Calling all Yoko Miwa fans! This could be her year to finally make it into the DownBeat Magazine Reader’s Poll. Please vote for Yoko! It’s time to vote for Yoko in the 86th Annual Downbeat Readers Poll! To vote, you need to either subscribe to th…
Calling all Yoko Miwa fans! This could be her year to finally make it into the DownBeat Magazine Reader’s Poll. Please vote for Yoko! It’s time to vote for Yoko in the 86th Annual Downbeat Readers Poll! To vote, you need to either subscribe to the magazine, or to the free newsletter. You can do either…
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Are you following Yoko Miwa on Instagram at @yokomiwajazz? It’s a great way to keep up with Yoko’s day to day life, gigs, travels, menu ideas, and more. Here are a few recently highlights:
Are you following Yoko Miwa on Instagram at @yokomiwajazz? It’s a great way to keep up with Yoko’s day to day life, gigs, travels, menu ideas, and more. Here are a few recently highlights:
Yoko Miwa Trio – “Freedom”“Freedom” by Richie Havens based on the traditional song “Motherless Child” from the Yoko Miwa Trio’s performance in the 2021 East Coast Jazz Festival. Featuring Yoko Miwa on piano, Will Slater on acoustic bass, Scott Goulding…
Yoko Miwa Trio – “Freedom”“Freedom” by Richie Havens based on the traditional song “Motherless Child” from the Yoko Miwa Trio’s performance in the 2021 East Coast Jazz Festival. Featuring Yoko Miwa on piano, Will Slater on acoustic bass, Scott Goulding on drums. Recorded at Wellspring Sound in Boston, MA on March 5, 2021. Video by Roger Metcalf,…
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Yoko has been posting videos on YouTube for more than a decade. This week we bring you a few gems from over the years. Let’s start with the earliest video on the channel, posted in April 2009. This video starts off at 100 mph and keeps groovin…
Yoko has been posting videos on YouTube for more than a decade. This week we bring you a few gems from over the years. Let’s start with the earliest video on the channel, posted in April 2009. This video starts off at 100 mph and keeps groovin’. Yoko’s collaboration with jazz giant Sheila Jordan goes…
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“Songs of Joy” has been named one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2021 (So Far) by the popular UK based Jazzwise Magazine. We can’t wait to perform across the pond and to visit my record label headquarters at Ubuntu Music! For al…
“Songs of Joy” has been named one of the Best Jazz Albums of 2021 (So Far) by the popular UK based Jazzwise Magazine. We can’t wait to perform across the pond and to visit my record label headquarters at Ubuntu Music! For all things “Songs of Joy” click HERE
Live jazz is back on the menu! Thanks to the Bay State Banner for the great article! Read it here. The Yoko Miwa Trio’s Friday night residency continues 7/9 at The Mad Monkfish! 🥰 No Cover Charge! The music is free with your meal. The trio will play fr…
Live jazz is back on the menu! Thanks to the Bay State Banner for the great article! Read it here. The Yoko Miwa Trio’s Friday night residency continues 7/9 at The Mad Monkfish! 🥰 No Cover Charge! The music is free with your meal. The trio will play from 8pm-11pm. We hope you’ll join us! ️ If…
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Very grateful tracks from “Songs of Joy” have ended up on so many Official Spotify Playlists! You can listen to “Songs of Joy” here on Spotify as well as Apple Music, Tidal, and YouTube. What’s you…
Very grateful tracks from “Songs of Joy” have ended up on so many Official Spotify Playlists! You can listen to “Songs of Joy” here on Spotify as well as Apple Music, Tidal, and YouTube. What’s your favorite platform for streaming music?
What Is FOMO?The fear of missing out refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are. If you haven’t been to Monkfish since live music returned here’s what…
What Is FOMO?The fear of missing out refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are. If you haven’t been to Monkfish since live music returned here’s what you’ve been missing! It’s been great to see so many friends and fans and…
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Summer is nearly here, and that means it’s time to head to the beach or the mountains or even just to the backyard. In addition to sunscreen and drinks and snacks and a good book, you’ll also need a good playlist. We’ve got you covere…
Summer is nearly here, and that means it’s time to head to the beach or the mountains or even just to the backyard. In addition to sunscreen and drinks and snacks and a good book, you’ll also need a good playlist. We’ve got you covered with 13 tracks from seven different Yoko Miwa albums. Enjoy!
On June 15, 2021, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation announced the recipients list for the 2021 Distinguished Artist Awards, which comprises a trio of powerful women including our very own Vicki Adams Willis alongside artist Faye HeavyShield (Blood Reserve, Kainaiwa Nation, AB), and writer and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo (Calgary, AB). We offer our sincere congratulations to all …
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On June 15, 2021, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation announced the recipients list for the 2021 Distinguished Artist Awards, which comprises a trio of powerful women including our very own Vicki Adams Willis alongside artist Faye HeavyShield (Blood Reserve, Kainaiwa Nation, AB), and writer and filmmaker Cheryl Foggo (Calgary, AB). We offer our sincere congratulations to all of the recipients.
In the announcement , Her Honour, the Honourable Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta refers to these three as “ground-breaking women who have offered important contributions to the arts in Canada.”
We couldn’t be more thrilled to see this honour bestowed upon DJD’s beloved co-founder Vicki Adams Willis. Anyone who has had any touchpoints with our company, whether it was through a class, a show, a school program, or as an artist developing their own skills and their relationship with jazz, they have felt the effects of Vicki Adams Willis. She has changed the face of jazz dance in Alberta and Canada and is one of the key players in making Calgary a viable dance centre for serious jazz artists.
Hats off to you Vicki for this well-deserved award!
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