Jazz Articles about Miya Masaoka

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Album Review

Myra Melford, Zeena Parkins and Miya Masaoka: MZM

by Troy Dostert
April 4, 2020

Three world-class musicians whose long paths had yet to intersect, pianist Myra Melford, electronics wizard Zeena Parkins and kotoist Miya Masaoka finally team up for MZM. It's a potent, concentrated set of fully-improvised pieces that highlight the trio's ability to craft something wholly new while retaining each of their unique musical personalities. The album was first released by Infrequent Seams in 2017, but it's getting a reboot here. Most of the ten tracks range from three to six ...

Album Review

Miya Masaoka: Triangle Of Resistance

Read "Triangle Of Resistance" reviewed by Neri Pollastri

by Neri Pollastri
May 13, 2017

Ben nota sperimentatrice nei più diversi generi musicali, esperta interprete del koto, Miya Masaoka presenta in questo CD due lavori abbastanza diversi per organico e colore, ma omogenei stilisticamente, entrambi infatti collocabili tra la contemporanea da camera. Il primo, più complesso lavoro è quello che dà il titolo al disco -"Triangle of Resistance" -ed è diviso in tre parti piuttosto lunghe (quella centrale sfiora i venti minuti). La suite vuole illustrare musicalmente la storia della madre dell'autrice, giovane ...

Live Review

Anais Maviel with Miya Masaoka and Al Margolis at Y Not Jazz Room

by Alandra Markman
September 2, 2015

Anais Maviel with Miya Masaoka and Al Margolis Y Not Jazz Room Solo, Duet, and Trio Performances New York, NY August 9th, 2015 It is no hyperbole to call the French-Haitian singer Anais Maviel a force of nature. She sings from the heart and the gut, her voice merging with her environment for healing and revelation wherever she goes. Any context, from spare, painfully intimate solo shows to sprawling twenty-piece orchestral projects, is ...

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Multiple Reviews

Miya Masaoka: Unsquare & Koto Accordion

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 12, 2008

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There are only a handful of koto players in the free improv world, but among them Miya Masaoka has set herself apart. Her qualities include a strong compositional sense, even when creating in the moment. It's something she shares with guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist Larry Ochs, who--along with more than a decade together--are what makes Maybe Monday a ridiculously strong trio. And when a group knows its capacities ...

Album Review

Miya Masaoka - Joan Jeanrenaud: For Birds, Planes and Cello

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 17, 2006

For Birds, Planes and Cello, seconda uscita della neonata etichetta newyorkese Solitary B, è un lavoro del tutto particolare nel panorama della musica contemporanea. Composto da Miya Masaoka (artista, sperimentatrice e suonatrice di koto, laptop, orchestre da camera, cori, interfacce laser), ma eseguito da Joan Jeanrenaud (violoncellista del Kronos Quartet), è una lunga registrazione sul campo di quanto avviene nel cielo del canyon San Diego - suoni e gorgheggi di più di 150 tipi di uccelli migratori e nativi, rombi, ...