Meg Okura Composer, Erhu player, Jazz Violinist
UPCOMING SHOWS
Harbourfront Center
August 31, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Ashkenaz Festival in Toronto
Pharaoh's Daughter
Berea
September 18, 2008 KY Pharaoh's Daughter
Tenri Cultural Institute of New York
September 19, 2008 | 6:30 p.m. New York, NY The Crane Wife/ Tsuru-no Ongaeshi Benefit for C. Eule Dance
-Live performance
-Live and Silent Auctions
Pier 66 "Frying Pan"
October 04, 2008 to October 05, 2008
1:00 & 3:00 PM New York City, NY Open House New York
The Crane Wife
C.Eule Dance & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Enemble
Choreography: Caron Euel
Musical Composition: Meg Okura
Zipper Theater
October 08, 2008 to October 29, 2008
8:00 PM New York, NY LITTLE DEATH: Songs of Coming and Going" by Karen Kohler
October 8: Sex
October 15: Death
October 22: Sex
October 29: Death
Carnegie Hall
October 31, 2008 | 8:00 PM New York, NY Mariko Takahashi Debut 35th Anniversary Concert
Hofsa University Cultural Center
November 23, 2008 Hofpstead, NY Spirit of Seferad
92nd St. Y
February 12, 2009 to February 13, 2009
10:00 am & 11:00 am New York, NY Phoaraoh's Duaghter
Children's Program
Skirball Center
March 26, 2009 to March 27, 2009
Los Angeles, CA Pharaoh's Daughter
St. Louis
March 29, 2009 MO Pharaoh's Daughter
PAST SHOWS
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
August 12, 2008 | 7:00 PM Brooklyn, NY Jazz On The Lawn Series
Sam Newsome
Meg Okura
Greg Lewis
Scott Newman
JCC
July 31, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Riverside Park
July 27, 2008 | 7:00-9:00 p.m. New York, NY Summer On The Hudson
Pharaoh's Daughter
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
July 25, 2008 Hilsdale, NY Blind Willies
Yiddish Concert
July 16, 2008 New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
Museum Of Jewish Heritage
June 25, 2008 New York City, 7:00 p.m. The Spirit of Sepharad: From Casbah to Caliphate
A 500-Year Musical Journey
Gerard Edery
Amir Vahab
Glen Velez
Ara Dinkjan
Barbara Martinez
Meg Okura
For ticket information please call 646 437 4202
Ome Shimin Kaikan Hall - SOLD OUT!!
June 21, 2008 | 3:00 p.m. Tokyo , Japan Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Meg Okura (violin, erhu)
Jun Kubo (flute, shinobue)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Malcolm Kirby (elec. bass)
Special Guests:
international soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome
The legendary drummer Tommy Campbell
Sarah Okura Demmie (viola)
Tim Demmie (cello)
*Tickets sold out. If you would like to see us, please come to our concert at Kick Back Cafe on June 19th instead.
Grace Christian Fellowship
June 20, 2008 Ome, Tokyo, Japan Meg Okura & Sam Newsome Quintet
Meg Okura (violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (pf.)
Sam Newsome (s.sax)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (e. bass)
Tommy Campbell (drums)
Kick Back Cafe キック・バック・カフェ
June 19, 2008 | 7:30 & 9:00 pm (6pm-door) Tokyo , Japan Meg Okura & Sam Newsome Quintet
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Malcolm Kirby Jr. (e. bass)
Tommy Campbell (drums)
Jun Kubo >/b> (flute)
Sarah Okuta (viola)
Kashiwa Glory Chapel
June 14, 2008 | 7:00 p.m. Chiba, Japan Intimate concert of Meg Okura and Sam Newsome with Satoko Okuyoshi on piano!
Puerto Rico Suzuki School
June 07, 2008 to June 09, 2008
Puerto Rico Meg will be giving workshops on improvisation on the violin for students of Martin Goldman.
Jewish Community of Western Connecticut
June 01, 2008 | 1:30 pm Southbury, CT Gerard Edery Ensemble
University Settlement
May 31, 2008 | 3:00 & 8:00 p.m. New York City, NY The Crane Wife
C.Eule Dance & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
University Settlement
May 30, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. The Crane Wife
Choreography: Caron Euel
Original Composition: Meg Okura
performed by:
C. Eule Dance & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
feat: Mamiko Kitaura, Meg Okura, Mathias Kunzli, Jun Kubo, Jennifer Vincent
Savannah
May 18, 2008 | 2:00 p.m. GA Pharaoh's Daughter
Forsyth Par for 2008 Jerusalem Concert for Peace
Skirball Center at NYU
May 15, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. New York City, NY NOA CD RELEASE PARTY!!!
with Pharaoh’s Daughter
Tkts. $36 to $85 VIP $180
The Plaza - postponed!!
