extensive professional performing experience
both in Japan and here in the United States.
He started to play the trumpet at age ten in
Japan, and throughout his school years, he
enjoyed actively performing in town with
local bands and school ensembles until
graduating from high school. Then, Hiroshi
joined a concert band to travel with all over
Japan and appeared on CD and video
recordings, TV productions, radio
broadcasts, concerts and dance gigs as well as
playing for numerous singer’s bands. Styles
of music range from Broadway show tunes
to social dance music, to top hit chart Pops
and Rock ’n’ Roll.
Hiroshi Yasuda moved from Japan to the U.S. in 1996 to study at the University of Miami studio music and jazz
program. He studied with Mr. Alan Hood, both in Miami and at the University of Denver, where he attended the
International Trumpet Guild conference, hosted by Professor Hood. Hiroshi contributed an article on Japanese
trumpet teaching to ITG and it was published in ITG’s scholarly magazine in 2005. Hiroshi holds a B.M. degree
Cum Laude from the University of Denver Lamont School of music where he majored in jazz and commercial
music trumpet performance. Hiroshi also contributed a research presentation about Japanese jazz education for the
International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) at the 2007 New York conference.
Upon moving to the Chicagoland area in 2006, Hiroshi started to appear at jazz clubs in the Chicago area, including
the Green Mill Jazz Club, Andy’s and Chambers. After numerous performing dates and research publications,
including the translation of learning materials, Hiroshi is now focusing on helping the next generation of young
musicians to be master musicians at Northwest Music School.
