THIS CONCERT SPONSORED BY ANNA JAMROSZ and MARK DAVIS

Tadataka Unno was born in Tokyo and began playing the piano at age 9. He moved to New York City in 2010 and was immediately playing with Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Cobb, Roy Hargrove John Pizzarelli, Jimmy Heath, Jazzmeia Horn, George Coleman, and Slide Hampton, while performing at The Kennedy Center and The Village Vanguard. 

In 2020, Unno was attacked in a hate crime incident by a group of eight teenagers while exiting a subway station. He required surgery for broken bones and suffered permanent injuries. Against the backdrop of the sharp increase in anti-Asian sentiment due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the attackers had made assumptions Unno was Chinese and uttered anti-Asian profanities. 

After the incident he returned to Japan stating that he did not want to raise kids in the United States after what had happened to him. Following multiple surgeries and extensive therapy, he has been able to perform before audiences again. He has returned to the U.S. only a few times since the attack, and we at SFMC are honored to have the opportunity to present him for the first time in Santa Fe. Tadataka will be accompanied by Terry Burns on bass and John Trentacosta on drums. 

Tadataka Unno will also be appearing at The Frank Morgan Jazz Festival in Taos.