May 10, 2008 Opening of the Palm Court
29th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
May 10, 2008 New York The Crane Wife with the C. Eule Dance
Bergen Performing Arts Center
May 08, 2008 | 6:00 pm Englewood, NJ Pharaoh's Daughter
Outdoor concert. Also with Joshua Nelson and Kosher Gospel Singers and NOA
Tkts $18 Mezanine $30, Orchestra $60, VIP $180
BOX OFFICE 201 -227-1030
Kaplan Penthouse & Walter Reade Theater
May 01, 2008 to May 05, 2008
New York City, NY Meg Okura's COOL CONNECTIONS TO CLASSICS
please contact Lincoln Center's visitor services for details
Joe's Pub
April 24, 2008 | 9:30 PM New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
Annual Free Macaroon concert during interem passover day
$12 advance $15 at the door
The Brotherhood Synagogue
April 13, 2008 | 4:00 p.m. New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Cornell University
April 12, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Ithaca, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
World Music Series
Flushing Town Hall
April 10, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Pharaoh's Daughter
Womens World Music Vocal Series
Emmanuel Synagogue
April 09, 2008 CT, West Hartford Pharaoh's Daughter
The Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford
Ner Tamid Scholarship Dinner 6p.m.
Rose Studio @ Lincoln Center
April 06, 2008 New York, 10:30 am Meg Okura & Mamiko Kitaura
exploration of Jazz Violin
Rose Studio at Lincoln Center
April 05, 2008 | 9:30 am New York City, NY Meg Okura & Mamiko Kitaura Duo
Temple Israel
April 04, 2008 | 6:00 pm Service
Shady Side Academy
April 03, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Flamenco Sepharad
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
March 31, 2008 | 7:00 PM Tenafly, NJ Pharaoh's Daughter
The Many Faces of Freedom - Cultural Diversity in the Land of Israel. $45 JCC members; $58 non-members;
Preregistration required no later than March 24. Seating limited. Call 201-569-7900 ext.204 to register.
John Hancock Hall @ Back Bay Events Center
March 30, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Boston, MA Pharaoh's Daughter
Alden Theatre
March 29, 2008 McLean, VA Gerard Edery Ensemble "Flamenco Sepharad"
Today's Show
March 14, 2008 Appearance with Graham Colton
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
March 14, 2008 | 3:30 pm New York, NY Meet the Artist School Program
Meg Okura (violin & electric violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Ian Riggs (bass)
Tom Papadedos (drums)
David Letterman Show
March 13, 2008 New York City, NY Appearing with Graham Colton
JCC Chutzpah Festival
February 26, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Vancouver Pharaoh's Daughter
Siegel College
February 24, 2008 Cleveland, OH Pharaoh's Daughter
JCC of Houston
February 21, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Houston, TX Pharaoh's Daughter
Kumble Theater For Performing Arts
February 16, 2008 | 3:00 pm Brooklyn, NY Family Day Matinee
"Crane Wife" (Tsuru- no On-gaeshi) music and dance performed by
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble & C. Eule Dance
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
February 15, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn, NY Celebrating Asian New Years 2008
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, C. Eule Dance, ASA, & Yee's Hung Ga Lion Dance team.
* World premiere of "Lu Chai" by Meg Okura, performed by Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
*Tsuruno Ongaeshi/ The Crane Wife - a Japanese folk tale told through live music, dance and narration.
*Baojing White Spirits and Vodka pre-show tasting
Beth Emet Free Synagogue
February 02, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. Evanston, IL Gerard Edery Ensemble
Miami Jewish Community Center
January 27, 2008 Miami Beach, FL Pharaoh's Daughter
Congregation Ohev Shalom
January 26, 2008 Pharaoh's Duaghter
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
January 24, 2008 Tarpon Springs, FL Pharaoh's Daughter
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
January 22, 2008 | 10:00 am & 11:00 am New York City, NY COOL CONNECTIONS TO CLASSICS
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
January 18, 2008 | 10:00 pm - 1:00 pm New York City, NY COOL CONNECTIONS TO CLASSICS
Meg Okura Trio
featuring Mamiko Kitaura on piano & Willard Dyson on drums
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
January 17, 2008 New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Center for Jewish History
January 17, 2008 | 8:00 p.m. New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
$15
Drom
January 14, 2008 | 7:30 p.m. New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
Free w/ APAP badge
Otherwise $15 for the whole evening starting at 6pm
APAP @ Hilton Hotel
January 13, 2008 | 3:50 pm - 9:30 pm New York City Meg Okura playing with Four Different Bands:
The Spirit of Sepharad (3:50 pm & 8:30 pm)
Pharaoh's Daghter (5:10 pm)
Two Faiths, One Voice (7:30 pm & 9:10 pm)
Flamenco Sepharad (8:10 pm)
"Winter JazzFest" at the Knitting Factory
