Thomas Piercy トーマス・ピアシー , based in New York City and Tokyo, is a critically acclaimed musician with performances throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The New York Times has praised his playing as “brilliant… with refinement and flair.” A versatile performer, Mr. Piercy played hichiriki on the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series “Blue Eye Samurai” and clarinet on the Emmy Award-winning “Juno Baby.” A noted advocate of new music, he has premiered over 300 works composed for him, including music by recipients of the Grammy, Latin Grammy, Takemitsu, Geneva, and Pulitzer Prizes, including works by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Jennifer Higdon, Fernando Otero, Ned Rorem, and Shoichi Yabuta. Mr. Piercy studied at The Juilliard School and Mannes School of Music. Clarinet studies with Gervase De Peyer, Stephen Johnston, Leon Russianoff, Kalmen Opperman; hichiriki studies with Hitomi Nakamura, and Hiroshi Shimada. Recordings appear on Albany, Capstone, DGI, Changing Tones, NJST, Edgetone, and Tonada Records.