Edge of This Earth

1. Edge of This Earth

2. The Ancients

3. Drop of a Hat

4. All the Things You Are

5. Blues Implication

6. And She Hoped

7. Should Sun Follow Rain

8. Cause and Effect

9. Third Generation

10. Unspoken Words

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About the Artist
Art Hirahara is a jazz pianist/composer who currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz piano performance at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA and a Bachelor of Music degree in Electronic and Computer Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory in Oberlin, OH.

In the fall of 1996, he was selected by the Arts America office of the U.S. Information Agency to serve as a "Jazz Ambassador" on a seven week tour in Qatar, Yemen, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, where he performed, lectured and conducted workshops with local musicians.

In Northern California, Art performs regularly as a freelance musician at public performances, festivals, private events and at venues such as Yoshi's and Jazz at Pearl's. He has worked with noted local musicians Idris Ackamoor, Anthony Brown and the Asian American Orchestra, Eric Crystal, Bob Kenmotsu, Helcio Milito, Marcus Shelby, Yancie Taylor and E.W. Wainwright. He has composed music for the 18 Mighty Mountain Warriors (18MMW), a San Francisco-based comedy/theater group, as well as for the Asian American Theater Company. He is a founding member and co-artistic director of the pan-Asian percussion group, Asian Crisis, based out of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. He also serves on the board of directors of Kearny Street Workshop, a non-profit Asian American arts organization in San Francisco.

Art has studied performance and composition with Charlie Haden, Joe LeBarbera, Neal Creque, Jimmy Owens, Wadada Leo Smith and David Roitstein.

Product Description
"Edge of This Earth" features Art Hirahara's dynamic, original compositions. A musical journey from up-tempo to ballad, the instrumental pieces take the listener through a wide range of sounds and emotions. This is the first release of this up and coming jazz pianist/composer.

Edge of This Earth

Edge of This Earth,Art Hirahara

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