I'm asked so many times why I think there aren't more female instrumentalists in jazz. But I never think about it. And I don't think it's been any harder for me to be taken seriously. The music speaks for itself. — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
You shouldn't think about technique when you play. You have to be you. It cannot be about, 'I can play this, and I can… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
For me, the keyboard is always an additional sound to the piano. Piano is the main instrument; I can't go anywhere without acoustic piano.… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
When I play music, I realize that it filters emotions. I believe that peoples' voices are expressed in their emotions, and I try to… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I don't really believe in genres. I don't want people to have any preconceptions about me. I want the first impression to be the… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I feel so at home on the stage, and I love making people happy with my music. Whatever I have to go through to… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I sound like a crazy person... but I feel when a piano is happy, and I feel when they find that moment to be… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in writing. I keep music in journals on an everyday basis. I'm always looking for ideas that can be music. — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
Some people dig jazz, some people dig classical music, some people dig rock. Everyone is so concerned about who they like. They always say,… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
I'm asked so many times why I think there aren't more female instrumentalists in jazz. But I never think about it. And I don't… — Hiromi Uehara Copy Share Image
