Hiromi plays the tune at high velocity with flawless technique, and while she has transcribed this piece, she admits to neglecting the task in general.

NPR: Hiromi On Piano Jazz

In "Blue in Green, " Hiromi embraces the chord structure and tempo used by pianist Bill Evans, inserting a rubato of her own virtuoso flights amidst the cycle.

NPR: Hiromi On Piano Jazz

Hiromi and Sonicbloom : The all-night marathon opened live from Boston, with energetic Japanese pianist Hiromi Uehara and her band Sonicbloom at the Berklee College of Music Performance Center.

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Prominent marathon runners include 28-year-old Ito Makiko, champion at the 1997 Tokyo women's international, and Suzuki Hiromi, 29, who took a gold at the world track and field championships last year.

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McPartland clearly enjoys Hiromi's company as a duet partner.

NPR: Hiromi On Piano Jazz

Hiromi begins the session with a solo performance of her original tune "The Tom and Jerry Show, " a piece of stride piano inspired by the endless, frenetic chase between the famous cartoon cat and mouse.

NPR: Hiromi On Piano Jazz

"I love the harmony, " Hiromi says.

NPR: Hiromi On Piano Jazz

That same evening, another concert will be held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, hosted by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and featuring Richard Bona, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Danilo Perez, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi, Jack DeJohnette, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Heath, Zakir Hussain, Angelique Kidjo, Lang Lang, Romero Lubambo, Shankar Mahadevan, Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masekela, Christian McBride, Dianne Reeves, Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Hiromi and others.

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