Jazz+ Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 In this clip Hiromi asks if she can try to play her composition "Margarita" a second time. She was not satisfied with her first take and says she thinks she can do better. She proceeds to outdo herself. At the end of the segment she takes a surprise request for "My Way" and performs it for the first time ever. [video:youtube] Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charleston Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 That was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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frogmonkey Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Delightful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyClicker Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Very cool... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggy Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Great ! Hiromi hearing and playing "My Way" for the first time is a little bit stretch though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Great ! Hiromi hearing and playing "My Way" for the first time is a little bit stretch though I don't think he said "hearing it" for the first time. I think it was just a first-time public performance of the song. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 She had heard "My Way", it's very popular in Japan and played often, but she had not not played it before. That was be ear. Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 She had heard it growing up in Japan, it's very popular there and played often, but she had not actually played it before. Then her recall skills and her grasp of theory are exceptional... Somehow I'm not surprised by either. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'm sure she's shedded every tune in the book in all those different playing styles and can do it on command. Impressive. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mehrwein Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Man, that was awesome... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 So good. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 11, 2013 Author Share Posted August 11, 2013 That musical savant named Derek, who was on 60 Minutes, can play any song he's ever heard upon request. Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottasin Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Somehow, I need to figure out how to marry that woman. She's one of the most attractive women alive in my (musically biased) mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LX88 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I met her at a jam session in Brooklyn in 2009.I had no idea who she was at the time. The instrument she played on that night was probably a Yamaha P-85. There was one mic on it to amplify it. Anyway there were a bunch of hot New York be boppers and they were playing a lot of Art Blakey and Horace Silver tunes with maybe some Coltrane tunes in the mix. I am not sure if she knew the tunes ahead of time but she absolutely smoked them! It was real rootsy and down to earth and she did not lack anything as far as feeling was concerned. I found her bop lines to be very authentic. Later on I did speak to her and she was friendly and genuinely interested in getting to know everybody. Not knowing who she was at the time, I was rather flabbergasted at what I heard ,particularly coming from a somewhat cheap digital piano. But she just seemed to accept it and forged ahead anyway. But mainly what I remember was her spirit and how much fun she seemed to be having. I certainly have no beef with her abilities. I would have to say if there are any issues with her skills or musical decisions it is probably just another case of pianist envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 her recall skills and her grasp of theory are exceptional... +1, but also her sense of groove/time and emotion/feeling. The blues-inflected little section at 07:36+ (and elsewhere) felt very genuine to me. She's much more than a "theoretical" or "technique" player. Cheers, Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 No way you will marry that woman, then I will, sorry that's a no go T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adan Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Talent aside, there's something odd about being on a recorded program with a live audience and asking to play a song twice because you weren't happy with it the first time. It's quirky and charming, but not in a "jazz" sort of way. Maybe it's a japanese cultural thing? Gigging: Crumar Mojo 61, Hammond SKPro Home: Vintage Vibe 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Maybe it's a japanese cultural thing? Pretty much. Personal humility is an integral aspect of polite society in Japan, ingrained in the culture since feudal times. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz+ Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 "Japan's Do Your Best Culture - "Ganbatte" is one of the most common words in the Japanese language. It can be translated "do your best!". In Japan, doing your best is highly respected. It explains why Japanese people often work themselves to exhaustion. It also explains the high degree of professionalism in Japan. In Japan, leisure is also driven by the concept of ganbatte. For example, Japanese festivals often challenge participants physically. Festival participants may carry mikoshi that weigh thousands of kilograms for many kilometers. " Find 660 of my jazz piano arrangements of standards for educational purposes and tutorials at www.Patreon.com/HarryLikas Harry was the Technical Editor of Mark Levine's "The Jazz Theory Book" and helped develop "The Jazz Piano Book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyClicker Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Guys, do you know any jazz instrumental (piano trio, or something) that performed "My way" in an album? And I mean smokin' jazz version, not Richard Clayderman. I tried iTunes, but no cigar. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Any suggestions on the better Hiromi recordings? This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marino Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 A fantastic pianist as always, and she's getting better and better as a musician - less pyrotechnic and more substantial in her phrasing. Hope she keeps growing like that - well done, Hiromi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Guys, do you know any jazz instrumental (piano trio, or something) that performed "My way" in an album? And I mean smokin' jazz version, not Richard Clayderman. I tried iTunes, but no cigar. Thanks. As soon as the drums come in, this version is certainly smokin' [video:youtube] It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Seriously, of course she can play well and I don't doubt she has a measure of artistic integrity, but at some point trained persons who *can* play complicated popular pieces with their jazz knowledge (or for all I care from sheet music, but understanding what they play), face up to the bar-player versus "star" player syndrome. Only real good session player can play with musical ideas and stay a consistent person with it, while really performing. Other than M. Jagger or Prince or so in small place jamming something will maintain their image because of their fame and abilities, but Hiromi (is that her last name ?) to an extend will have to trust and prove herself to the audience a little more. I mean suppose some medium level pop star first makes a few country records, decides that sucks to much, and wants to become a jazz player. That would suck! Of course her jazz levels (unless she memorized every note and doesn't feel anything, which would make her a composer I suppose) are such that she can do a lot of things, but Jazz audiences are also more critical, so if she doesn't position herself somehow, people might feel she's a bit lost, and also style and attention for performance production style and greatness play a role in the image. I visited a conservatory graduate performance a little while ago, where there was good playing by talented people: http://www.theover.org/Keybdmg/220620131053bm.png I never did conservatory education but I imagine it is the emphasis on various sides of the music that can be learned. Being a star and achieving something with your art is another story. I don't see a problem in a televised show with self-initiated repeats, I don't think there are rules for that. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Any suggestions on the better Hiromi recordings? Have you checked out her recent stuff, like Move? Also, I posted the Keyboard interview with her in another thread (see below). That was quite good IMO. I think I'm getting affected by her more recent stuff, like Carlo says. A fantastic pianist as always, and she's getting better and better as a musician - less pyrotechnic and more substantial in her phrasing. Hope she keeps growing like that - well done, Hiromi! [video:youtube] "I'm so crazy, I don't know this is impossible! Hoo hoo!" - Daffy Duck "The good news is that once you start piano you never have to worry about getting laid again. More time to practice!" - MOI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I wish I'd created Theo's forum personality...he makes me laugh I haven't found a clip of Hiromi with a band (drums, bass, whatever) that worked for me but as a solo pianist, she absolutely kills. I hope she finds her niche with a group because she seems to have really good time and great ideas. Unfortunately her sense of time in the trio or quartet clips I've watched so far comes off kinda' weird...like her body movement is affecting it or something. Also, her piano gets lost in the mix on a lot of the 'electric' clips, partly due to bad mixing/compression but also maybe she doesn't have great 'in between' dynamic attack on the piano, just hard or soft. You'd have to directly compare her to Herbie, Jarrett or Corea to find any fault really so, I guess she's doing just fine. I worked real hard to critique her in this post and feel like I'm failing a bit...just call me Theo. All that nonsense said...she brings tears to my eyes when playing solo...a beautiful human experience. Yay Hiromi! http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Funny you say that. I got on Amazon and listened to a lot of clips from her CD's. Ordered a few that include Autorip and my first choice to listen is the CD "Place to Be." Why did I start with that? Because it is solo and I decided that I like her solo cuts better. For lack of a better work, she sound more "free" when playing solo. I also picked up Voice and Move which I think are two of her more recent recordings. This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 If you insist: I'm not critiquing her because I think she tries to do a job, and this thread proves to me, that it isn't very finished yet. I never met her and didn't really search out her stuff except some videos, and maybe some parts of interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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