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Emens Auditorium proudly presents jazz pianist/composer Hiromi this Thursday at Pruis Hall. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available and are just $5 for BSU students. BSU faculty/staff buy one adult in advance for $17, get a second free. Don't miss your opportunity to see the artist the New Yorker calls, "DAZZLING!"

Mentored by giants like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal and Chick Corea, Hiromi's roots are in jazz but her music explores a world of new ideas by blurring the boundaries of pop, rock, classical, avant-garde and other genres.

Born in Shizuoka, Japan, in 1979, Hiromi discovered jazz when she took up the piano at age six. Within a year, she was a student of the Yamaha School of Music, whose progressive approach to musical training allowed the young student to tap into her emotions while mastering the technical aspects of writing and performing. At age 14, she went to Czechoslovakia and played with the Czech Philharmonic. Three years later, Corea invited her to perform with him. In 1999, Hiromi came to the United States to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Hiromi established her reputation when her 2003 Telarc debut, "Another Mind" - co-produced by Ahmad Jamal - won the Recording Industry Association of Japan's (RIAJ) Jazz Album of the Year Award. Her subsequent releases all won her critical-acclaim and industry recognition.

Part of the personal connection she has established over the years is the result of making music without labels or restrictions. As a matter of principle, she'll continue to follow whatever moves her - be it a place, a person, an idea or whatever else - and leave the definitions to others. "I don't want to put a name on my music," she says. "Other people can put a name on what I do. It's just the union of what I've been listening to and what I've been learning. It has some elements of classical music, it has some rock, it has some jazz, but I don't want to give it a name."

For more information, visit Hiromi's site or check out Hiromi on YouTube.

General Admission tickets: Adult $17 in advance/$22 at the door; $5 youth & BSU students. BSU faculty/staff buy one adult, get a second free.

For more information visit the Emens event page or call the ticket office at (765) 285-1539.

White Girl, the genius amalgamation of DJ.DJ and drummer Tommy Bewley, comes to The Silo this Friday night! An epic mix of dance, pop, hip-hop, and a little bit of everything else, White Girl runs a party you won't want to miss.

Check it out this Friday night, with these great drink specials:

$2 Flavored Burnett's
$3 Bluemoon/312/Svedka
$4 Well Martini's
$5 Big Russian 24 oz mug (Vodka)

Bradley Thomas and Friends are releasing their debut full-length record on July 5, and in celebration are performing the album live from start to finish on July 2 at Be Here Now. Also featured will be From the Rooftop and Peyton Rodeffer And The Bear Trap Wedding
Bradley Thomas & Friends