no question about the high-energy of her playing, especially the trio, you're right. I was listening to more of her stuff. It's undeniable that she has superb musicianship. The first pianist I learned to admire was Monk. Then it came Bill Evans. It's a mistake of mine, I know, but whenever I listen to jazz pianists, I somehow keep looking for that kind of depth one feels when listening to those two masters. But yes, Uehara has a long and successful career ahead of her.

justino: well she's certainly no herbie hancock.not yet, at least.and i'll be the first to admit that i like her much more in her trio than in any other setting, and then in particular when she's playing serious, hard-drinkin, high-energy fusion.

mxdblessing: good comment. No, I didn't refer to the call/answer thing. That's part of the dialogue, although I must say I don't like the way she does that either. Now, trying to move the discussion a bit, there is a video of Corea and Rubalcaba playing at Blue Note. Rubalcaba has indeed a style which is obviously influenced by his background. And even when he plays with Corea, it's difficult to match the Corea/Hancock duos. It's about something else, a deeper level of individual expression.

i disagree as well, justino--of course there are aspects of chick's playing that are going to make their way into hiromi's, more so certainly than vice versa since he's one of the fathers of this style of music and she is, like you said, still pretty young.but firstly, there has to be some stylistic cohesion between the two of them for the piece to make sense; and secondly, i think you might be hearing a lot of call-and-answer, which is executed flawlessly.hiromi's got her own style.

I am talking about styles here. Alright, she is young, very talented, and is playing with one of the most recognizable styles in the history of jazz piano. Now, when she does the melodies with both hands three/four octaves together, that's totally Chick Corea. All the appogiaturas, that's all Corea, even her articulation becomes an emulation of Corea's and that's annoying...

sonofa... that was supposed to be a reply to justino111

i politely disagree -- corea himself said that he hated how a lot of people only knew that song and always associated him with it. when he played solo concerts he always avoided playing it. and hiromi isn't trying to be his clone, she's trying to communicate musically. this was mostly improvised.

la cago hermoso!!!

Absolutely amazing.This artist is incredibly inspiring.

Chick is the best :D

this kind of ultra-bold statement is pure nonsense. Corea has been playing this piece for the last 30 years and Uehara tries to be his clone here and there...Broaden your knowledge of music and stop making such nonsensical comments.

I feel like they're gonna get up and fight.....

LOL sorry my response was to ghaws comment...I hate how the "Reply" thing sometimes posts randomly...

wat r u talkin about dude

Hi there buddy. Just a quick question.Is your favorite T.V. Show Star Trek?

She's gorgeous! :D And the way they connect... Incredible. Her facial expressions are also mighty interesting. Hahaha.

fuck yourself buddy.

fuck you

ive seen her live in montreal and her eyes are absolutely out of this world. at one point i thought she was some sort of demon. the concert was amazing even if the drummer was sight-reading every song...

wow -- in terms of musical harmony and counterpoint they're on some otherworldly existential plane. This is so highly evolved that most earthlings wouldn't be able to grasp its significance...