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Megumi Yonezawa

Megumi Yonezawa is from Hokkaido, Japan. She began studying classical piano at the age of six. She graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in both Performance and Jazz Composition. During her time at Berklee, she pursued dual majors in performance and jazz composition. Megumi is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards such as the Jazz Performance Award, Clare Fisher Award and Techniques Endowed Scholarship. After her graduation from Berklee, Megumi received a scholarship from Japan as a trainee of the Hokkaido Cultural Foundation’s Overseas Artist Training. With her scholarship, she had the opportunity to further her research of Jazz in the United States. Megumi also had been an Artist in Residence at Wildacres in North Carolina. 

Megumi Yonezawa: Resonance

by Neri Pollastri
August 3, 2023

La pianista giapponese Megumi Yonezawa, da tempo residente a New York e collaboratrice stabile di Greg Osby, esce per Sunnyside con il secondo album a proprio nome, un piano trio nel quale mescola brani di propria composizione, alcuni standard e un'improvvisazione totale.La cifra del lavoro è quella di un modern jazz estremamente ricco di ...

Resonance

By Megumi Yonezawa

Label: Sunnyside Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Before the Wind 2. The Radiance 3. It's All That Matters 4. Valley in the Deep Sea 5. Lone Winds Blow 6. Countdown 7. Body and Soul 8. Everything I Love 9. Yet Again at Will 10. All or Nothing at All

Boundary

Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2018
Track listing: 1. Boundary 2. Alchemy 3. Tremor 4. Meryon 5. I’ll Be Seeing You 6. Reef 7. Veil 8. Onement 9. Wavelength 10. Nostalgio

Lineup Announced For Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 17th Edition June 22-30: Nine Days, 300+ Shows, 20 Venues, 94 Free Events

March 22, 2018

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced the complete lineup for the festival’s 17th Edition. The nine-day festival returns to Rochester June 22 to June 30 presenting more than 1500 artists from around the world in 300-plus shows at 20 venues. The 2018 Festival is presented in three series ...

A Result of the Colors

By Megumi Yonezawa

Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2016
Track listing: A Result of the Colors; Children of the Sun; Untitled; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; Sketch; For Heaven’s Sake; Nor Dear or Fear; A Letter from Stillness; Epilogue.

Megumi Yonezawa Trio: A Result of the Colors

by Tyran Grillo
June 8, 2016

Those outside of New York City, where Megumi Yonezawa currently resides, may only recognize the Japanese pianist, if anywhere, as sidewoman for Greg Osby (see 2004's Public on Blue Note), who brought her onboard following an enthusiastic endorsement from none other than Jason Moran. It was in Osby's band that she developed a rapport with drummer ...