UCSB Arts & Lectures will present Hiromi’s Sonicwonder, 8 p.m. Friday, April 25 at UCSB’s Campbell Hall.

Mixing influences that range from Chick Corea to Frank Zappa and funk fusion, Hiromi follows her own musical path, attracting fans of all ages with compositions that run the gamut from Mozart to metal and beyond.

Sonicwonder audiences have been known to stand and whoop in wonder at the intricate, catchy and powerful sound that pours out of this eclectic electric quartet.

“Twenty years in, there is no other pianist out there that sounds quite like Hiromi,” UCSB Arts & Lectures said. “On April 4, 2025, Hiromi continued her shapeshifting tradition with the release of her 13th studio album ‘Out There’ (Telarc), her second album with Sonicwonder, a new quartet featuring Hadrien Feraud on bass, Gene Coye on drums, and Adam O’Farrill on trumpet.

“On ‘Sonicwonderland,’ I had the concept and the songs first, and I was looking for the people who could play the music in the ideal way that I had in my mind,” Hiromi said.

“Being with this group for well over a year, playing a lot of shows together and understanding each other, I started to see more of their strength and what shines in them the most. So I started to write music with them in mind,” Hiromi said.

The core of “Out There” is its four-part suite, which Hiromi would like fans to hear as a focused front-to-back listen. It opens with the rapid-fire melody of “Takin’ Off” and traverses the sly ’70s fusion grooves of “Strollin’,” which calls to mind Herbie Hancock, George Duke and Grover Washington Jr.

Hiromi’s career triumphs include an NPR Tiny Desk Concert that has had 2 million views; the opportunity to represent her native Japan with a performance at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo; 2024 winner for Best Music Score for the animated feature film “Blue Giant” (Award of the Japanese Academy); and a Grammy Award for a collaboration with fusion hero Stanley Clarke.

Born in Hamamatsu, Japan, Hiromi began studying piano when she was six years old. When she was 17, Chick Corea invited her to play with him at a Tokyo concert.

She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where she was mentored by jazz legend Ahmad Jamal.

“Out There” is Hiromi’s 13th studio full-length.

Tickets to Hiromi’s Sonicwonder are $22.50-$52.50 for the general public; $15 for UCSB students with current student ID.

For tickets or more information, call UCSB Arts & Lectures, 805-893-3535, or buy online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.