"Honshuku's playing is creative and forceful, as he waves unique melodic lines over the standard and not so standard pieces he chooses to play. His compositions are fresh and innovative. He doesn't rely on 'safe' harmonies or chord changes, and striv [+]"Honshuku's playing is creative and forceful, as he waves unique melodic lines over the standard and not so standard pieces he chooses to play. His compositions are fresh and innovative. He doesn't rely on 'safe' harmonies or chord changes, and strives to break away from the standard meters of time that most people choose to play in. Most importantly however, is that he is a jazz flutist and that he does it with a great deal of skill and pride."
- jonah berman, Denebola
"Flautist and EWI expert Hiroaki Honshuku was the definition of versatility, zinging agile flute solos at one moment then adding subtle textures the next"
- jonathan babu, Northeast Performer Magazine
"Honshuku's improvisations were generally quite inventive, his tone was warm and full and his technique reflected the classical training he received in Japan.
- ken kufferl jr., The Patriot Ledger
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Hiro Honshuku was first introduced to jazz in 1985 while teaching music at the US Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. Two years later, Hiro came to Boston area. He started at Berklee College of music as a scholarship student in January 1987. By the fall, he was also accepted to New England Conservatory as a scholarship graduate student. He has studied with George Russell, Thomas McKinley, Dave Holland, Bob Moses, George Garzone, and Matthew Marvuglio. Hiro was chosen leader of the 1990 New England Conservatory Honors Jazz Quintet, which performed throughout Massachusetts.
In May 1990, Hiro graduated simultaneously from Berklee College of Music and New England Conservatory. He received Summa Cum Laude for his Diploma of Music at Berklee as a performance major. He received Academic Honors and Distinction in Performance for his Master of Music at New England Conservatory as a Jazz Composition major. Beside being very active playing in Boston jazz clubs, he has been busy teaching in the Boston area. Since graduation, he had taught at New England Conservatory.
Hiro has been an assistant director for George Russell at New England Conservatory since 1987. He was invited as a assistant conductor and a flutist for Russell's 1998 Europe tour.
Hiro has also played with Mike Stern, Dave Liebman, Mick Goodrick, Dave Weckl, Tiger Okoshi, George Russell, George Garzone, Maria Schneider, Bob
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