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Hiromi Uehara

1979 - Today

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Hiromi Uehara (上原 ひろみ, Uehara Hiromi) (born March 26, 1979), often known mononymously as Hiromi, is a Grammy Award winning Japanese jazz composer and pianist. She is known for her virtuosic technique, energetic live performances and blending of musical genres such as stride, post-bop, progressive rock, classical, nu jazz and fusion in her compositions. In 2021, she performed at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Hiromi Uehara is the 2,158th most popular musician (down from 2,036th in 2024), the 1,934th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,644th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hiromi Uehara ranks 2,158 out of 3,175. Before her are Bill Laswell, Criss Oliva, Uri Caine, Boris Brejcha, Arcadi Volodos, and Yip Harburg. After her are Patricia Barber, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Dennis Chambers, Victor Wooten, Edwin Hawkins, and John Tchicai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Hiromi Uehara ranks 255. Before her are Hedo Türkoğlu, Dani Aranzubia, Engin Altan Düzyatan, B. J. Novak, Freema Agyeman, and Muntadhar al-Zaidi. After her are Mohamed Kallon, Jaime King, Lamar Odom, Satoshi Sato, Julien Escudé, and Willie Collum.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hiromi Uehara ranks 1,934 out of 6,245. Before her are Christopher Zeeman (1925), Hidehiko Yoshida (1969), Hirohito Nakamura (1974), Takashi Sambonsuge (1978), Brian Tee (1977), and Masahiko Harada (1968). After her are Shiro Hashizume (1928), Yuji Oe (1986), Hiroyuki Morita (1964), Seigo Narazaki (1976), Jun Fukuyama (1978), and Aya Miyama (1985).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Hiromi Uehara ranks 31. Before her are Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Ringo Sheena (1978), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Keiko Matsui (1961), and Naomi Munakata (1955). After her are Tsunku (1968), Heath (1968), Midori (1971), Taiji (1966), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), and Pata (1965).

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