About the Event

Jazz piano phenomenon Hiromi shifts seamlessly from one spellbinding project to the next, living up to a reputation as one of the most explosive live performers in jazz history and a global ambassador for the art form. The secret to Hiromi’s monumental success lies in her rare ability to deliver not only show-stopping virtuosity but also sheer joy. Her band Sonicwonder features Hadrien Feraud on bass, Gene Coye on drums, and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill, furthering Hiromi’s distinctive musical alchemy: the spirit of classic jazz-rock fusion melded with classically rooted virtuosity, entrancing funk, pop flourishes, and acoustic jazz’s state of the art.  

About the Artists

Hiromi’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert has been watched more than 2 million times, she represented her native Japan with a performance at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, she won a 2024 Japanese Academy Award for Best Music Score, and she captured a Grammy for a collaboration with fusion hero Stanley Clarke. Her band, Sonicwonder, brings together world-class musicians of fascinatingly diverse backgrounds. French-born Feraud is a fusion virtuoso who has been rightfully compared to bass god Jaco Pastorius. Coye hails from Chicago, where he grew up playing in church, and combines technical mastery with a soulful knack for groove and pocket. Brooklyn-raised O’Farrill, part of a dynasty that includes his father and grandfather, Latin-jazz titans Arturo and Chico O’Farrill, ranks among the most important and progressive trumpeters of his generation. 

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