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- ↑ "Meg Okura/The Pan Asian Chamber Jass Ensemble" (PDF). NYC Jazz Record.
- ↑ "Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble: Naima (2010)". All About Jazz.