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2018

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NPO TRIO

Meg Okura + Sam Newsome + Jean-Michel Pilc

P.A.C.J.E.

10-piece orchestra

MEG OKURA

TOM HARREL

LEE KONITZ

STEVE SWALLOW

MICHAEL BRECKER

SAM NEWSOME

DIANE REEVES

+ MANY MORE

MEG OKURA & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble

Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto CD

Meg Okura (arrangements, violin & erhu)
Anne Drummond (flute & alto flute)
Helen Sung (piano)
Dezron Douglas (bass)
E.J. Strickland (drums)

Music of ryuichi sakamoto (2013)

 

1. Grasshoppers

2. Riot in Lagos

3. Tango

4. Grief

5. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

6. The End of Asia

7. You've Got to Help Yourself

8. The Last Emperor Theme

9. Thousand Knives

10. Helen's Intro

11. Water's Edge

12. Perspective

All arrangements by Meg Okura except track 10

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The Last Emperor Theme - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Riot in Lagos - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Tango - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Grief - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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“Meg has created what surely must someday become a Jazz standard."

- Travis Rogers, Jazz Times

Naima CD
Afrasia - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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San San Nana Byoshi - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Naima - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Sunlight - Meg Okura & The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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NAIMA

(2010)

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1. Naima

2. Hannah's Vocalise

3. Caprice

4. Afrasia

5. San San Nana Byoshi

6. Lu Chai I. Empty Mountain

7. Lu Chai II. Echo of Voices

8. Lu Chai III. Sun Light

9. Lu Chai IV. Green Moss

*All compositions by Meg Okura except "Naima" by John Coltrane and "Caprice" by Paganini

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Meg Okura (violin, erhu, vocals, compositions & arrangements)

Anne Drummond (flute)

Jun Kubo (flute, shinobue)

Rubin Kodheli (cello)

Mamiko Kitaura (piano)

Jennifer Vincent (bass)

Willard Dyson (drums)

Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)

Dave Eggar (cello)

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“…breathtaking...shivers of emotion down the spine...flawless technique...

Okura has established herself as a complete musician and a major one."

- Raul d'Gama Rose, All About Jazz

Meg Okura's PACJE CD

Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble

(2006)

Yuki - Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Step by Step - Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Dance at the Palace - Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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1. Yuki

2. Step By Step

3. Dance At the Palace

4. Peace In My Heart

5. Viola da Samba

6. Intro to Dream Dancer

7. Dream Dancer

8. Ancient Bells

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All compositions by Meg Okura

All recording, productions, editing, mixing by Meg Okura

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Meg Okura (violin, viola & vocals)
YUKARI (flute)
Megumi Yonezawa (piano)
Jennifer Vincent (cello & bass)
Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
*Dave Eggar (cello) -tracks 2,4 &7

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“…phenomenal.

- Elliot Simon, All About Jazz

Dream Dancer - Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Peace In My Heart - MegOkura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
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Meg Okura CDs

MEG OKURA

Las vegas tango

 

1. Jealousy

2. Las Vegas Tango

3. Zigeunerweisen

4. Traumerei

5. Ome

6. Caprice

7. Koto Song

8. Naima

9. Horse Racing

10. Jasmine Flower

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Anne Drummond (flute) on 1 & 8
Jun Kubo (shinobue & flute) on 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Nobuko Miyazaki (shinobue & flute) on 2 & 3
Sean Harkness (guitar & bass) on 1 & 4
Dave Eggar (cello) on 9
Rubin Kodheli (cello) on 8
Brian Marsella (piano) on 2
Mamiko Kitaura (piano) on 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Jennifer Vincent (bass) on 6, 8 & 9
Sean Kupisz (bass & cajon) on 2 & 3
Rich Stein (percussion) on 1 & 9
Satoshi Takeishi percussion on 5, 7 & 8
Willard Dyson (drums) on 6 & 8
Sam Newsome (back up vocals) on 1
Meg Okura (arrangements, violins, erhu, back up vocals, percussion, programming)

Meg Okura (violin, vocals)

Barry Sames (piano, keys)

John Valeri (guitar)

Monnette Sudler (guitar)

Conrad Korsch (bass)

Madison Rast (bass)

Marlon Simon (percussion)

Lisa Vogel (chorus)

Micky Kornegay (chorus)

Glen Koenegay (chorus)

Warren Cooper (chorus)

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All arrangements, productions, orchestration by Meg Okura & Barry Sames

NEVER ALONE

 

1. Never Alone

2. Peace In My Heart

3. Creation

4. Akatombo

5. New Song

6. I Love You Lord

7. Cry-n-Smile

8. Sing a Song

9. Help

10. The Savior is Waiting

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Sideman

MEG OKURA

as a sidewoman

A violinist

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