市野元彦 (gt), 橋爪亮督 (ts), Megumi Yonezawa (pf, from NY)

When:
2019 / 05 / 15 (Wed)
Live House:
Apollo - Shimokitazawa
Category:
Jazz
Open Time:
19:30
Start Time:
20:00
Door Price:
Tip for musicians ¥1,000~ + drink order, bar charge (¥800)
Website:
http://motohikoichino.com
Added by:
APOLLO Shimokitazawa
市野元彦 (gt), 橋爪亮督 (ts), Megumi Yonezawa (pf, from NY)

Details

Megumi Yonezawa (pianist,composer)

 http://www.megumiyonezawa.com/html/

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 Bachelor of Music degree. 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 the 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 received a recommendation from Jason Moran (Blue Note Recording Artist)and became the regular pianist for the brilliant saxophonist,Greg Osby (Blue Note Recording Artist). She acquired countless performance experiences while playing piano for Greg Osby and his band. She had the opportunity to perform in legendary venues such as the Village Vanguard,Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall,Birdland,the Jazz Standard,Symphony Space and famed Jazz festivals like the Montreal Jazz Festival,North Sea Jazz Festival,Umbria Jazz Festival and many others.

 

Megumi has recording experiences with Greg Osby and renowned Jazz artists such as Nicholas Payton,Robert Hurst,Rodney Green and Joan Osborne on the album titled,“Public" (Blue Note Records).

 

Megumi has appeared on other projects as a sideman,also. She performed with Meg Okura’s Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble on the 2006 recording of the same name and with vibraphonist Mike Pinto’s group “Little Green Men," a group that released their first album on Steeplechase Records in 2010. In addition,she played with Fresh Sound Recording Artist,Jostein Gulbrandsen’s group alongside Grammy Award-winning bassist Phil Palombi and former Jean-Luc Ponty sideman,Thierry Arpino. 

 

Since Megumi has been in the United States,she has played with Greg Osby, Dave Liebman, George Garzone, Nb Samewsome,Nicholas Payton,Ambrose Akinmusire,Robert Hurst,Ben Williams,Mike Moreno,Thomas Morgan and many others. 

 

Megumi has released her debut album as a leader titled "A Result of the Colors" on Fresh Sound New Talent,with John Hébert on bass and Eric McPherson on drums in 2016. It is set in the trio format which performs Megumi’s original compositions and one cover. 

 

In March 2018,A new collaboration album “Boundary" has released on ESP-Disk. Megumi co-leads a sharp new trio with Masa Kamaguchi on bass and Ken Kobayashi on drums. Integrity,freedom,and an extraordinary improvisational facility are part of the group’s philosophy. 


Live House

Live House:
Apollo
Address:
B1 2-9-22 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku
Area:
Shimokitazawa
Address (Japanese):
東京都世田谷区北沢2-9-22 EIKO下北沢ビル地下1階
Map link:
http://ameblo.jp/430416apollo/entry-12101940478.html
Closest stations:
Shimokitazawa
Apollo

Details

"BEER & COOL JAZZY MUSIC"

TEL: 090-2906-8082

 

Directions: Come out of Shimokitazawa Station (Odakyu line) SOUTH exit (Minami-guchi) and go LEFT (NOT toward McDonald's). That street ends shortly and you'll have to go RIGHT. Then take your first LEFT again, then your next RIGHT. Apollo will be on your right, it's in the basement level.

 

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