Hiromi arrived at NPR carrying snug sweats, her stylish hair already styled and completely coiffed for the efficiency. A keyboard gig bag was strapped on her again along with her Nord Lead A1 analog modeling synthesizer, a flexible instrument loaded along with her programmed patches. Its buzzy, modular sound began the present with a cool melodic line that units up this extremely energetic and joyful set.
Simply earlier than this efficiency, she and her band “Hiromi’s Sonicwonder” had simply completed recording their quickly to be launched new album, Sonicwonderland. They carry out two songs from that undertaking right here, and each is its personal auditory journey, full of subtle preparations and plush textures. Adam O’Farrill’s trumpet enjoying is beautiful, as he typically routes his horn sound by pedals to create an ethereal tone. Hadrien Feraud thumps his bass traces with precision and grit as he locks in actually tight with Gene Coye’s crisp and momentous drum efficiency.
You possibly can see how a lot enjoyable Hiromi is having right here, her stunning smile beams as she rips her small however sturdy fingers up and down a number of keyboards. She strikes seamlessly between the three devices, typically standing, typically sitting, typically dancing — at all times breathtaking. Her entire physique generates an observable energy that is additionally playful and virtuosic. She performs with nice command however but she can also be comfortable, as her notes ripple from her fingertips like streams of water.
SET LIST
- “Sonicwonderland”
- “Wished”
MUSICIANS
“Hiromi’s Sonicwonder”
- Hiromi: piano, keys
- Adam O’Farrill: trumpet
- Gene Coye: drums
- Hadrien Feraud: bass
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Director/Editor: Maia Stern
- Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin
- Inventive Director: Bob Boilen
- Sequence Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Maia Stern, Alanté Serene, Joshua Bryant
- Audio Assistant: Kwesi Lee
- Manufacturing Assistant: Ashley Pointer
- Photographer: Catie Boring
- Tiny Desk Crew: Kara Body, Hazel Cills
- VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins
- Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
