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Folks wrote: | <stuff> We-elllll... Hiromi's the most technically accomplished jazz pianist since Oscar Peterson and she plays faster (and cleaner) than Art Tatum. When she was 17 she jammed with Chick Corea. And she's the number one jazz artist in Japan. Here's her doing straight jazz piano: ftp://telmedia.telarc.com/telarc/83600/Radio/83600-DesertMoon-128.mp3 About her influences: "I love Bach, I love Oscar Peterson, I love Franz Liszt, I love Ahmad Jamal," she says. "I also love people like Sly and the Family Stone, Dream Theatre and King Crimson. Also, I'm so much inspired by sports players like Carl Lewis and Michael Jordan. Basically, I'm inspired by anyone who has big, big energy. They really come straight to my heart." That Kung-Fu World Champion piece is just a little karate kata of the keys, if you will. If you play keys you know that you couldn't play that. Ever. Her English website is at: http://www.hiromimusic.com I just found out about her a couple of days ago but she's definitely someone to keep track of. Someone with that much skill, enthusiasm and openness doesn't come around more than a couple of times a century. Cheers, Kevin The Nettles: Progressive and Exciting Celtic Music www.TheNettles.com