About the Event

“One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players” (The New York Times), Grammy®-winning pianist Hiromi erases the lines between jazz and classical, composition and improvisation. 

Since Hiromi’s debut album, Another Mind, the world-renowned musician’s sound has evolved with every release. Celebrating her heaviest, funkiest album yet—2023’s Sonicwonderland— this tour reunites the powerhouse ensemble of French bassist Hadrien Feraud, drummer Gene Coye, and trumpeter Adam O’Farrill. Together, they create an all-electric wonderland of thrilling improvisation, funky arrangements, and exuberant music-making. 

Hiromi describes Sonicwonderland’s hard-hitting, nine-song set as “a new journey of adventure,” one that began in her imagination. As motifs, phrases, and timbres blossomed in her mind, she began thinking about players who could help her realize this specific sound. “Making a record is like making a movie, and I’m the director looking for the perfect actor for each role.” 

The genesis of Sonicwonder began in 2016, when Feraud subbed for bassist Anthony Jackson at some gigs with Hiromi’s then-current trio. “When I was playing with Hadrien in that setting, I started to feel like I wanted to write some music just for him,” she recalls. “That was the first thing that made me want to go in this direction and what made me want it to form this band.”  

The opening cut on Sonicwonderland, “Wanted,” mirrors that assemblage. It starts with Hiromi’s piano, followed by bass, then drums, and finally trumpet. “I was looking for these imaginary band members, and that’s the order I found them in.” Their origin story complete, the foursome’s adventure officially commences with the title tune—and another musical wrinkle.  

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