Everyone has a different musical background. Your taste of music comes from your family, childhood, friends, lovers and environment. Here is mine. Probably I have some unique musical journey from the past. And my taste is still changing every year. But I still recommend most of the music that I described. Please check out!

40 years of ambitious life, 7 years of our friendship. Joy was my best friend and we shared so many great memories and inspiration together. Here is my story about Joy.

ARTICLES

We were coffee buddies. Here is the story abobut my friendship with Ron.

Memory of Ron Gorchov

Memory of Joy Setton

Memory of Ebisu Tenmado Switch

My favorite venue to perform in Tokyo finally closed for good in 2021. Here is some pictures and my projects

ARTISTS WHO HAVE INSPIRED ME

(Alphabetize)

COMPOSER

Bruce Broughton

Kurt Carr

Claude Debussy

Nikolai Kapustin

Maurice Ravel

Steve Reich

JAZZ

Bill Evans

Jan Johansson

Pat Metheny

Thelonious Monk

Teddy Wilson

VISUAL ARTIST

Olle Eksell

Ron Gorchov

Anselm Kiefer

Isamu Noguchi

Pablo Picasso

Jason Rosenberg

Saul Steinberg

Tetsuro Hoshii is a composer and jazz pianist based in New York City. As a composer, his works were performed at Tanglewood, Boston and in important New York venues.

Boston Symphony Orchestra's The Boston Cello Quartet recorded Tetsuro's composition “Waltz of the Black Ants” on their album Pictures, which was released in 2013 and quickly rose to the Top 50 Classical Music Albums on iTunes.

Self-taught in piano and improvisation from the age of four, eventually Hoshii graduated from Senzoku College of Music in Japan, and then graduated from the jazz composition program at Berklee College of Music, where he won the prestigious Wayne Shorter Award. His Tetsuro Hoshii Orchestra performed at the Berklee Performance Center in 2011.

Hoshii's music is a mix of his influences—jazz, classical, film soundtracks, musicals and American roots music. He has written and published his own instruction book, The Adventures of Pinpi and Danda, for piano students from children to adults. In addition, his compositions have been performed by groups such as the New York Symphonic Brass, Decoda in a sold-out Carnegie Hall chamber music series, on Tiziano Bianchi's first solo album Now and Then from 2017, and as part of the Halcyon Chamber Series since 2015.

In 2015, Hoshii started The Doggy Cats, a good-time brass band that performs regularly at Sunny's Bar, one of the most historic bars in New York. The Doggy Cats released their first album, Daikon Pizza, in 2019. The album recieved positive reviews and radio air-play internationally including on NPR's program Fresh Air. They have also been performing at Keyport Music Festival since 2018.

Lately, he is preparing to record his first improvisational solo piano album which will be released in 2024.

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My Favorite Series

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My Favorite Musicals

My Favorite Movies

Here is the list of my favorite movies. If you are wondering what you want to watch tonight, it might help for you..

Art of the Misspelling

I’m happy to show you my secret collection. Since I moved to the United States, I’ve realized that American people have a hard time pronouncing my name “Tetsuro”. The TSU is especially difficult for them. I always feel awkward when barista asks my name at coffee shop. Because usually they use a totally wrong spelling. Why not, here is my collection.....

MY FAVORITE

PLACES IN NYC

Last update : Nov 2023

Sunny’s Bar

Bar, Live Music

DA BEST. Because I'm working there.

253 Conover Street, Brooklyn, NY

Established in 1890

Last update : Nov 2023

SriPraPhai

Thai Restaurant

Still best thai and affordable price.

Try yum woon sen.

64-13 39th Avenue, Woodside, NY 11377

718 899 9599

https://sripraphai.com/

Established 1990

Last update : Nov 2023

Grand Central Oyster Bar

Great service and tradition!

82 E 42nd St, New York, NY 10014

oysterbarny.com

Established in 1913

Last update : Oct 2022

Il laboratorio del Gelato

So many different gelato.

188 Ludlow street, NY, NY 10002

https://www.laboratoriodelgelato.com/

Established in 2002

Last Update : Oct 2023

Wu'sWonton King

Dim Sum

Affordable. Quick. Good with friends.

165 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002

Established in 2016

Last Update : Oct 2023

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Cinema

Don't tell anyone.

Early time in weekdays is heaven.

28 Liberty Street, Suite SC301, New York, NY 10005

Established in 2021

Last Update : June 2023

Burger Joint

Hamburger

Try to go off-peak time. Fun.

119 W 56th St, New York, NY 10019

Established in 2002

Last Update : April 2023

Ramen Ishida

Ramen

Best ramen in the city. Try New Tokyo Style Shōyu Ramen.

