Hiro Kimura

Hiro Kimura

Hiro Kimura is a drummer who appears in many opportunities such as recordings and live-concerts in the Japanese jazz scene. Recently he works with his quintet, Mao Soné Group, Quin' Krantz, and more active music groups. Hiro Kimura was born in Akashi, Hyogo, in 1988. He started playing drums when he was 12. He studied his elementary music skills at the brass band at his local high school and studied drums with Masahiko Osaka at Senzoku Gakuen University. After his graduation from Senzoku Gakuen, he received a scholarship to study at Berklee College Of Music, where he studied with Ralph Peterson and Hal Crook. He has performed with well-known artists such as Kaori Kobayashi, Mao Soné, Sumire Kuribayashi at festivals and concerts, including The National Cherry Blossom Festival and Blues Alley in Washington DC.