Hiromi Uehara 上原ひろみ

Hiromi Uehara (上原ひろみ, born 26 March 1979) is a jazz composer and pianist born in Hamamatsu, Japan. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blend of musical genres such as jazz, progressive rock, classical and fusion in her compositions.

Hiromi started learning classical piano at age 5. She was introduced to jazz by her piano teacher Noriko Hakita when she was 8. At age 14, she played with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. When she was 17, she met Chick Corea by chance in Tokyo, and was invited to play with him at his concert the very next day. 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. There, she was mentored by Ahmad Jamal and had already signed with jazz label Telarc before her graduation.

Since her debut in 2003, Hiromi has toured the world and appeared in numerous jazz festivals. She will be performing live at the 2009 edition of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival on June 29th. She performed in London on 10th July at the Barbican, City of London.

For more information on Hiromi Uehara see

• Official web
• Official web (Japanese)
• Official Hiromi Fanclub
• Hiromi Uehara wikipedia page
• HiromiJazz An unofficial website about Hiromi with news, CD reviews, interviews and a discussion forum.
• Hiromi Uehara Tour Dates at Telarc
• Hiromi Uehara at MySpace
• In-depth Hiromi interview with Anil Prasad of Innerviews
• Tony Grey
• Dave Fiuczynski
• Martin Valihora
• Keyboard Magazine – The Upward Spiral
• Live Performing Spain with Chick Corea

Source: Youtube & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiromi_Uehara