Hiroya Tsukamoto

Hiyora Tsukamoto (Opener: Jesse Lippert & Rick Peterson)| Friday, March 21, 8 p.m. | Doors at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20 members; $25 not-yet-members; $12 students (13+)

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Hiroya Tsukamoto is a Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist who moved to the United States in 2000 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Needless to say, he’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker, but a soulful and transcendent performer, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life. Tsukamoto has been recognized for his talents on stages such as at Blue Note in New York City, Japanese National Television (NHK), International Storytelling Center and United Nations, and by scoring second place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship both in 2018 and 2022. Quotes: “Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. ” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine “Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey ” -Boston Herald “…chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!” -Jazz Review.com

Jesse Lippert, a Florida native, has been teaching himself classical guitar for 2 decades. With a strong interest in the sounds of Brazilian jazz, he is playing Bossa Nova and Jazz standards with Rick.