HIROMI UEHARA "XYZ"

[@SXENedger]

Finally, a song that can bring jazz fanatics and headbangers under one roof.

[@johnwaters5675]

Check out Tigran Hamasyan’s “Entertain Me” it you want more head banging jazz! You’re welcome 😊

[@buzz8785]

Tony Gray's bass performance is amazing, not to mention Hiromi's piano. I usually listen to only rock, but I was impressed by this performance.

[@asmodeus133]

This performance makes me want to dedicate my life in creating a time machine, so that I can bring Beethoven back with me just to show him this video.

[@_anne.marie_lisse]

The part where just hammers the keys with her fist will probably be an highlight of the event

[@ehelwagen]

I heard her in New York City last month. Words can't describe how incredibly talented she and her group are.

[@TeaJayRabbit]

Wow...With the keys and drums going in and out of mad polyrhythmic phrases you gotta love how the bassist just holds it down!

[@chungiemunchin]

Never have I seen such technique and excitement in performance of composition.

[@sabbat-dv6ds]

何回聴いてもピアノやっぱおかしくて草 かっこよすぎて昇天する

[@plinkfloyd]

Saw her live in concert in osaka japan a few month ago. She is a genius with two brains! her bass player is the best ever. her guitar player was subbing but nailed all the parts on her recordings, her drummer was spectacular. All-in-all the best live performance I have ever seen! Plinkfloyd

[@ukiuki8]

何年か前、たまたまtokyo jazzのテレビを見ていたらで「あり？日本人の女の子が演奏するの？」なんて気分で聴き始めて 数秒でぶっ倒れた。長生きはするものだ。なるべく長く彼女の演奏が聴けるよう、明日健康法の本を買いに行こう！

[@godbluffvdgg]

+ukiuki8 And a bunch of crazy wacky letters to you too!

[@AWorldsCreator]

he said: some years ago he saw Tokio jazz on TV and he was like "what? A japanese girl is performing?" Well after a couple of seconds of listening to her I was astonished. I hope I'll live long. Long enough to see a lot of her performance. Tomorrow I am gonna buy "Kenkou-hou" book (book that teaches how to live long, maybe?) (I am not a native english speaker nor a japanese native, so I hope this message got through)

[@placidian]

That bass and piano unison sounds like an updated version of Tarkus (ELP). Everyone in this band is a monster player!

[@420Jelbaz]

after having played a lot of gigs with really odd meters, the one thing i can tell you is that not everybody is a mental mathematical freak like hiromi and can keep themselves stable like she does. oftentimes, when your bass player is rock solid, you're locking in with him the whole time. for example, with brad mehldau's trio work, often it seemed that jorge rossy and brad got caught up in their rhythmic motifs, and only larry grenadier was able to pull it all together in the end. it's great.

[@Alabastrova]

Completely psychodelic, beatiful music. I enjoy this kind of mood in compositions so much. A little bit disturbing, rich in dissonances and simply interesting. Greetings from Poland.

[@stevierv22]

i am never bored of watching this video. although she is so nice beautiful and sweet when she plays the piano she transforms into a monster and dominates the scene! i believe that martin and tony are the perfect match for her music. i'd love to see her play along with petrucci and portnoy just for once though!

[@Frazzo]

I've viewed this video many times and it's always gripping. No holds barred.

[@saunner9262]

ロックしか聴いてなかった若い頃、初めてアルバムを聴いたとき1曲目がこれで度肝を抜かれました。

[@Ritmo888]

She is just rythmical wild cat of Piano．But this "XYZ" is the most favorite-tune of H Uehara within in her piano-play. It's soooo funky-tastic=funky+funtastic ! ha-ha...

[@Ritmo888]

Sorry for misspelling my feedback. Fixed: within in her piano-play=×　within her piano-plays=○

[@zzzdi5770]

Could not agree more. This piece, in this video in particular, is mesmerizing... Over the top chorus, odd 9 meter, beautiful intro/outro, fantastic sidemen... And SALSA CHOPS AND HAMMERCLUSTER ! Watched this so many times...

[@Ritmo888]

Pues...Quisa...El tempo largo...

[@cottontail75]

my right hand is feeling carpal ghost pains just listenin to the bass player play that lick that long... thats a fun timing to hear and feel and would be fun to play with, thanks for sharing!

[@ognibandyrrah]

...a meld of ELP, BRUFORD and CHICK COREA....unbelieveable musicianship...the best thing to happen to fusion in the longest time....thanks a million for posting this superb piece....

