Junko

Japanese Jazz Piano Sensation Junko Onishi To Tour U.S. In Support Of Critically-Acclaimed Cd, “Baroque”

Source: Muse Media
February 25, 2011

"Onishi's luxurious, nearly 20-minute “The Threepenny Opera" features exemplary solos from most of the members, but it's Onishi who delivers the song's most revealing solo, marked with strides, glissandos, tremolos and other animated features."—Jazz Times “Baroque's expansiveness and variety make for what could be Onishi's most purely entertaining CD to date."—All About Jazz “Pianist Junko Onishi offers her fans a stunning program of compositions that are as versatile as the musical spectrum... BAROQUE is an exceptional recording that is sure ...
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Junko Simons Cello Magic.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
November 10, 2010

Ms. Simons with Tom Plsek, (Courtesy of Thomas Simons) Ms Simons has made major contributions to the quality of my life as a music gallery gnome. She brings out the best in her collaborators and rides a whirlwind of activity teaching and performing in the region. What brought you to music? “I come from a family of musicians, so I wasn't really brought to music, but rather music was brought to me. My dad is a piano technician whose family ...
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Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi to release "Baroque" on September 14th

Source: Muse Media
August 3, 2010

JAPANESE JAZZ PIANO SENSATION JUNKO ONISHI MAKES VERVE DEBUT WITH “BAROQUE" SEPTEMBER 14th CD features an all-star ensemble including Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon and James Carter “It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that blues and swing," states Junko Onishi, one of Japan's most prominent jazz pianists. And swing she does on her Verve debut, Baroque, set for release September 14th. “Since she began her recording career in 1992, Junko Onishi has distinguished herself as a forceful, original ...
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The Outpost Influences of Julee and Junko.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
June 6, 2010

I haven't engaged in a thorough binge of pandering to women in a while so I'm way overdue. I've also been neglecting frumpy little Boston lately. The good old Outpost is a wealth of material so let me make what I may of this convergence as I embark on yet another lazy post by exploiting meaningful coincidences.

While the participation of women as musicians in free jazz is about as expansive as its ever been, their role on the advocacy, ...
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Jazzfest Berlin '09: Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi Replaces Robert Glasper

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2009

Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi replaces Robert Glasper: Robert Glasper forced to cancel his JazzFest Berlin '09 concert on short notice

Blue Note pianist Robert Glasper has been obliged to cancel his concert at JazzFest Berlin '09 on short notice. Substituting for him is pianist Junko Onishi (Blue Note Japan), who will perform with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Gene Jackson on November 6th at 5:30 p.m. at the Glass Courtyard of Jewish Museum Berlin. Her most recent Musical Moments was ...
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