January 12, 2008 | 6:20 pm New York City, NY Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Meg Okura (violin, erhu, & compositions)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano & compositions)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinogbue)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Willard Dyson (drums)
Sam Newsome (soprano sax)
Madison Square Garden Wamu Theater
January 05, 2008 | 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, & 7:00 pm New York City WINTUK
Cirque du Soleil
WKCR Radio
January 05, 2008 | 2:00 am New York City Radio Interview & Music (Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble)
Madison Square Garden Wamu Theater
December 29, 2007 to December 30, 2007
11:00 am, 3:00 pm, & 7:00 pm New York City WINTUK
Cirque du Soleil
Queens Theater
December 23, 2007 Queens, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Yale Center For British Art
December 20, 2007 New Haven Gerard Edery
New Jersey
December 15, 2007 | 7:30 p.m. Pharaoh's Daughter
Madison Square Garden Wamu Theater
December 13, 2007 to December 14, 2007
11:00 am & 7:30 pm New York City WINTUK
Cirque du Soleil
World Financial Center
December 11, 2007 | 12:30 p.m. New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
New York
December 11, 2007 | 8:00 p.m. opening for Shotei N'vuah
Madison Square Garden Wamu Theater
December 08, 2007 | 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, & 7:00 pm New York City Wintuk
B'nai Jeshurun
December 07, 2007 | 9:00 pm New York City, NY Basya Schechter & Pharaoh's Daughter
Chanukah Oneg
William K. Sanford Town Library
December 03, 2007 | 7:00 PM Albany, NY
Fountain House
November 22, 2007 | 12:00 pm New York Meg Okura & Mamiko Kitaura Duo
Joe's Pub
November 17, 2007 | 9:30 pm New York Pharaoh's Daughter
Zehler Hall at the University of Dayton
November 08, 2007 Dayton, OH Maria Krupoves/Gerard Edery
"Two Faiths, One Voice"
Congregation Beth-El Zedek
November 07, 2007 | 7:30 p.m. Indianapolis, IN Maria Krupoves/Gerard Edery
"Two Faiths, One Voice"
St. Paul's Chapel
October 29, 2007 | 1:00 PM New York City Trinity Concerts presents Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
featuring Meg Okura, Mamiko Kitaura, Jun Kubo, Jennifer Vincent, Shane Shanahan
Riverside Park @ 72nd Street
September 09, 2007 | Noon- 9 PM Jewsapolooza
FREE for all
Pharaoh's Daughter
Genesis At the Crossroads Festival
August 25, 2007 Chicago, IL Pharaoh's Daughter
Zebulon
August 22, 2007 | 9:00 pm Brooklyn, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 14, 2007 Las Vegas, NV Cisco Systems Annual International Conference
Malcolm Payne
feat. Meg Okura on the erhu
Emmanuel Baptist Church
August 05, 2007 Brooklyn, NY
Oscar Schindler Performin Arts Center
July 28, 2007 | 8:00pm West Orange, NJ Pharaoh's Daughter
HIGHLINE BALLROOM
July 14, 2007 New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
WNYC Soundcheck Live
July 12, 2007 | 12:30 p.m. New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter hosted by John Schaefer
WFUV 90.7 The Whole Wide World
July 09, 2007 Fordham University, NY Pharaoh's Daughter Live at WFUV
The Whole Wide World with Rita Houston
Prospect Park Bandshell
July 06, 2007 | 7:30pm Brooklyn, NY Celebrate Brooklyn
American Premier
REwind: A Cantata For Voice, Tape & Testimony / Richie Havens
Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theater
June 30, 2007 to July 01, 2007
8:00p.m. New York City C. Eule Dance "In Flight"
* Choreography by: Caron Eule
* Lighting Design by: Tony Marques
* Costume Design by: Arturo Vera
* Set and additional Costume Design by:Yuliya Lanina
* Live Music by: Assaff Weisman and Monika Jalili: Noorsaaz
* Dancers: Ivanova Aguilar, Cornelius Brown,Yuu Fujita, Erin Hunter Jennings, Faith Hunter Kimberling, Edgar L. Peterson, Erin Pride, Gisela Quinteros, Amy Santos, Michelle Vargo, Matthew Wagner, Alexa Weir, Justin Wingenroth
Cornelia Street Cafe
June 29, 2007 | 9:00 pm New York City The Shagg's Tribute "My Band Foot Foot"
John McNeel
Andy Green
J.C. Sanford
Meg Okura
Ben Rubin
Alison Miller
Gracie Mansion
June 26, 2007 New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
Centerpoint Yoga Studio
June 17, 2007 | 8:00p.m. New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
40 min. set
Violines Suzuki de Puerto Rico
June 09, 2007 to June 11, 2007
San Juan, Puerti Rico Meg Okura will be conducting a special workshop “First Step to Improvisation”at the Violines Suzuki de Puerto Rico.
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
May 21, 2007 | 9:00 pm New York City Pharaoh's Daughter
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
May 21, 2007 | 5:30p.m. New York City Meg Okura & Members of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Avenue U & Nostrand Ave
May 20, 2007 | 11:10 -11:30 a.m. Brooklyn, NY Basya Schechter & Meg Okura
Great Neck North Middle School
May 19, 2007 | 8:30 P.M. Great Neck Tania Echaghoff
St. John The Divine
May 16, 2007 | 7:30 p.m. New York City Alice Coltrane Ascension Ceremony
Jack DeJohnette, Ravi Coltrane, Riggie Woekman, Charlie Haden, Geri Allen, Cecil McBee, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Steve Wilson, plus choir and orchestra.
