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• Hideaki Hori

  Hideaki Hori is a pianist whose melodious touch spans across the music genres. But first and foremost, he is a Jazz pianist and composer, performing at the vanguard of the Japanese jazz scene. Born in Chiba in 1978, Hideaki first began playing jazz in his high school years. Since age 18, he has performed with a wide range of jazz musicians such as Eddie Henderson, Gene Jackson, Max Ionata, Sheryl Bailey, Masahiko Osaka, Tomonao Hara, Daiki Yasukagawa, Mabumi Yamaguchi, Shunzo Ohno and more. Hideaki is also a session musician, performing on recordings and touring in the pop music field, including with Dreams Come True, Paris Match, Teruma Aoyama, Silva, DA PUMP, M-Swift and Maysa Leak of Incognito. He and Wataru Hamasaki jazz quartet Encounter have been performing at many international Jazz Festivals including the 55th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival in 2012, as well as appearing on numerous national TV programs. He has recorded over 160 CDs with various musicians to date, and released 21 CDs as leader/co-leader. Hideaki performs live music almost every day across Japan and beyond, with his passionate and beautiful sound.

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