[@どわいる]

XYZは不動の名作、全ての要素を詰め入れたジャズの欲張りセット

[@AlKenlly]

¡Madre mía! Esto es lo más loco y hermoso que es visto/escuchado en varios meses

[@Yuektawekai]

Wow the woman is crazy , she's a crazy genious, a real monster in the good sense of the word ..she is so ground breaking, so perfect and her talent so infinite ..she is touching the limits here!! And we wonder what will she do next..she seems capable of doing anything and make it great..I admire her so much

[@meepmeepimajeep]

that bass player ... he will not sleep tonight, all he hears all night will be that groove XD

[@pasqualestecchi9693]

Would you speak about drummer?

[@pinky0926]

Man, I feel sorry for the drummer, having to keep it together in a crazy time signature like this. He does it too :)

[@UltravioletShanghai]

The way this song takes off 0:58 is one of the best parts of jazz music in general! So let's not forget the other amazing musicians that shine around the light of "godess Hiromi" :)

[@IgorBerov]

Обалдеть как играет! Что-то невероятное. Bravissimo!!!

[@Souleyefilms]

OMG!!!! She is talented as hell!!!! LOVE IT!!!

[@8591mc]

eccellente, brano straordinario di una difficoltà estrema, tutti bravissimi, grazie per la pubblicazione.

[@tinysand1]

I was looking for Rush's XYZ and came upon Hiromi doing her version. I heard a lot of ELP's Brain Salad Surgery in this version. Hiromi always is beyond time, space and mind. Everytime I see her I just drop my jaw.

[@JazzyZenBrotha]

I love it. Hiromi's skills are phenomenal!

[@dmmjq2]

That is crazy sick!!!..I love it.....wish she would come to atlanta...

[@ehelwagen]

This is amazing! I love her virtuosity!

[@HypocriticalElitist]

I saw these guys at the Newport jazz festival (which must've been where 1bigstudmuffin was going). There was a mass exodus from the main stage when Mos Def came on, and we were all lucky enough to be drawn into Hiromi at the secondary stage before we exited. She and her superband made the entire day worthwhile.

[@Lord_Vinheteiro]

Nice hair.

[@blackstorm6537]

Legend

[@johntak6256]

I found you!

[@TalesKursped]

yeeee she's got some awesome hair x)

[@MrEmerlistDavjack]

Amazing Hiromi... She's the best...

[@nekezajebancije]

You, my good man, are discovering the awesome world of fusion jazz! :D

[@ehelwagen]

Auntchovi, I heard her at the Blue Note, NYC, last summer and she and her band were amazing! I also recommend hearing her live if you are able! Believe it or not, her hair was actually more subdued at the July 8th show!

[@HarumiJerome]

My face has just melted off. RiDONKulousness.

[@giobannearanmena5000]

Hiromi dispara mi mente al infinito y más allaaa!

[@jumbosilverette]

Can't help not responding to her apparent joy while playing. Great.

[@andreakenderova]

Martin Valihora on drums! Cheers from Slovakia

[@shuyuki12]

she is sensational just plan genuis a real true musician one of the greatest of all time she just blows me away everytime!

[@BenNCM]

Not even some amazing Brazilian calypso piano is going distract the bass player from locking into that bass groove. He's steadfast as hell.

[@СергейКосицкий-ц3о]

Когда Хироми начинает заводиться, ощущаешь вибрации настоящей джазовой игры,так она бескомпромиссна в своём видении джазового исполнительства!

[@UnobviousExpand]

Yes, they're called standards. They are pieces from tradition that jazz musician study and re-arrange in the moment of the improvisation :)

[@THX-vp9fz]

Hairdresser: My love, what will we do with your hair today? Hiromi: I'm Hiromi Uehara. Hairdresser: OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH, wait!!!

[@fduniho]

I have this on CD, but it is a different experience to actually see Hiromi perform. She plays like someone possessed. It was amazing to see her play. I didn't realize she actually bangs the keys with her fist. While listening, the rhythm reminded me of King Crimson, which is a prog band with some members who have done jazz.

[@sissif7038]

Je m'en lasse pas.....un seul mot....majestueux !!!!!

[@beethoven75]

I like so much the "can't be faster" 1-2-3 he gives at the very beginning!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mrspianolover]

Hiromi has an experience with Czech Phil with clasical piano when she was 14.. She is inspiratinal!!

[@pfmfan38]

Amazing: not my favorite jazz but one of my favorite pianists: Hiromi's a big

[@fluidjazz]

Re-visited 2022 still fire!

[@ronald8ab]

Caramba!!!!! Essa japonesa toca muito bem! Que Deus continue abençoando o talento dela!

[@cavolodinickvalido]

This is music!!!!!! Great Hiromi!!!!

[@darke2]

one-two-three... AND BANG! its just incredible love it love it

[@SuperChessGURU]

She laughs in the face of jazz tradition!

[@pasqualestecchi9693]

SuperChessGURU “Fuck the jazz too!” (Legend of pianist on the ocean)

[@HypocriticalElitist]

@NogamiAya Pretty darn good. Lighter stuff than when she was with Sonicbloom, but it was still completely her style. She kept standing, sitting, throwing her weight on the keys, even plucking piano strings, and the entire time she stared up with a smile on her face.

