Thanks Publius. I was wondering what Hulk's selections were missing, and the answer was in the more jazzy realm. The thing about Jazz, though is that a lot of the best stuff is now 50 years old. But I did discover a great jazz pianist this last year. She's been around a while but was unknown to me. So, I wanted to add Hiromi Uehara to the list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JfKY0K_NQk
Gizmodo, which is the blog I discovered her on, had this to say:
Quote:Hiromi is a big deal Japanese jazz pianist who's getting pretty famous in the U.S. now, too. She's been touring around the world for awhile and her compositions are really great. Oh and her playing is totally badass.
People always talk about Hiromi's energy as the thing that draws them in, and it's definitely a big part of it. I saw her perform last month and she sort of jumps around crazily like she's going to fly off the bench or something. But I think the real draw to her playing, other than her general virtuosity, is her percussive style and internal sense of rhythm. Even when she's playing charts that aren't as recognizable, or as on the nose, as "I've Got Rhythm" you still follow what she's trying to convey.
If you're bored, jump to the middle or the end of the video and watch/listen to her totally kill it. And definitely the funniest part of watching Hiromi play is when she jumps up toward the audience before she even finishes the last chord.
And yeah, the video has to be watched, rather than merely listened to.
I think some of her best stuff is a bit out of the time range, but I think she did release an album in 2012 (Move), and I include her because I discovered her last year.
BC
