Jazz piano virtuoso supports new album with San Francisco, Santa Cruz shows

It s been a fantastic spring for jazz music in the Bay Area with such massive talents as Brad Mehldau Kenny Barron and Terence Blanchard performing at our local venues And the trend joyfully continues as Hiromi returns to the Bay Area to play seven shows in five nights That adverb used above joyfully was very precisely chosen given that scant artists exhibit more pure satisfaction during their concerts than Hiromi Combine that aspect with the fact that she s a first-tier jazz piano virtuoso who can amaze with her fleet finger work and high-flying solos and you ve really got a performer worth catching in concert Related Articles Review Acclaimed arts organization kicks off new season in high style Review Hiromi wows fans with Trio Project Fans have five chances to do just that as Hiromi celebrates the release of the new album Out There with her Sonicwonder quartet featuring trumpeter Adam O Farrill bassist Hadrien Feraud and drummer Gene Coye at SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco April - Showtimes are p m April - and p m April and p m April Tickets start at sfjazz org This marks a rather quick return trip to the venue for Hiromi who just opened the - SFJAZZ season back in September with a pair of duo gigs with legendary bassist Stanley Clarke Hiromi s Sonicwonder also performs at and p m April at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz Tickets start at kuumbwajazz org Pianist Hiromi performs during the opening night of the SFJAZZ - season at the SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco Calif on Thursday Sept Jose Carlos Fajardo Bay Area News Group