Hiruy Tirfe 2023 Official NPR Tiny Desk Submission - 10,000 Hours

HIRUY TIRFE OFFICIAL NPR TINY DESK SUBMISSION 2023 “Hiruy Tirfe is a musician/saxophonist from Philadelphia, PA. Tirfe had amazing opportunities to work with artists of all genres of music including The Roots, , Solange Knowles, Patti LaBelle, Wycelf Jean, Robin Eubanks, Bilal and many other artists. Upon graduating The University Of The Arts with both his bachelors and masters degrees (2017 & 2018 respectively), Tirfe began working heavily as an educator and professional musician performing at venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Made In America Festival, AfroPunk Festival, NFL Draft, Monterey Jazz Festival, John F. Kennedy Center, NPR Tiny Desk Series, to name a few. When Tirfe isn’t on the stage, he is in the studio working with various producers and artists for numerous projects including GRAMMY Nominated Records (Tye Tribbett; All Things New), 2020 Grammy Awards Soundtrack, 2021 Academy Awards/Oscars Soundtrack, Hallmark Film “A Nashville Legacy” and many other projects that you can hear on records as well as on television. Tirfe self-released debut record “10,000 Hours” is set to release later this year.“ Hiruy Tirfe - Saxophone (@hiruy_tirfe26) Tim Brey - Piano (@timbreymusic) Matt Keppler - Upright Bass (@keppler_does_stuff) Matt Scarano - Drums (@mattscaranodrums) Recorded Live At Rittenhouse Soundworks Studio (@rittsoundwords) Philadelphia, PA Engineer - Michael Richelle (@michaelrichelle) Studio Assistant - Yonathan Tirfe Mix - Steve McKie (@stevemckiebeats) Master - Charles “Scoot“ Jackson (@cutthacheck01) Video And Editing: Jordan Morales (@nomadic_jordan) Follow Hiruy Tirfe on all social media platforms FaceBook: Hiruy Tirfe - Artist Page Instagram: @hiruy_tirfe26 Twitter: @hiruy_tirfe26 Website: #NPR #NPRTinyDesk #Philadelphia #Jazz #BlackAmericanMusic #TinyDesk #TIRFE