Join us on Friday, January 11 from 8-10 as Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us on an innovative, impressionistic journey filled with earthy, organic soundscapes that impart a mood of peace and tranquility. Hiroya Tsukamoto is an innovative guitarist and composer who fuses folk, jazz, and world music. Born and raised in Japan, in 2000 he received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the U.S. Hiroya has been performing internationally including Blue Note in NYC and Japanese National Television. In 2018, he won 2nd place on International Finger Style Guitar Championship.
Tsukamoto’s instrumental abilities are indeed breathtaking and astounding, but his performances are so much more than that. He has the unique capability of engaging an audience through a personable and genuine approach that transfixes his audience and almost transcends his capabilities as a guitarist. Audience members will be mesmerized; Tsukamoto plays with an effortless skill on the guitar and a repertoire that will have you traveling the world, not to mention experiencing new sounds with his own compositions.
Quotes:
"...chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!" -Jazz Review.com
“Hiroya Tsukamoto plays with fluid mastery, pristine tone, and great warmth. " -Celine Keating (author / Acoustic Guitar Magazine / minor7th)
"Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey " -Boston Herald
Website: www.hiroyatsukamoto.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HiroyaMusic
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMSBwdOGp20
Video Links:
1. Soledad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaPLbxCHOFU
2. Gemini Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aEhApYFtWg