蜜桃传媒

Uehara is a pianist and composer known for her restless creativity. Since her debut in 2003, she has moved fluidly between solo classical works and high-octane fusion. Her numerous genre-blurring collaborations include projects with jazz greats like and the late , who invited her onstage for an impromptu duet when she was just 17 and later recorded a full album with her.

In this episode of Jazz Night in America, Hiromi takes us on a personal tour of her career, selecting 10 tracks from 10 different bands she has led or joined 鈥� a sonic journey through nearly 25 years of music-making.

She reflects on early breakthroughs, unexpected partnerships and moments of creative risk, offering a window into how her sound has evolved over time. The episode also includes music from her latest project, a quartet she calls Hiromi's Sonicwonder, where she continues to explore new musical terrain.

Set List:
(All songs composed by Hiromi Uehara unless otherwise noted)

1. "XYZ" from the album Another Mind (2003) 
   The band: Hiromi's debut trio, including Mitch Cohn and Dave DiCenso
   
2. "Time Out" from the album Time Control (2007) 
   The band: Hiromi's Sonicbloom, featuring Tony Grey, Martin Valihora and David Fiuczynski
   
3. "Humpty Dumpty" (Chick Corea) from the album Duet (2008)
   The band: Chick Corea and Hiromi
   
4. "No Mystery" (Chick Corea) from the album The Stanley Clarke Band (2010)
   The band: The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi
   
5. "Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.8 - Pathetique" (Ludwig van Beethoven) from the album Voice (2011)
   The band: The Trio Project featuring Hiromi, Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips
   
6. "Move" from the album Move (2012)
   The band: The Trio Project
   
7. "Cantina Band" (John Williams) from the album Hiromi & Edmar Casta帽eda, Live in Montreal (2017)
   The band: and Hiromi
   
8. "Spectrum" from the album Spectrum (2019)
   The band: solo piano
   
9. "Ribera del Duero" from the album Silver Lining Suite (2021)
   The band: The Piano Quintet featuring Hiromi, Wataru Mukai, Meguna Naka, Tatsuo Nishie and Sohei Birmann
   
10. "Out There: Takin' Off" from the album Out There (2025)
    The band: Hiromi's Sonicwonder featuring Hadrien Feraud, Gene Coye and Adam O'Farrill

Credits: Trevor Smith: writer and producer; Sarah Geledi: producer; Christian McBride, host; Ron Scalzo: mastering; Nikki Birch and Mitra Arthur: video producers; Steven A. Williams, executive producer; Suraya Mohamed, executive producer, NPR Music; Keith Jenkins, vice president of visuals and music strategy, NPR.

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