Keigo Hirakawa Trio
Thu, Jul 11
|Merrimans' Playhouse
The Keigo Hirakawa Trio is a hard hitting, hard swinging, jazz piano trio that reach the highest level of improvisational artistry.


Time & Location
Jul 11, 2019, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM EDT
Merrimans' Playhouse, 1211 East Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, IN, USA
Guests
About the Event
Pianist Keigo Hirakawa and is joined by bassist Eddie Brookshire and drummer Reggie Jackson. The Keigo Hirakawa Trio is a hard hitting, hard swinging, jazz piano trio that reach the highest level of improvisational artistry. The trio has worked together for a decade, exploring sounds rich in form, expression, and rhythmic feel that are the hallmarks of this adventurous trio with unmistakably distinct character.
Acclaimed jazz pianist Stephen Scott describes Hirakawa’s playing as "full of inventiveness and a sense of adventure, creativeness and voracious angularity, aggressiveness, and jaggedness, passion and swing." Jazz critic Mark Sullivan of AllAboutJazz.com characterizes the ensemble as “a true trio, not just piano plus two accompanists.” After seeing their show at Gilly’s in Ohio, legendary jazz guitarist George Benson even remarked “I had to come to Ohio to hear real jazz!”
The Keigo Hirakawa Trio returns to South Bend at Merriman’s Playhouse on Thursday, July 11th,…
Tickets
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$15.00
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$10.00
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