Art Hirahara

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

Life and career Hirahara started playing the piano at the age of four.

Hirahara's debut album, Edge of This Earth, was released in 2000. His next Posi-Tone album, Libations & Meditations from 2015, was a trio recording with bassist Linda Oh (bass) and drummer John Davis.

His album Central Line was released in January 2017.His music video for Brooklyn Express was the winner at the Audio Shoot International Video & Film Festival, the Queen City Film Festival, and the Raleigh Film and Art Festival, all in 2019.

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". 2013 2015 Libations & Meditations Posi-Tone Trio, with Linda Oh (bass), John Davis (drums) 2015 2017 Central Line Posi-Tone Most tracks trio, with Linda May Han Oh (bass), Rudy Royston (drums); some tracks quartet, with Donny McCaslin (tenor sax) added 2017 2018 Sunward Bound Posi-Tone Quartet, with Donny McCaslin (tenor sax), Linda May Han Oh (bass), Rudy Royston (drums, percussion) 2018 2020 Balance Point Posi-Tone Quartet, with Melissa Aldana (tenor sax), Joe Martin (bass), Rudy Royston (drums) 2020 2021 Open Sky Posi-Tone Most tracks trio, with Boris Kozlov (bass), Rudy Royston (drums, percussion); three tracks quartet, with Nicole Glover (tenor sax, soprano sax) added; one track quartet with Behn Gillece (vibraphone) added 2023 2024 Good Company Posi-Tone Trio, with Ron Horton (trumpet), Paul Bollenback (guitar)

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