Art Hirahara

Art Hirahara
Born 1971 (age 4445)
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, composer
Instruments Piano
Years active 1990s–present
Website arthirahara.com

Art Hirahara (born 1971) is an American jazz pianist and composer.

Life and career

Hirahara studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the California Institute of the Arts.[1] He has been part of the jazz scene in New York since 2003,[2] after moving there from the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

Hirahara's debut album, Edge of This Earth, was released in 2000.[3] In 2011 Posi-Tone Records released Hirahara's Noble Path, a trio album with Yoshi Waki (bass), and Dan Aran (drums).[3] His next Posi-Tone album, Libations & Meditations from 2015, was a trio recording with bassist Linda Oh (bass) and drummer John Davis.[4][2]

Playing style

According to Nate Chinen at The New York Times, Hirahara "brings a broad base of knowledge to his enterprise: electronic composition, West African music, Balinese gamelan, [and] multiple strains of the avant-garde".[1]

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

Year recorded Title Label Personnel/Notes
2000 Edge of This Earth Art Hirahara With Bob Kenmotsu (tenor sax), Jeff Alkire (alto sax), Chuck MacKinnon (trumpet), Benjamin Rubin (bass), Jason Lewis (drums)
2011* Noble Path Posi-Tone Trio, with Yoshi Waki (bass), Dan Aran (drums)
2015* Libations & Meditations Posi-Tone Trio, with Linda Oh (bass), John Davis (drums)

As sideman

Year recorded Leader Title Label
1999* Lane, AdamAdam Lane Hollywood Wedding Cadence Jazz
2012 Nolan, RussRuss Nolan Tell Me
2013* Nowell, SeanSean Nowell The Kung-Fu Masters Posi-Tone
2013* Tana, AkiraAkira Tana Otonowa
2014* Hempton, NickNick Hempton Odd Man Out Posi-Tone
2014* Tallitsch, TomTom Tallitsch Ride Posi-Tone

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chinen, Nate & Ratliff, Nate (January 5, 2015) "Albums from Art Hirahara and Death Grips". The New York Times.
  2. 1 2 "Art Hirahara". Posi-Tone Records. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Micallef, Ken (August 2011) "Art Hirahara – Noble Path". Down Beat. p. 70.
  4. Bilawsky, Dan (December 16, 2014) "Art Hirahara: Libations & Meditations (2014)". AllAboutJazz.
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