Yoko Miwa

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Yoko Miwa, born May 22, 1970, is a jazz pianist best known for her work with the Yoko Miwa Trio and her appearances on the Boston jazz scene. Miwa, who was born in Kobe, Japan, attended Osaka College of Music, Koyo Conservatory and Berklee College of Music, where she now teaches. [1]

Career

Miwa released her first solo album, In the Mist of Time, in 2001 She has since become known as one of the top jazz piano players from Japan. [2] Her first album with the Yoko Miwa Trio, Fadeless Flower, was released in 2004, featuring Greg Loughman on bass and Scott Goulding on drums, [3] [4] followed by The Day We Said Goodbye in 2007 with Kendall Eddy on bass and Scott Goulding again on drums. [5] She released her first live album, the self-produced Live at Scullers Jazz Club, in 2011. [6] [7] In 2012 the Yoko Miwa trio released Act Naturally with Will Slater on bass and Scott Goulding on drums [8] followed by Pathways in 2017 [9] and Keep Talkin in 2019, which featured a cover of the Beatles' “Golden Slumbers/You Never Give Me Your Money.” [10] In 2021 the Yoko Miwa trio released Songs of Joy on Ubuntu Music, an album written and recorded during the pandemic. [11] [12]

In addition to jazz standards and her own compositions, Miwa has recorded jazz interpretations of a number of classic rock songs, including Dear Prudence by the Beatles, Court and Spark and Conversation by Joni Mitchell and Babe I'm Gonna Leave You by Led Zeppelin.

References

  1. ↑ Saccoccia, Susan (November 28, 2019). "Yoko Miwa: jazz pianist, composer, educator". baystatebanner.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  2. ↑ "11 Of The Greatest And Most Famous Japanese Pianists". 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  3. ↑ Gladstone, Michael P. (2004-06-01). "The Yoko Miwa Trio: Fadeless Flower album review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  4. ↑ Kopp, Ed (November 2004). "Fadeless Flower". Jazziz Magazine. Vol. 21, no. 11. p. 75. ProQuest   194490740.
  5. ↑ Yoko Miwa Trio - The Day We Said Good Bye, 2007, retrieved 2025-08-07
  6. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Jazz Album: Live at Scullers Jazz Club by Yoko Miwa". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  7. ↑ "Yoko Miwa Trio: Live at Scullers Jazz Club". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  8. ↑ "YOKO MIWA - Act Naturally". JazzMusicArchives.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  9. ↑ Jazz, All About (2017-04-30). "Yoko Miwa Trio: Pathways album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  10. ↑ "DownBeat Reviews". downbeat.com. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  11. ↑ "In A Chaotic Year, Jazz Pianist Yoko Miwa Found Solace By Making A New Album". www.wbur.org. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
  12. ↑ Silver, Matt (2021-05-17). "Jazz Album of the Week: Pianist Yoko Miwa Displays Depth and Dynamism on 'Songs of Joy'". WRTI. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
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