Grooving Brazilian Jazz Rock! Admission Free! Hiroaki Honshuku – flute EWI Rika Ikeda – violin Andre Vasconcelos – guitar Apoena Frota – bass Sebastian Chiriboga – cajon FB Event Page →
Racha Fora at Shrine NYC Fri 4/12, 7PM
Grooving Brazilian Jazz Rock! Admission Free! Hiroaki Honshuku – flute EWI Rika Ikeda – violin Andre Vasconcelos – guitar Apoena Frota – bass Sebastian Chiriboga – cajon FB Event Page →
Racha Fora w/Yuka Kido & Apoena Frota @Shrine NYC, Fri 3/29, 8PM
Go to Shrine NYC site → Grooving Brazilian Jazz Rock! Hiroaki Honshuku – flute/EWI Yuka Kido – flute (special guest) Andre Vasconcelos – guitar Apoena Frota – bass (special guest) FB Event Page →
Racha Fora w/Yuka Kido @Shrine NYC, Fri 2/8, 8PM
Go to Shrine NYC site → Grooving Brazilian Jazz Rock! Hiroaki Honshuku – flute/EWI Yuka Kido – flute (special guest) Andre Vasconcelos – guitar Sebastian Chiriboga – cajon
Happy Fire – New Kind Of Jazz Won Akademia Best Jazz Album
”Happy Fire – New Kind Of Jazz’ is one of those albums you wish would never end; Hiro Honshuku’s Racha Fora more than lives up to his growing reputation, and these elegant world-beat-infused jazz strains are on par with the best of the genre.’… Read More
Racha Fora w/Yuka Kido @Silvania NYC Sat 6/16, 7PM
Go to Silvana NYC site → Grooving Brazilian Jazz Rock! Hiroaki Honshuku – flute/EWI Yuka Kido – flute (special guest) Andre Vasconcelos – guitar Sebastian Chiriboga – cajon
Happy Fire, JazzWeekly CD Review
Leader Hiraoaki Hinshuku plays flute, piccolo and EWI while leading a band that subtitles the album a “New Kind of Jazz.” Strong words, but the feel is fresh here with the rest of the team… Read More
Happy Fire, All About Jazz CD Review
It’s a brave choice to go this route, and we can credit Honshuku’s intrepid spirit in doing so.… Read More
Happy Fire City News CD Review
But it’s a safe bet you’ve never heard them played the way Hiro Honshuku’s Racha Fora plays them. Honshuku is a wonderfully wild Japanese flute master and his latest band engages in a highly unusual form of jazz fusion. … Read More
“Happy Fire” review on Jazz & Blues Report
The subtitle of Happy Fire reads “new kind of jazz” and flautist Hiro Honshuku’s quartet is certainly a jazz group at its core. But the lineup of flute or EWI, violin, electric guitar and cajon- makes for striking new sonic palettes with which to take on standards including “All The Things You Are”, “Someday My Prince Will Come” and “Summertime”, among others.… Read More