122 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002

Established in 2017

Last Update : August 2023

Kashkar Cafe

Uyghur Cuisine

Amazing food.

1141 Brighton Beach Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11235

Established in 2017

Last Update : August 2023

McDonald's on Hamilton Ave

Hamburger

Best hospitality. All employees are welcoming and nice.

357 Hamilton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Last Update : Oct 2023

Momo Test Kitchen

Comfort Japanese Food

Best Japanese Restaurant.

80 58th street, ANNEX lobby, Brooklyn NY 11220

https://www.momotestkitchen.com/

Established in 2022

Last update : Sep 2023

The Broken Kilometer

Art Installation

by Walter De Maria

https://www.diaart.org/visit/visit-our-locations-sites/walter-de-maria-the-broken-kilometer-new-york-united-states

https://www.momotestkitchen.com/

Established in 1979

Last update : August 2023

Tomo 21 Sushi

Casual Sushi

Used to be Tomoe. But still have a good sprit.

172 Thompson St, New York, NY

212.777.9346

Last update : Nov 2023

Patisserie Claude

French Bakery

Quiche and raspberry tart are my favorite.

(212)-255-5911

187 WEST 4TH STREETNEW YORK, NY10014

https://www.patisserieclaude.com/

Established in 1982

Last uppdate : Nov 2023

St Luke in the Field Garden

Park

Beautiful private park. Make sure it's open before visit.

485 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

https://stlukeinthefields.org/about-us/our-gardens/

Established in 1821

Last update : July 2022

Chelsea Flea

Flea Market

Only weekends. Go around 8AM.

29 W 25th St, New York, NY 10010

https://www.chelseaflea.com/

Established in 1976

Last Update : Oct 2023

Cha Cha Matcha

Matcha

Matcha soft serve is my favorite.

1158 broadway

NEW YORK, NY 10011

Established in 2016

Last Update : Oct 2023

Metrograph

Cinema

Great lineup.

7 Ludlow St, New York, NY 10002

Established in 2016

Last Update : July 2023

David Geffen Hall

Concert Hall

Used to be the worst hall. Now the best concert hall in NYC.

10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023

Established in 1962

Last Update : Oct 2022

The Noguchi Museum

Museum

9-01 33rd Rd, Queens, NY 11106

Established in 1985

Last Update : Oct 2022

MY MOTTO 

I always try to achieve the things I feel I should achieve. I do what I think is right, even if the people around me don’t agree. I just have to keep believing to achieve my mission, even if I feel alone. 

I believe anything of value that I have comes from my job, education, family and friends. The value came mainly from overcoming my mistakes. I can keep myself okay, because I know sometimes I feel embarrassed by mistakes, jealous of others, and despair from my troubles....  

We are not perfect. We sometimes feel pleased by someone else’s unhappiness, taking advantage of someone else’s bad situation. In terms of understanding human beings, I try to thinking of someone who I really, really respect and avoid self-pity. 

HOW I KEEP GOING 

Always, I have to get through some obstacle. In fact, I can't move on without overcoming obstacles. But more importantly, at least I try to keep minimum motivation. If you lose motivation, you have no power to move on. And it's not easy to maintain the energy for that. My point is not to give myself too much pressure. It's the same for education. If you like something and you're good at, then having to keep the same A average every time makes you annoyed and lose your motivation. If you can give up because of that, that's probably not what you really like to do. Just taking a break and not thinking too much is the key to continuing my favorite things when I start to feel pressure. And I always try to keep an open mind. 

MY DREAM 

What I want to do/express/perform in my work is touch someone's feelings, and spread that to more people, and finally contribute to society. I can’t say that I'm creating for everyone. But I believe I’m doing the right thing. To achieve my goal, I always try to catch up with the way we in society are living nowadays in the world, to know more about people, us and me.

ABOUT MY NAME TETSURO HOSHII

The pronunciation is “TET-soo-roh HOH-shee”

Pronouncing my name may be giving you a hard time.

HERE IS MY COLLECTION OF MISSPELLINGS AT COFFEESHOPS!

Tetsuro(哲郎) means: Tetsu哲=Philosophy, Ro郎＝Man

Hoshii(星井) means: Hoshi (星)=Star, I = A Well

So, it sounds like: A philosopher stands next to a well on the star. Sounds something like The Little Prince, I think. However in reality, though, my parents named me for a popular Japanese manga called Galaxy Express 999 by Leiji Matsumoto. The main character's name is Tetsuro Hoshino (星野鉄郎).

In conclusion, please try to say my name. If you think it’s too difficult, just say, "Tootsie Roll”. Because “Tetsuro" sounds like "Tootsie Roll".