Eric Miyashiro
Eric Miyashiro ( Japanese エ リ ッ ク ミ ヤ シ ロ or エ リ ッ ク 宮城 ; born July 13, 1963 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is a trumpeter of Japanese descent, born in the United States .
Life
Eric Miyashiro is the son of a second generation Japanese American and a Japanese woman. His mother was a dancer from Tokyo , his father was a trumpeter and in that role a member of the Royal Hawaiian Band . He also had his own jazz combo, played keyboard , double bass and vibraphone and arranged . Nevertheless, Eric Miyashiro did not receive any trumpet lessons from him, but learned the instrument autodidactically from the 5th grade . He grew up in Hawaii.
After graduating from high school in Boston , he received a scholarship from the Berklee College of Music in 1982 . After two years he joined the Buddy Rich Big Band , with which he performed for seven years. At times he received lessons a. a. by Bobby Shew , Chuck Findley , Allen Vizzutti , Doc Severinsen and Maynard Ferguson .
Miyashiro is also a composer , arranger and music teacher, but mainly appears as a soloist with a classical orchestra or with jazz formations. In 1995 he put the EM band together. In 2013 he became music director of the Blue Note Tokyo All Star Jazz Orchestra .
Miyashiro is professor of trumpet at Shōwa Academia Musicae and visiting professor at the Senzoku Gakuen Conservatory and the Kunitachi Conservatory . He has lived in Japan since 1990 .
Discography
Solo CDs
- 2000: Kick Up
- 2003: City of Brass
- 2006: Times Square Live at STB 139
- 2008: Pleiades - Tribute to Maynard Ferguson
- 2010: Skydance
Web links
- Eric Miyashiro's official website (Japanese / English)
- Eric Miyashiro at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Blond Samurai - Eric Miyashiro on himself and his life. In: trumpetscout.de. September 13, 2015, accessed September 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Biography. In: ericmiyashiro.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018 (Japanese, English).
- ↑ Discography. In: ericmiyashiro.com. Retrieved September 8, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miyashiro, Eric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | エ リ ッ ク ミ ヤ シ ロ (Japanese); エ リ ッ ク 宮城 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American trumpeter of Japanese descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 13, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii |