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Meg Okura

Born: August 9

The New York Times called her music "grandiloquent beauty that transitions easily from grooves to big cascades to buoyant swing"(Giovanni Russonello), Meg Okura is a jazz composer and violinist and the founder of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble based in New York. In the last decade, she has won over two dozen prizes and honors, including the 2023 ISJAC Fundamental Freedom Commission and International Women In Music’s 2023 Portland Jazz Composer’s Prize.

Over the last 18 years, her ensembles have graced iconic venues in New York, such as Birdland Jazz Club, Blue Note, Dizzy’s, and Knitting Factory, as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., K.L. Jazz Festival in Malaysia, and other performances in the U.S., Israel, Serbia, and Japan. 

Songs of Desire

By Basya Schechter

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2026
Track listing: Asleep; Domeh; Yonati; Better; De Noche; Lebanon; Kumi Lach; Oori Oori; Sameach; Brach Dodi; Shepherd; Sheyne.

The Re-Collection

By Jaana Narsipur

Label: In The Pocket
Released: 2026
Track listing: Breakout; In Your Eyes; Time and Tide; Holding Back The Years; Behind Closed Doors; Love and Anger; With or Without You; Here Comes The Rain Again; You Can't Get What You Want; Sister Moon.

Willy Rodriguez, Mark Turner, and Emma Rawicz

by Jerome Wilson
July 15, 2026

The featured musicians in this episode include Willy Rodriguez, Mark Turner, Chris Connor, and Emma Rawicz. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Chris Connor “Trouble is a Man" from This is Chris (Bethlehem) 00:58 Tiziana ...

A Few of My Favorite 2026 Jazz Things (so far) - Part 3

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 5, 2026

Halfway through 2026, Mondo Jazz pauses to celebrate some of the recordings that have brought the most pleasure, surprise and inspiration over the past six month.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dominique Fils-Aimé “The River" My World Is The Sun (Ensoul) 0:16 Host talks ...

Brian Citro, Meg Okura, and Dinah Washington

by Jerome Wilson
May 6, 2026

This show has a couple of detours into the world of blues and includes music by Brian Citro, Ellen Rowe, Chris Rea, Meg Okura and Dinah Washington. Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Conrad Herwig ...

Meg Okura, Ben Wendel, Brian Marsella, Sae Hashimoto, Dominique Fils-Aimé, PDuRN

by Ludovico Granvassu
April 4, 2026

An episode showcasing musicians who meet the listener in a place of honesty, where they can explore creativity in complete freedom.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Dominique Fils-Aimé “Life Remains" My World Is the Sun (Ensoul) 0:16 Host talks 5:08 Meg Okura & The ...

Pat Bianchi, Kurt Elling, Melissa Errico, Corcoran Holt & Alex Robinson

by Joe Dimino
March 15, 2026

We kick off the 949th episode of Neon Jazz with the exciting new voice of rising jazz star Alex Robinson, featuring music from her 2026 debut album I Really Oughta Tell You. From there, the journey continues with more powerful and expressive voices shaping today's jazz landscape, including Ella Grace, Melissa Errico, and Meg Okura. Along ...

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble at The Jazz Gallery

by Max Kutner
March 5, 2026

Meg Okura and Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble The Jazz Gallery New York, NY February 19, 2026 Freewheeling, versatile, and razor sharp, Meg Okura brought her Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble to The Jazz Gallery on Thursday, February 19th in support of both the group's newly released fifth album Isaiah and the 20th anniversary of ...

Recent releases from Chicago + New Music from Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley

by Hobart Taylor
January 21, 2026

Agelika Niescier journeys to Chicago to jam with Nicole Mitchell, Mike Reed, Luke Stewart and others. Miki Yamanaka and Mark Turner turn a Monk standard inside out. We get to feel the Spirit with Joel Ross and Maria Grand. Playlist Host Speaks 00:00 Jane Ira Bloom/Brian Shankar Adler “Old Orchard Intergalatic Launchpad" from Once ...