Press @ Quotes

By jazz musicians

“Now this guy can play!” — Dave Holland, jazz bassist

“I had to come to Dayton to hear real jazz.” — George Benson, jazz guitarist

“Full of inventiveness and a sense of adventure, creativeness and voracious angularity, agressiveness, and jaggedness, passion, and swing.” — Stephen Scott, jazz pianist

"Delivers a masterful creativity that is direct and immersive." — Gene Jackson, jazz drummer

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By critics

“Pianist Keigo Hirakawa, along with Eddie Brookshire and Fenton Sparks on bass and drums, sounds on this CD how fresh and sparkling piano trio still can be.” — Jo Beckers, Doctor Jazz Magazine
“Hirakawa has a distinctive pianistic voice, coming out of a broad stylistic background.” — Mark Sullivan, All About Jazz
“Keigo Hirakawa Trio is tearing it up!” — Nikki Dakota, WYSO Excursions
“Bright, upbeat, overwhelms you.” — Tom Hull, Village Voice Jazz Critic

"Pianist Keigo Hirakawa is most impressive"  — Tom Hull, Village Voice Jazz Critic
“His debut album is building a case for another heavyweight in the green room of jazz.” — George Fendel, Jazz Society of Oregon
“He is a rising star pianist and composer.” — Jack Walton, South Bend Tribune
“Very impressive and well executed.” — Jim Wadsworth, Nighttown
“As a musician he has all the tools: a big-brained command of the keyboard and the kind of lyrical grace that separates virtuosos from the rest of the pack.” — Dave Barber, WYSO

"Keigo Hirakawa shining on piano. His lead both flows and hops, over that great, loose groove, and it seems he could carry on like this forever."  — Michael Doherty, Jazz Critic