Highline Ballroom
May 14, 2007 Pharaoh's Daughter CD RELEASE PARTY!
$25
(Price includes new cd, reception at 7:30p.m., and ticket. Highline is new Ballroom by the owners of BBKINGS, in the district where the elevated trains used to pass on the West Side, near Union Square.)
MAKOR
May 07, 2007 | 8:00 p.m. New York City, NY PULSE presents Music of Praise and Celebration
Sihr Halal, featuring the Pulse ensemble with various non-Western musicians performing new compositions celebrating the human spirit.
Roulette
May 05, 2007 | 8:30 pm New York City, NY Pulse Ensemble
Ben Kono (flute, clarinet. shakuhachi, dizi, oboe, soprano sax)
Steven Kenyon (clarinet, oboe, alto saxophone, bass calrinet)
Meg Okura (violin, erhu and voice)
William Martina (cello)
Jacob Garchik (laptop)
Yumi Kurosawa (koto)
Michael McCurdy (percussion)
Justin Ahiyon (percussion)
B'nai Jeshurun
May 04, 2007 | 9:00 pm New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
West Bank Cafe
April 29, 2007 | 9:30pm New York, NY Aviva
with
Harel Schachal (clarinet & sax)
Meg Okura (violin)
Dan Nadel (guitar)
Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
92nd Street Y
April 24, 2007 | 8:15pm New York City, NY Gerard Edery Ensemble
Trinity Church Concert at One
April 23, 2007 New York City, NY Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Meg Okura (erhu & violin)
Jun Kubo (flute & shinobue)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Rich Stein (percussion)
Performance made possible by Meet the Composer "Creative Connections" grant.
Temple Israel
April 22, 2007 | 4:00p.m. West Bloomfield, MI The Gerard Edery Ensemble Featuring Cantor Alberto Mizrahi
Lincoln Center
April 16, 2007 | 12:00 pm New York City Lincoln Center's Meet The Artist Program
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, conducting an educational program.
Kaplan Penthouse
10th Floor
Rose Building
Lincoln Center
Open Rehearsal @ Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
April 16, 2007 | 7:30 pm Brooklyn, NY Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble is inviting you to join us for our special open rehearsal, sponsored by the Meet The Composer “Creative Connections” grant. The ensemble will be going over some of the latest original works to be performed at Saint Paul’s Chapel in Tribeca on April 23.
April 16, 2007
7:30pm 9:00pm
H-106 (Humanities Builiding)
Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
Meg Okura (erhu)
Jun Kubo (flute)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Rich Stein (percussion)
Repertoire: Afrasia, 3-3-7, Fly High, Requiem, Dance at the Palace, and more
Kubmle Theater
April 10, 2007 | 4:30pm Brooklyn, NY L.I.U. Faculty Concert
Bob Aquino (piano & composition)
Gloria Cooper (vocal & piano)
Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone)
Carlo DeRosa (bass)
Meg Okura (violin)
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
March 31, 2007 | 11:00 am New York City Four On The Floor
Educational Program lead by Meg Okura.
Please click on "Lessons & Clinics" on this page.
Mo Pitkins House of Satisfaction
March 31, 2007 | 9:30 PM New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
$12
Parish Hall
March 30, 2007 | 7:00 PM Door / 8:00 PM Show New York City, NY Meg Okura & Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Come join me and my band for music, wine and sake!
Tickets: $9 adv. (T-web)/$12 at the door.
Wine/Sake available if 21+ years of age.
Meg Okura (violin & erhu)
Juun Kubo (flute)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Greg Heffernan (cello)
Rich Stein (percussion)
Museum of Jewish Heritage
March 28, 2007 | 7:00 PM New York City, NY Downtown Seder
2007 Performers:
Neil Sedaka
Jill Sobule
Tovah Feldshuh
Leah Siegel
Pharaoh’s Daughter
Iris Bahr
Dan Zanes
The Trachtenburg Family
Daniel Libeskind
Elisa Albert
Pearl Gluck
Frank London
Golem
Good for the Jews
Yuri Lane
Nick Kroll
Metropolitan Klezmer
Debbie Friedman
The LeeVees
Jay Michaelson
Jamie Saft
Rob Kutner (Daily Show)
Y-Love & DJ Handler
Pharaoh's Daughter
Forest Hills Jewish CenterSolomon
March 25, 2007 | 2:00 pm Queens, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
$50
Schechter School Fund Raiser
Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers
March 22, 2007 | 6:30 pm VIP Reception, 7:00 pm general admission The Young Leadership Committee of New York presents
"A Journey through the Peace Market"
Pharaoh's Daughter
Thrust Stage / Berkeley Repertory Theatre
March 17, 2007 | 8:00pm Berkeley, CA Pharaoh's Daughter at the Jewish Music Festival
B'nai Amoona
March 11, 2007 St. Louis, MO Pharaoh's Daughter
TBA
March 10, 2007 Los Angeles, CA Pharaoh's Daughter
Cholent
March 03, 2007 Brooklyn, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
The Waterfront
March 03, 2007 | 6:30 pm (VIP reception) 7:00 pm (general addmission) New York City, NY Seeds of Peace Benefit
Pharaoh's Daughter
Packard Lab Auditorium/Lehigh University
February 28, 2007 | 7:00 PM Bethlehem, PA, U.S.A. Pharaoh's Daughter
free Concert
Philip and Muriel Berman Center for Jewish Studies
610 758-4869 • Fax 610 748-4858 • inber@lehigh.edu
Cornelia Street Cafe
February 17, 2007 Debut Performance of "My Band Foot Foot"
The Shagg's Cover band!!
