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Toru Dodo

Toru Dodo, a Tokyo-born, Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, arranger, producer, and author, has been a resident of New York City since 1998. A proud alumnus of Berklee College of Music, Dodo has released five albums as a bandleader.

As one of New York's most in-demand sidemen, Dodo has worked with jazz legends such as Kenny Garrett, Benny Golson, and Curtis Fuller. He currently performs frequently and travels worldwide with the artist and vocalist Somi. 

Dodo has also made his mark in theater, serving as a regular pianist for the acclaimed Off-Broadway show Sleep No More from 2011 to 2024.

JAfro II

By Toru Dodo

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Cavid and All That Jazz: JAfrobic: Bassem Effect : Ya Bladi: Just Blood : 20202021 : ERICLEWIS : Wa-Sa- Beat: Malaika: Obamagic

Joe Baione: Vibe Check

by Kyle Simpler
January 22, 2025

Some albums take time to grow on you, while others hook you from the first play. Vibraphonist Joe Baione's Vibe Check falls into the latter category. Backed by a stellar band featuring Duane Eubanks on trumpet, Toru Dodo on piano, Marco Panascia on bass, and Jerome Jennings on drums, along with Baione's daughter Alexis Baione guesting ...

Vibe Check

By Joe Baione

Label: Joe Baione Music
Released: 2024
Track listing: The Journey; Lost Control; The Chase; Faith Is My Destiny; Superhero; Come Close; Hot Mama; Quiet Ways; Lulu;Lost Control (Alt. Take).

Superhero

November 12, 2024

Album: Vibe Check
By Joe Baione
Label: Joe Baione Music
Released: 2024
Duration: 4:23

Blues and Synonyms

By Jason Jenkins

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2023
Track listing: Bluesville; Dear Old Stockholm; Once I Loved; Airegin; Alright, Oaky, You Win/Bracey's Blues; Invitation; Sweet Honey Bee; Wabash; Bigfoot

Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba

By Somi

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Umhome; House of the Rising Sun; Milele; Hapo Zamani; Love Tastes Like Strawberries; Khuluma; Pata Pata; A Piece of Ground; Kwedini; Lakutshon’ilanga; Olili; Mbombela; Jike’lemaweni; Nonqonqo; Ring Bell, Ring Bell; Mabhongo.

Love & the Catalyst

By Aimée Allen

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: Little Sunflower; Earth is Waiting; Quantum Entanglements; Crystal Silence / 500 Miles High; Star Eyes; Love's Crescendo; Reaction Time; Mortally Immortal (Requiem); The Comet's Tail; Man Ripples Through Time; Hidden Place; Worlds Collide.

Somi at Dazzle

by Geoff Anderson
January 26, 2019

Somi Dazzle Denver, CO January 16, 2019 A case can be made that all Western popular music can trace its origins to Africa. Even if that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's not when it comes to vocalist/songwriter Somi. She was born in Illinois, but her parents were immigrants from Rwanda ...

Somi: Petite Afrique

by Dan Bilawsky
April 29, 2017

Somi's debut on the Okeh imprint--The Lagos Music Salon (Okeh, 2014)--pulled no punches. It tackled tough topics within an African framework, bringing hard truths to bear in soulful fashion. This follow-up is equally impactful, but it shifts focus stateside, eyeing the titular Harlem neighborhood that Somi calls home now. In addressing life along ...