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Miki Yamanaka
33-year old Japanese-born pianist Miki Yamanaka has called New York City home since 2012 and in the past decade has wasted no time establishing herself as one of the leading personalities of her generation on the piano and beyond. Critics laud her “light, expressive touch and solidly crafted, mainstream approach” - Mike Jurkovic (All About Jazz), while audiences delight in not only her playing, but her vibrant personality as well. Yamanaka has gained international recognition from her albums as a leader; her most recent and most intimate release, “Stairway to the Stars” (Outside In Music), features Jazz masters Mark Turner and Orlando le Fleming. Additionally, Miki has emerged as a leader of the “New York Scene” via her notable residencies at mainstay West Village sister clubs Smalls and Mezzrow. During the pandemic, she developed a successful in-home live-streaming weekly concert series cleverly titled “Miki’s Mood” where she features a veritable who’s who of NYC talent (including her husband and frequent collaborator - drummer Jimmy Macbride). The series showcases her vast knowledge of Jazz standards and tunes, often featuring themed offerings of various composers from both the Great American Songbook as well as iconic Jazz composers.
Recent releases from Chicago + New Music from Joel Ross and Jahari Stampley
by Hobart Taylor
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 ...
Pursuit of a Pulse
By Jamile
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prayer to the Invisible Forces of the Forest (O sacrum convivium!); Céu de Brasília; Come Running to Me; Timeless Portraits and Dreams; Jogral; Come With Me to the River; Another Day in the Mind; Passarinhadeira; Moon; Bodas de Prata / Quatro Cantos; Vale o Escrito.
If Not Now
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ponderosa; My Brightest Lights; Nightlife; Tumbledown; Oh Brother; If Not Now; I Like You;
Garden of Weeds; Tempest of the Times.
Music for the People
By Saul Dautch
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hello Bright Sunflower; Nighttime on the Red Line; Odious Din; Grateful; L'Chaim; The Guru; The
Climbing Silver; Bacher's Batch.
Loren Schoenberg And His Jazz Orchestra, Lisa Hilton, Tomoko Omura, Lafayette Harris, Jr., Denise King, Kris Davis
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Loren Schoenberg And His Jazz Orchestra, Lisa Hilton, Tomoko Omura, Lafayette Harris, Jr., Denise King, Kris Davis, with birthday shoutouts to Sheila Jordan, Gloria Lynne, Hoagy Carmichael, Dr. John and Whitney Ross-Barris, among others plus more Grammy nominees. Happy listening and please support the artists you hear--see them live, buy ...
James Danderfer: If Not Now
by Pierre Giroux
Clarinetist James Danderfer's If Not Now showcases warmth and craftsmanship. It is the kind of album that affirms jazz's enduring ability to blend tradition with personal expression. Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's legendary Englewood Cliffs studio on November 4, 2024, the album features a select group including Steve Davis on trombone, Cory Weeds on tenor saxophone, ...
Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson: Pursuit of a Pulse
by Katchie Cartwright
Jamile Staevie Ayres, who goes professionally by her first name, was born and raised in Cachoeira do Sul, a midsize city located a couple of hours from Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul, the southernmost state in Brazil, and the heart of its gaúcho culture. Growing up, she gravitated toward música popular brasileira (MPB) and ...
James Danderfer: If Not Now
by Jack Bowers
The clarinet, which once was commonplace in jazz (think Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Pee Wee Russell, Tony Scott, Buddy DeFranco, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Fountain, Bob Wilber and many others), is all but absent these days save for a handful of adamant diehards such as Paquito D'Rivera, Eddie Daniels, Don Byron and Ken Peplowski. That ...
Reflection... New Music from Brad Mehldau, Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura as well as Scree
by Hobart Taylor
Brad Mehldau reimagines Elliot Smith, Shawn Purcell urges us to “Quiet the Chaos," and a classic cut from Barbara Thompson. Playlist Matthew Jamal / Shabaka Hutchings “Laura" from (Single) (Self-Produced) 00:00 Holly Palmer “Metamorphosis (Capes Up!)" from Metamorphosis (Self-Produced) 4:54 David Occhipinti “Canticum Abaci" from Camera Lucida (Elastic) 8:18 Kelly Green “Blue and Green" ...
