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 7/5, 8PM
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
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
Happy Fire Review and Interview by Debbie Burke
Just released March 2, the CD “Happy Fire” with composer/arranger/flutist and EWI player Hiro Honshuku is an ear-full of assertive, flavorful jazz with outstanding instrumentation.… Read More
Happy Fire — New Kind Of Jazz
New release from Racha Fora led by Hiro Honshuku. Stylish and thrilling arrangements of carefully selected standard jazz tunes. Racha Fora’s hybrid sound of jazz improvisation and native Brazilian grooves has moved to a new phase.
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