John McNeil- trumpet & vocals
Meg Okura - violin
Andy Green - guiar
J.C. Sanford - trombone
Alison Miller - drums
Kumble Theater
February 16, 2007 | 7:30p.m. Brooklyn, NY Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Asian New Year's Celebration @ Kumble Theater
Meg Okura (violin and erhu)
Jun Kubo (shinobue & flute)
Greg Heffernnan (cello)
Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
Special Guest: Sam Newsome (soprano saxophone)
Megumi Yonezawa (piano)
Burke Recital Hall at Denizon University
February 11, 2007 | 8:00p.m. Granville, OH, U.S.A. Pharaoh's Daughter
Fawcett Center Auditorium
February 10, 2007 | 8:00pm Colombus, OH Pharaoh's Daughter
$15.00
Longwood Gardens
February 04, 2007 | 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. Kennett Square, PA Pharaoh's Daughter
Solomon Schechter School-Postponed
January 28, 2007 | 6:30 pm Queens, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
*this concert has been postponed due to a tragic accident involving one of the students.
APAP - Hilton Hotel
January 22, 2007 New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Saint Peters Church
January 21, 2007 New York City Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
APAP - Hilton Hotel
January 20, 2007 New York City, NY Gerard Edery Ensemble
92nd Street Y
January 17, 2007 New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
IAJE Metropolitan Ball Room at Sheraton
January 11, 2007 | 11:00 am New York City, NY Ed Neumeister NeuHat Ensemble
LIMMUD CONFERENCE
December 27, 2006 Basya Schechter & Meg Okura Duet
Nottingham University
December 26, 2006 to December 28, 2006
Nottingham, U.K. LIMMUD CONFERENCE
Pharaoh's Daughter
MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE
December 20, 2006 | 7:00 PM New York City, NY Women of Tzadik
Pharaoh's Daughter
MAKOR
December 16, 2006 | 9:30 PM New York City, NY SEPHARDIC JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL & Chanukah show
Pharaoh's Daughter
MASS MoCA
December 08, 2006 to December 09, 2006
8:00pm Great Barrington, MA Pharaoh's Daughter
Riverdale Festival of the ARTS
December 03, 2006 | 9:00 pm Riverdale, New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Sepcial Event for PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
December 02, 2006 New York City, NY This EVENT postponed until February 2007.
Tavern on the Green
December 01, 2006 New York City, NY Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Event for World Vision
Industria Super Studio
November 30, 2006 | 8:00pm New York City Voices Unabridged Gala
SMADAR & Band
Joe's Pub
November 29, 2006 New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
92nd Street Y
November 28, 2006 New York City, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Kaplan Penthouse at Lincoln Center
November 24, 2006 New York City, NY Four on the Floor
Dave Eggar (cello & piano)
Meg Okura (violin)
Marty Osterer (bass)
Tom Papadatos (drums)
Fountain House
November 23, 2006 | 12:00-2:00pm New York City, NY Meg Okura (violin& Erhu) & Uri Sharlin (Accordion)
Moods
November 21, 2006 Zurich, Switzerland Steve Swallow - Ohad Talmor Sextet
Reign
November 20, 2006 Vienna, Austria Steve Swallow- Ohad Talmor Sextet
Teatro Manzoni
November 19, 2006 | matinee Milano, Italy Steve Swallow Ohad Talmor Sextet
Le Vauban
November 17, 2006 Brest, France Steve Swallow Ohad Talmor Sextet
Duc des Lombards
November 16, 2006 Paris, France Steve Swallow - Ohad Talmor SEXTET
feat: Greg Tardy (cl.),Russ Johnson (trp.), Jacob Garchick (trb.) & Meg Okura (vl.)
