Hiroko Kanna

"Hiroko Kanna has a fresh, smooth, charismatic style of singing that allows listeners to internalize and interpolate lyrics in a new and exciting way!" Eric Frazier, Jazz Improve Magazine's Jazz Profiles**************************************************** **********"I've never heard Hiroko sing a note that wasn't filled with warmth, depth and musicality. This is why she's one of the finest jazz singers on the scene." Sam Newsome, saxophonist & educator**************************************************** **********Her warm sensual voice and sophisticated phrasing were influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Bill Evans, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. She recently completed a sucessful tour in Japan. She performed at eleven jazz clubs in Tokyo, Fuji, Nagoya, Himeji, Hiroshima and Yamaguchi. She regularly performs at Shutters Cafe, 105 Harbor and The Jazz Spot in New York. She has also performed at JRG Fashion Cafe, Cucina Stagionale, Mannahatta, Kavehaz, Carpo's Cafe, La Cave, Ver D'or, Tomi Jazz, Spo-Dee-O-Dees, etc. She also performed in the "Discoveries Concert" and "Hiroko Kanna Aquarius Concert" at the Jazz Center of N.Y., "International Night" at the International Center and a solo concert at Sweetwaters. She has been accompanied by jazz giants such as Houston Person, Rufus Reid, Harold Mabern, Norman Simmons, Frank Owens, Richard Wyands, Earl May and Lyle Atkinson.