smile like hiromi at least once a day

[peterdalton]

This awoke me from my slumbers when it randomly started playing on youtube. The brilliant piano playing made me sit up and take notice. What an extraordinary talent indeed. Not just incredibly agile fingering, also such delicacy of touch, impeccable timing, and what stamina! Her music is in her soul. Both are beautiful.

[MrAllright]

The independence between the two hands is flabbergasting! Her playing is so special and out of this world...

[freynad]

When Martha Argerich tells you "Dear Hiromi, you are absolutely great. Extraordinary in every way", you know you have earned a very high place in music history. OMG !!!! Hiromi, well deserved. I am sure many many people me included share Martha's opinion.

[lucasyeah]

Au lieu de voir ma vie défiler devant mes yeux je verrai un live d'Hiromi joué quand je mourrai !

[rhplus]

Since Miles's death, the arrival of Hiromi is the greatest event in jazz history. God bless her for her wonderful music.

[erichackett]

What is so amazing is that there are so many thumbs down. Its hard to believe that you listened to what I've listen to. I guess there'll always be negativity in this world. Amazing musicians.

[arthurgeorge]

This is one of Hiromi's best performances....her playing is even more free and technical than usual...much more varied improvisation within her standard repertoire...and great camerawork....Bookmark this one and revisit the full length...

[MarttiSuomivuori]

Music became interesting again now that I found Hiromi. I had lost all interest and hope. She brought it back. What a gifted and generous lady she is.

[roncollins]

It is simply not possible for a human being to play the piano this way. Or at least I might have said so, and I had seen some jazz pianists play in my day, until this treatment of "I've Got Rhythm." WOW. Not only rhythm, but the lady has some chops on her, and a genius for improvisation which places her in some pretty venerable company at the ivories: Petrucciani, Peterson, Corea, so many more, virtuosi all, and here is this tiny little gal showing them all how it is done, and making it look easy. Also gotta say her sound is a lot more suited for A Jackson and his six-string bass, which I actually found almost annoying and out of place when he played with Michel Petrucciani and Steve Gadd. Not to take anything away from that incredible lineup either, but this is the jazz trio unleashed like I had never seen before: thoroughly grounded in tradition and history and yet kicking down boundaries like so many dominos, the way jazz is supposed to keep right on doing. This is what happens when an old jazz fan drops out of society, moves out in the country and becomes a hermit for ten years: a guy doesn't realize that jazz is alive and well and still stirring up audiences like no other performing arts can. Thank goodness for Youtube, the old jazz lover's best friend ever.

[mindisaction]

"Princess" Hiromi is unbelievable.
Nobody else can turn a Beethoven sonata into a deep soulful and elegant blues.
A nature force...

[daiiahi]

She is a all speak the international language.

[LedWolf]

Drummer who played on Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” is now doing insane jazz fusion, I won’t stop believing

[jsphotos]

1:08:54
MC reads a handwritten note from Martha Agerrich (one of the greatest living classical pianists - a classical giant): "Hiromi, you are absolutely great - extraordinary in every way". Truth!

[ireneruthfox]

A J & Steve a duo. Wold class trio. Stunning music.

[bm]

This is so cool! I'm not a jazz person (I'm not hating it, but I wouldn't just listen to it on my own), but I loved this so much! It's beautiful and I'm really amazed at how talented and passionate these people are.