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HIKARI ICHIHARA (Trumpet/Flugelhorn/Composer)

 HIKARI was born in 1982 in Tokyo, Japan.

She graduated from SEIKEI GAKUEN with a unified primary through lower and upper secondary school program who started learning trumpet, when she used to belong to Brass band club in lower secondary school.She studied foundation of jazz trumpet under Professors Tomonao Hara at the SENZOKU GAKUEN COLLEGEOF MUSIC.

 Her major debut 1stalbum”ICHIBAN NO SHIAWASE”was released by Pony canyon, which recording mainly her original piece of music.

 In 2006, she released 2ndalbum “Sara Smile”which is recorded in N.Y. She won “GOLD DISC PRIZE” of swing journal magazine and “NEW STAR” of the 40thJAZZ DISC PRIZE at the same time.

 In May 2007, released 3rd album “Star dust” which is recorded in N.Y too. All tracksproduced arrangement by HIKARI ICHIHARA, who wonthe prize again following a previous work. And then she was selected as NO.2 of “THE 58thJAZZMEN PRIZE”by popularity polls of trumpet section of swing journal atthat time.

 In November 2008, released 4th album “JOY”. This album is first time by herself self-produce work which play by 5 instrument in half of all recorded, and horn arrangement also work by herself. Following the preceding year, she was selected as the person of NO.2“THE 59th JAZZMEN PRIZE” by popularity polls of trumpet section of swing journal

 In March 2010 released 5th album “Move on”. TheMembers are Ryosuke Asai(as), Hideaki Hori(pf), Kunpei Nakabayashi(bs), Masanori Ando(drs).

In Jun 2011 released  6th album “UNITY” witch is recorded by the members of “Move on”.

She is a trumpeter as professional woman of sensibility who attract people as “HIKARI OF NEW JAZZ”.

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