The Jewish Community Center of Houston
November 11, 2006 Houston, TX Gerard Edery Ensemble
"Flamenco Sepharad"
Main Concert Hall of the Conservatoire de Musique / Place Neuve
November 05, 2006 Geneva, Switzerland The Gerard Edery Ensemble
TBA
October 27, 2006 MONTPELLIER, France Quinteto Rodriguez
Kulturzentrum Gems
October 26, 2006 Singen, Germany Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
Eremitage
October 25, 2006 SCHWAZ, Austria Quinteto Rodriguez
Jazzclub
October 23, 2006 Hannover, Germany Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
Tropentheater
October 22, 2006 | 15:00 Amsterdam, Holland Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
€ 18.00 (€ 14.00)
Lantaren Venster
October 21, 2006 | 21:00 Rotterdam, Netherlands Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
€ 15 / € 13
Rasa
October 20, 2006 Utrecht, Holland Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
Wereldculturcentrum Zuiderpershuis
October 19, 2006 | 20:30 Antwerp, Belgium Quinteto Roberto Rodriguez
Kaplan Penthouse
October 11, 2006 | 6:00 pm New York City, NY Four on the Floor
Miller Theater
October 07, 2006 | 8:00 pm New York City Tania
Dulles
October 05, 2006 to October 06, 2006
11:00 am, 7:00 pm, & 11:00 am Sterling, VA Big Apple Circus
(Meg's 2006 Season Debut!)
Kaplan Penthouse
September 26, 2006 New York City, NY Meg Okura Quartet/Four on the Floor
Meg Okura (violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Tom Papadatos (drums)
Exciting original arrangements of classical music and more!
Paganini, Chopin, Bizet, Beethoven, Mussorgsky, Shorter, Davis, etc.
Centennial Hall @ Augustana College
September 23, 2006 | 7:00 PM Rock Island, IL Cellist/Pianist Dave Eggar & Meg Okura, together with electric bass and drums will perform Classical Music repertoire transfused with jazz, hip-hop and Rock'n Roll! Compositions by Beethoven, Paganini, Bizet, Miles Davis and more...
Quad City Arts Council
September 11, 2006 to September 26, 2006
Rock Island, IL, USA Lincoln Center's "Four on the Floor"
Meg Okura (violin, electric violin & erhu)
Dave Eggar (piano & cello)
Marty Osterer (electric bass)
Tom Papadatos (drums)
Brooklyn Public Library
September 10, 2006 | 2:00 pm Brooklyn, NY Gerard Edery Ensemble
Spiegeltent
August 16, 2006 | 10:00pm New York, NY artists of the Tzadik label:
Pharaoh's Daughter & Rashanim
Basya Schechter (lead vocal, oud, guitar etc...)
Meg Okura (violin & Erhu, back up vocal)
Jason Lindnershanir blumenkrantz (keys, nord, etc...)
Mathias Kunzli (percussion, toys, pots & pans)
Dan Aran (drums)
Steppingstone Park
August 13, 2006 Great Neck, NY Steppingstone Waterside Theater
The Sons of Sepharad with Gerard Edery
call
516- 487-9228
Bowery Poetry Club
August 12, 2006 | 10:00pm New York, NY, U.S.A. Smadar
Makor
July 26, 2006 | 7:30PM New York Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
CD Release
Meg Okura- violin & erhu
Jun Kubo- flute & shinobue
Jennifer Vincent- cello
Megumi Yonezawa- piano
Shane Shanahan- percussion
with a special guest: Sam Newsome
Big Apple Circus
July 11, 2006 to July 15, 2006
Charlestown, RI
Big Apple Circus Tour
June 16, 2006 to June 24, 2006
Colonbus, OH
Maltz Jewish Museum
June 15, 2006 | 8:00pm Cleveland, OH Pharaoh's Daughter
180 Maiden Lane
June 13, 2006 | 12:30-1:30 PM New York, NY Meg Okura Jazz Quartet.
FREE!
Lincoln Center
June 13, 2006 | 3:00 pm New York, NY "Violin & Jazz Improvisation"
Masterclass with Meg Okura
Meg Okura (violin)
David Berkman (piano)
Mo Pitkins
June 11, 2006 | 7:00 pm New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Lincoln Center
June 09, 2006 | 2:30 pm Masterclass with Meg Okura
"Violin and Improvisation"
Meg Okura (violin and lecturer)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Wilshire Theatre
June 04, 2006 Beverly Hills, CA The Gerard Edery Ensemble
Rose Hall @ Lincoln Center
May 26, 2006 | 3:30 & 4:30 pm New Yrok, NY Hooked on Classics
Meg Okura (lecturer & violin)
Mamiko Kitaura (piano)
Jennifer Vincent (bass & cello)
Tom Papadados (drums)
UJA on 57th Street
May 25, 2006 | 4:00pm New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
7 World Trade Center
May 23, 2006 | 12:00 pm New York, NY Celebration concert for the opening of 7 World Trade Center
feat: Moby, Suzanne Vega, Pharaoh’s Daughter and more
115 Park Avenue
May 21, 2006 | 7:00pm Hoboken, NJ United Synagogue of Hoboken presents Pharaoh's Daughter and Soulfarm i Concert
Next Door Jazz Festival
May 20, 2006 | 4:00pm-7:pm Brooklyn, NY Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
feat:
Yukari (fl.), Megumi Yonezawa (pf.). Jennifer Vincent (cello). Rose Bartu (viola)
PLUS:
Ginoe Sitson Quartet (Cameroonian vocalist)
Sam Newsome Trio (Jazz Saxophonist)
$10 all three bands
Tonic
May 18, 2006 New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
MoMA
May 09, 2006 | 8:00pm New York, NY Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Asian Leadership Conference
Hunter College West Building 3rd Floor
May 07, 2006 | 7:00 pm New York, NY Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Coffee House
Free music and refreshment!
