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X-WR-CALNAME:LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: HIRONOBU SAITO GROUP in New Yor
	k City at Blue Note - Eventful
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SUMMARY:LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: HIRONOBU SAITO GROUP
DESCRIPTION: FEATURING: Hironobu Saito\, guitar Danny Grisett\, piano 
	Marco Panascia\, bass Brian Fishler\, drums  Hironobu Saito is a guita
	rist\, composer\, and producer from Japan. In 1990 he won an award at 
	the teen music festival in Japan. Afterwards Hiro began his profession
	al career playing at various clubs throughout Japan. After graduating 
	from O-TANI University in Kyoto\, he won a talent scholarship and ente
	red Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1999. He has studied with va
	rious great players such as JOE LOVANO\, MICK GOODRICK\, HAL CROOK\, D
	ARREN BARRETT\, RICHIE HART\, MARK WHITFIELD\, JOHN WILKINS\, KIYOHITO
	 KOIZUMI and others. In 2001\, he recorded a song for VICTORIA TRAVEL 
	commercial. In 2002 he played with PETER BERNSTEIN acting as a represe
	ntative for the Berklee Guitar Department. In 2002 he toured in Japan 
	as cultural exchange event of Kyoto City and appeared on Kyoto TV\, Ky
	oto Newspaper and many others. In 2003 February\, he joined in the rec
	ording of "STANDARD DEVIATION." Hiro was the recipient of the Guitar D
	epartment Achievement Award. In October 2003\, Hiro received the 2nd p
	lace prize in the Gibson Jazz Guitar Competition. He appeared in magaz
	ines such as Swing Journal\, Jazz Life and Jazz Guitar Book. In 2004\,
	 he created his first CD with Darren Barrett\, John Lamkin\, Walter Sm
	ith\, Milton Fletcher and Yasushi Nakamura. It was released from Fresh
	 Sound Records in Spain worldwide. (www.freshsoundrecords.com) In June
	 2004\, he appeared on WBAI FM99.5 (New York Broadcast). Since 2004\, 
	he led Hiro Jazz Tour around U.S.A\, Japan\, Europe and Hawaii. In Nov
	ember 2004\, October 2005\, and May 2007\, he performed at Blue Note N
	Y. In July 2006\, he created his 2nd album entitled "The Sea."(FSNT 26
	6) w/Walter Smith(ts)\, Gretchen Parlato(vo)\, Milton Fletcher(p)\, Ya
	sushi Nakamura(bass) and Eric Harland(dr)) In November 2006\, he joine
	d Maya's recording called "Kiss of Life" (Columbia Records). In Septem
	ber 2006\, he created his LP called "Formentera Sea." (Othafish Music)
	. In October 2006\, he offered music by trackmaking for the website of
	 jewel companies called "4 degrees C" and "Rugiada". In July 2007\, he
	 created his single CD called "Jungle" (Epicreo Music). In 2007\, he j
	oined takaya's afroyoker's mix for a latest song of a Gospel singer\, 
	Susu Bobien's "Set Free" (Traxsource.com). He translated Kurt Rosenwin
	kel's book "Kurt Rosenwinkel Compositions" and Jon Damian's book "The 
	Guitarist's Guide to Composing and Improvising" from English to Japane
	se for a Japanese publishing company (ATN\, inc). He is endorsed by Ib
	anez Guitars. 
LOCATION:Blue Note @ New York, United States
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