A Few Minutes with Philip Woo

When it comes to piano and electric keyboards, Philip Woo is a legend. His stature looms large in his Seattle hometown, current residence in Tokyo, and throughout the music-loving world. As musicians know, it takes thousands of hours of training, rehearsing, and ruminating to achieve a dream, and Woo put in the work. That discipline shows up across his bottomless discography. Woo has met and played with everyone from Kenny G and Roy Ayers to the families of Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones. He opens up about British Invasion influences, the artistic hub of Seattle’s Garfield High School, and what keeps him dedicated to his craft.