YUKARI (Fl)
Meg Okura (violin & vocal)
Megumi Yonezawa (keyboard)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Shane Shanahan (percussion)
City Hall Plaza
April 26, 2006 to April 30, 2006
Check BAC Website Boston, MA Big Apple Circus
Queens Museum of Art
April 23, 2006 | 5:00pm Queens, New York, NY Pharaoh's Daughter unplugged
Join the trio of Basya Schechter (oud, guitar vox), Daphna Mor (recorders, ney, vox) and Meg Okura on violin at the Queens Museum of Art, intimate sunday afternoon of music.
City Hall Plaza
April 18, 2006 to April 21, 2006
Check BAC Website Boston, MA Big Apple Circus
Joe's Pub
April 16, 2006 | 9:30pm Pharaoh's Daughter
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
Southpaw
April 15, 2006 Brooklyn, NY Pharaoh's Daughter
Brotherhood Synagogue
April 08, 2006 | 8:00pm New York Pharaoh's Daughter
fe: Basya Schechter (vocal, oud, guitar) Jason Lindner (keys), Daphna Mor (reeds), Meg Okura(violin), Ben Zerwin (bass), Uri Sherlin (accordion)
Congregation Shalom
April 05, 2006 | 6:30pm reception 7:15pm program Milwaukee, WI, USA Pharaoh's Daughter
Milwaukee Jewish Federation Concert
Congregation B'NAI JESHURUN
April 01, 2006 | 8:00PM New York Music of the BJ Musicians
Basya Schechter (Pharaoh's Daughter)
Little Fox Theatre
March 12, 2006 Redwood City San Francisco Jewish Music Festival with Septeto Roberto Rodriguez
First Congregational Church
March 11, 2006 Oakland, CA, USA Septeto Rodriguez
Temple Beth Sholom
March 10, 2006 San Leandro, CA Roberto Rodriguez Quintet
Roberto Rodriguez (Perc.)
Gilad Haral (Cl.)
Meg Okura (Vl.)
Uri Sharlin (Acc.)
Jennifer Vincent (Bs.)
Conan O'Brian Show
March 08, 2006 | Late Night Musical Guest: James Hunter
Meg Okura (violin)
Rose Bartu (violin)
Nesrine Balbesi (viola)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Congregation Beth El
March 05, 2006 | 2:00pm Norwalk, CT Pharaoh's Daughter
FREE!
Herbert and Evelyn Axelrod Performing Arts Center @ Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center
March 04, 2006 | 8:00 pm Deal, NJ, USA Pharaoh's Daughter
Tickets are $25
discounts for seniors and students
732-531-9100 ext 142.
Signature Theater
February 20, 2006 to February 21, 2006
New York, NY Madame Bovary
Photo Shoot
February 15, 2006 | 12:00pm Brooklyn Laurdes Delgato (photographer)
Ackerman Theater @ Greater Monmouth Jewish Community Center
February 11, 2006 | 8:00 PM Deal Park, NJ, USA Gerard Edery Ensemble
The Stone
February 10, 2006 | 8:00 PM New York, NY, USA Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
A new all female New York chamber jazz ensemble will perform in an intimate setting at New York's new venue STONE! (corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street)
YUKARI (flute)
Meg Okura (violin & composition)
Jennifer Vincent (cello)
Megumi Yonezawa (piano)
Special Guests: Suzanne Shu (Erhu-Chinese violin)
Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
Congregation Ohev Shalom
February 04, 2006 | 7:30 pm Orlando, FL, USA The Gerard Edery Ensemble
Carnegie Hall (Isaac Stern Auditorium)
February 01, 2006 | 8:00 PM New York, NY, USA Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell
Music for Youth Foundation Benefit Concert
Isaac Stern Auditorium | Seating Chart
$30 - $225
Program
Featuring Shawn Colvin, Suzanne Vega, Marc Cohn, Laurie Anderson, Joseph Arthur, Tracy Chapman, Judy Collins, Cowboy Junkies, eels, Amy Grant, Bebel Gilberto, Bettye LaVette, M'shell N'degeocello, Jimmy Scott, Neil Sedak, Dar Williams, Wood Brothers, Michelle Williams, Joanne Shenandoah, Nellie McKay, and others to be announced
TBA
January 21, 2006 Miami, FL Septeto Rodriguez
IAJE (Hilton Hotel)
January 12, 2006 | 2:00 PM New York, NY, USA Ed Neumeister's NeuHat Ensemble
a 17 piece ensemble including string quartet,
oboe/English horn, and small big band.
