Kokufu Hiroko (August 26, 1959 -) is a jazz pianist and composer born in Tokyo. Hiroko studied classical piano at Kunitachi Music College and achieved excellence there by playing such classics as Schubert and Ravel. After graduation, she went to New York to study Jazz under the guidance of some great musicians including Mr. Barry Harris.
In 1987, she made her first album “More Than You Know” which was released in Japan by JVC. This album was highly acclaimed in Japan as “a debut album of a great woman pianist & composer who represents the newer.”
Since then, she has had 9 albums released in Japan and 4 in the US, some of which also have been released in other areas of Asia and Europe.They are all-successful because of the warm, beautiful melodies and pop influences of her compositions, which are embodied in her thrilling, hot improvisations.
Hiroko has gained worldwide popularity now, having played at several international events including the Jakarta Jazz Festival (in Indonesia) and the Catalina Island Jazz Festival (in the US).
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