Hiroko Kokubu
Hiroko Kokubu ( Japanese 国 府 弘 子 , Kokubu Hiroko ; born August 26, 1959 in Shibuya , Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese jazz musician (piano, composition) and television and radio presenter .
Kokubu first completed classical piano training at the Kunitachi College of Music , where she specialized in the interpretation of Chopin and Ravel , before turning to jazz. In the mid-1980s, she stayed in the United States to work as a news anchor for CNN in 1988 and 1989 and then as a radio and television presenter in Japan.
In 1984 she appeared at the New York Women's Jazz Festival with Carol Sudhalter's quartet , and in 1990 at the Jakarta Jazz Festival with her own quintet. She released her debut album in 1987. Other albums followed, often with her trio, two in a duo with guitarist Kiyotsugu Amano. In 2015 she performed with Lee Ritenour , Ivan Lins and Nathan East at Kawasaki Jazz .
Discographic notes
- Light & Color (JVC 1991)
- Diary (JVC 1998)
- Piano Anniversary (Victor 2001)
- New York Uncovered (JVC 2004)
- Bridge (JVC 2005, with Alex Acuña , Ramon Stagnaro , Abraham Laboriel , Gary Herbig , Tom Coster , Greg Adams , Andy Narell )
- Summer Selection (JVC 2006)
- Piano Iccho! (Victor 2015)
Web links
- Website (Japanese)
- Hiroko Kokubu at Allmusic (English)
- Hiroko Kokubu at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ JazzTimes 1-5 (1995)
- ↑ a b JakJazz 1993 program
- ^ Leslie Gourse Madame Jazz , p. 63
- ^ Kokusai Kōryū Kikin The Japan Foundation Annual Report 1991, p. 120
- ↑ Kawasaki Jazz
- ↑ Review of JazzTimes 5/1998, p. 91
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kokubu, Hiroko |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 国 府 弘 子 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese jazz musician (piano, composition) and television and radio presenter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shibuya , Tokyo Prefecture |