[@Hide_and_Tweak]

oh yeah! pure modern instrumental music played by this beautiful girl!

[@ahwanpandey]

Damn, that recovery at 3:47 from the drummer!😮👏🏾

[@xanaxmimi]

The talent without the equal. Her natural endowments. Mmm... amazing!

[@TheAverageDude]

i think it's 9/8 and then 3/4 for the last 3 notes, at a fast tempo. I LOVE THIS

[@MrDrzhor]

Bravo .... Hiromi, Martin Valihora, Tony Grey... Superb

[@T-Hawkeyes]

EPIC TRIO!!!!! I love the intensity. Where else can I find jazz bands of this intensity?

[@lucaslaino7292]

Try the seatbelts.not that high but near

[@bboystitch]

The bassline is just....Beautiful LOL

[@GuyLame130]

RE-donkulous! This is simply amazing!

[@batslinus]

Cattiva...senza pietà...superba...stupenda!!!

[@AlessandroBoffiPianista]

quanto sei brava hai delle mani che sembrano due macchine da guerra bravaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@snoipn]

YEEEAAAHHH!!! prog rock jazz fusion ... power

[@hbib0]

Hiromi and sonic bloom , a match made in heaven

[@ZooYork1212]

i really like her hairstyle !!

[@videoproducer4]

WOW...!!! nothing is more sincere than kicking with your fist to the piano and still being playful and joyful

[@mcfreeze559]

なんじゃこりゃ...凄すぎる！

[@AGAG789]

I just love that hair..

[@HypocriticalElitist]

I get to see this pianist today!

[@Jabberforce]

she's showing us her moves!!!

[@MarkKamoski]

Awesome players and songs. BTW, I think it is XYG not XYZ, as noted Wikipedia, under Hiromi Uehara, under the album Beyond Standard. Regardless, that's a minor point, and the music is what matters, and Hiromi is simply amazing by any title. Thanks for posting this!!!

[@jimbierbaum6868]

XYG is from 2008 Beyond Standard album, which is a reworking of this song, XYZ, from her 2003 debut album "Another Mind"

[@diegotentuba]

love you Hiromi!!!!!great trio.....

[@Xocoabel]

I CAN'T STOP OF LISTEN IT!! AM I SICK?? Pretty Awesome

[@yannigirl1024]

Whoo!!! Hiromi!!! Amazing woman!!!

[@petrucci0307]

とにかく凄すぎ特にベースがやばい

[@purplepopel]

Incredibly sensational I love you

[@PappyMandarine]

This is PURE MADNESS

[@howai2014]

it is so wild ...... & so interesting!! only japan can produce such crazy ppl...!!

[@buhraydee]

this rocks, and i would have liked this video for her hair alone!

[@GianniGuidaMusic]

The bassist is Tony Grey and the drummer is Martin Valihora. :)

[@polkadotmug]

Oh, me too, I am always trying to find out rythms, but by such complicated things I still get confused. Respect:)

[@DavidSteltz]

this is INSANE!!! hah i love her hair XD and when she started using her fist i just about died

[@MCubedMusic]

LMFAO 2:15-2:40 FIST POUNDING!!! Totally amazing. You're my hero Hiromi.

[@domenicfrisell2674]

Amazing!

[@misticspear]

@UncleePaulie where i applaud your eyes in realizing the nations ability to do so, i would not assume they do it better or more easily than anyone else, in short they have better p.r. being a leading country and having their ways of life spread more widely and more importantly more recognized has a lot to do with it, i mean just look around you will see droves of pseudo-Japanese kids, but i digress this is a good piece and she will be on piano jazz tonight i cant wait

[@BuddyB1tch]

the problem is that most of the kids dont really have a relationship to music, they're just impressed by the styles and the vieos etc. they dont really know what music is and for what music is there so i can understand KRsoundismusic

[@polkadotmug]

Crazy crazy crazy FANTASTIC!!!:)

[@Akiachrounoumena]

stupid ass youtube I have no idea how to respond to comments anymore and I'm not going to look up how to do it online either... the bass line is in 9/16 in response to Ben Papsun...

[@andrewramosmusic]

23 people have some kind of serious medical condition... This is REAL MUSIC!

[@liyanya]

great performance!!

[@tabret]

@tabret 自分でこんなことを描いたけど、 この人ほんとにすごいと思ってます！！

[@jcarlosco]

man, she is a monster, in the good way Hiromi rules

[@rudolf4382]

incredible musicians.

[@wierzbohl]

I'm shocked.. the best

[@adrixm]

Love. It. And Her.

[@toquerodriguez]

Geniaaaaaa!!!!...Hiromi es grande!