Ok, I'm not a huge jazz fan. But I came across a video by pianist Hiromi Uehara and her band, and I was entranced. Hiromi is schooled in classical piano (a Berklee grad), and she knows how to rock as well as hold down the keyboard end of a jazz trio. But perhaps, aside from her virtuosity, her greatest asset is her unmitigated, infectious joy. She is having big fun up there playing. And her drummer and bass player are no slouches.
You can find a great example of her work at
http://youtube.com/watch?v=r99Synkmm18
OK, you have to overlook her "big hair", and I'm not sure what's up with the bass player's sweater, but if watching a video of this trio doesn't make you smile at least once - well, as they say - check your pulse.
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