| Intro | American jazz pianist and composer |
| Is |
Musician Jazz musician Pianist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1 January 1971, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 49 years |
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. He has been part of the jazz scene in New York since 2003, after moving there from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Hirahara’s debut album, Edge of This Earth, was released in 2000. In 2011 Posi-Tone Records released Hirahara’s Noble Path, a trio album with Yoshi Waki (bass), and Dan Aran (drums). His next Posi-Tone album, Libations & Meditations from 2015, was a trio recording with bassist Linda Oh (bass) and drummer John Davis.
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”.
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 |