Meg & Sam's
January 09, 2006 | 1:00pm Brooklyn, NY, USA Radio Interview "Groovin New York" with Audrey Lee (podcasting)
Makor
December 28, 2005 to December 29, 2005
8:00pm New York, NY Irving Fields and Septeto Rodriguez
Makor
December 27, 2005 | 8:00 PM New York, NY, USA Pharaoh's Daughter Plays Ladino Music
Tripple Bill with Sarah Aroste and Smadar
Sephardic Music Festical
Price: $12.00
Puffin Room
December 20, 2005 New York, NY, USA PULSE
LOUIS BRANDIES HIGH SCHOOL
December 16, 2005 | 9:15 AM New York, NY, USA American Composers Orchestra presents Sirius String Quartet
Meg Okura & Gregor Huebner (violins)
Ron Lawrence (viola)
Dave Eggar (cello)
Recording
December 13, 2005 to December 14, 2005
all day New York, NY, USA Pharaoh's Daughter's New CD
Congregation Or Zarua
December 11, 2005 | 2:00PM New York, NY, USA "Light is Sown" Celebration Day
Pharaoh's Daughter
concert
Cajun
December 08, 2005 | 8:00pm New York, NY, USA Manhattan Ragtime Orchestra
Lincoln Center
December 07, 2005 | 11:00 AM New York, NY, USA Big Apple Circus
Victor Borge Hall @ Scandinavia House
December 05, 2005 | 7:30 PM New York, NY, U.S.A. Sirius String Quartet with Martin Kuuskmann & John Patitucci
Meg Okura & Gregor Huebner (violins)
Ron Lawrence (viola)
Dave Eggar (cello)
Mt. Kisko Library Series
December 04, 2005 | 2:00 PM Mt. Kisko, NY, USA Pharaoh's Daughter Unplugged Trio Concert
Basya Schechter (oud)
Daphna Mor (recorders)
Meg Okura (violin)
Mo Pitkins
November 30, 2005 | 7:30PM New York, NY, USA Pharaoh's Daughter playing only songs that will be on our upcoming CD “Hagar.”
Please call 212-777-5660 or go to their website for reservation. (link below)
Basya Schechter (vocal and oud)
Daphna Mor (recorders)
Meg Okura (violin)
Jason Lindner (keys)
Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass)
Mathias Kunzli (percussion)
Yuval Lion (drums)
Novi Sad Jazz Festival
November 25, 2005 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia Meg Okura (violin)
Eric Niceberg (piano)
Thomas Bramarie (bass)
Elliot Zigmund (drums)
Jazz Gallery / New York University
November 15, 2005 | 3:30pm New York, NY, USA James Weidman on piano, Andy Eulau on bass, and Dwayne Cook Broadnax on drums.
Meg will be a guest in one of the NYU classes. She will be playing some standards and sharing her personal stories about her life in music.
Mo Pitkins
November 14, 2005 | TBA New York City, NY, U.S.A. Septeto Rodriguez
Rutgers University
November 10, 2005 | 5:30 PM New Brunswick, NJ, USA Pharaoh's Daughter plays instrumental music for the opening of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.
Basya Schechter (oud)
Daphna Mor (recorders)
Meg Okura (violin)
Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass)
Shane Shanahan (percussion)
Brooklyn Museum
November 05, 2005 | 6:00PM Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A. Pharaoh's Daughter
Makor
November 03, 2005 | 10:00PM New York, NY, U.S.A. Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Meg Okura (violin)
Yukari (flute)
Nesrine Balbeisi (viola)
Jennifer Vincnet (cello)
Megumi Yonezawa (piano)
special guest: Shane Shanahan (percussion) from Yo-Yo Ma's Silkroad Project.
Jazz Standard
October 27, 2005 to October 30, 2005
7:30 & 9:30 pm (Fri/Sat-11:30PM) New York City, NY, U.S.A. Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
Steve Swallow (bass)
Ohad Talmor (tenor sax)
Russ Johnson (trumpet)
Meg Okura (violin)
Greg Tardy (clarinet)
Jacob Garchik (trombone)
La Casa del Jazz
October 25, 2005 | 9:00PM Rome, Italy Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
A.M.R./Sud des Alpes
October 23, 2005 | 8:30 Geneva, Switzerland Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
Torrione S. Giovanni
October 22, 2005 | 10:15PM Ferrara, Italy Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
Chorus Cave a Jazz
October 21, 2005 | 9:00PM Lausanne, Switzerland Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
PP Cafe
October 19, 2005 | 9:00PM Brussels, Belgium Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
Das Haus
October 17, 2005 | 8:30 Ludvigshafen, Germany Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet
L'histoire du Clochard
Steve Swallow (bass)
Ohad Talmor (tenor sax)
Russ Johnson (trumpet)
Meg Okura (violin)
Greg Tardy (clarinet)
Jacob Garchik (trombone)
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