Hiromi: The Trio Project Feat. Anthony Jackson Bass & Simon Phillips Drums

Pianist and composer Hiromi Uehara, whose passionate and incendiary keyboard work has been a shining light on the jazz landscape since her 2003 debut, believes that the voice that never speaks can sometimes be the most powerful of all. Although a mesmerizing instrumentalist in her own right, Hiromi enlists for the recording of her latest release "Voice" the aid of two equally formidable players for this project - bassist Anthony Jackson and drummer Simon Phillips. Jackson had previously played on… Show more a couple tracks from each of Hiromi's first two albums Another Mind in 2003 and Brain in 2004, but they had never recorded an entire album together. "I've always been a huge fan of his bass playing," she says. "I've always liked playing with him, and I was very happy that we finally had the chance to make an entire album together." She hadn't crossed paths with Phillips prior to this project, but he came highly recommended by not only Anthony Jackson but also Stanley Clarke, the legendary jazz fusion bassist.

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