Art Hirahara

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

Art Hirahara
Born1971 (age 49–50)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1990s–present
Websitearthirahara.com

Life and career

Hirahara started playing the piano at the age of four.[1] He studied at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the California Institute of the Arts.[2] While at Oberlin, he had jazz lessons with pianist Neal Creque.[1] He has been part of the jazz scene in New York since 2003,[3] after moving there from the San Francisco Bay Area.[2]

Hirahara's debut album, Edge of This Earth, was released in 2000.[4] In 2011 Posi-Tone Records released Hirahara's Noble Path, a trio album with Yoshi Waki (bass), and Dan Aran (drums).[4] His next Posi-Tone album, Libations & Meditations from 2015, was a trio recording with bassist Linda Oh (bass) and drummer John Davis.[5][3]

His album Central Line was released in January 2017.

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".[2]

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)
2017* Central Line Posi-Tone
2018* Sunward Bound Posi-Tone Most tracks trio, with Linda May Han Oh (bass), Rudy Royston (drums); some tracks quartet, with Donny McCaslin (sax) added
2020* Balance Point Posi-Tone Quartet, with Melissa Aldana (tenor sax), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums)[1]

As sideman
Year recorded Leader Title Label
1999* Adam Lane Hollywood Wedding Cadence Jazz
2012 Russ Nolan Tell Me
2013* Sean Nowell The Kung-Fu Masters Posi-Tone
2013* Akira Tana Otonowa
2014* Nick Hempton Odd Man Out Posi-Tone
2014* Tom Tallitsch Ride Posi-Tone
2019? Something Blue Maximum Enjoyment Posi-Tone[6]

References
  1. West, Michael J. (August 2020). "Collaboration Fuels Hirahara". DownBeat. Vol. 87 no. 8. p. 15.
  2. Chinen, Nate & Ratliff, Nate (January 5, 2015) "Albums from Art Hirahara and Death Grips". The New York Times.
  3. "Art Hirahara" Archived 2017-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Posi-Tone Records. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  4. Micallef, Ken (August 2011) "Art Hirahara – Noble Path". Down Beat. p. 70.
  5. Bilawsky, Dan (December 16, 2014) "Art Hirahara: Libations & Meditations (2014)". AllAboutJazz.
  6. Simms-Burton, Michele L. (April 2019). "Something Blue: Maximum Enjoyment". DownBeat. Vol. 86 no. 4. p. 61.
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