(Chamber Jazz) Meg Okura - Коллекция - 2005-2013 (4 альбома) (w/ Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble), MP3, 192-320 kbps

Meg Okura (born August 9, 1973) is a Grammy nominated jazz violinist, composer, erhu player, and leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, based in New York City. She is also a member of the band Pharaoh's Daughter, Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn, which was nominated for the 57th Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album, and New York Tango Quartet, among others. She has worked with jazz and pop legends such as Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Dianne Reeves, Steve Swallow, Tom Harrell, David Bowie and Mariko Takahashi as well as actor/musician Terrence Howard. Okura has also been the featured violinist in the Cirque du Soleil shows Varekai, Corteo and Wintuk.
Meg Okura (born in Tokyo, Japan), started studying music at Toho Gakuen School of Music at five. As a child, she served as a church pianist and organist at an Evangelical church in her home town of Ome. In the early 1990s, Meg Okura toured Asia as the concertmaster and soloist of the Asian Youth Orchestra. In 1992, she made her U.S. solo debut with the late Alexander Schneider and the New York String Orchestra at Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She has earned bachelor's and master's degrees from The Juilliard School as a classical violinist. However Okura switched to jazz upon graduation.
Meg Okura has been married to American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Sam Newsome since 2004. Although Okura grew up in an Evangelical Christian household, she converted to Reform Judaism in 2013 after a decade of contemplation. Newsome and Okura live in New York City with their Afro-Asian Jewish daughter.

Meg Okura - Meg Okura's Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble
Год издания диска: 2005
Продолжительность: 45:23
Треклист:
01. Yuki (Snow) (6:20)
02. Step by Step (6:07)
03. Dance at the Palace (5:49)
04. Peace in My Heart (5:04)
05. Viola da Samba (4:37)
06. Intro to Dream Dancer (2:21)
07. Dream Dancer (8:36)
08. Ancient Bells (6:29)
Состав:
Meg Okura - arranger, violin, viola, vocals
Yukari - flute
Jennifer Vincent - cello, bass
Megumi Yonezawa - piano
Satoshi Takeishi - percussion
Dave Eggar - cello (#2,4,7)

Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble - Naima
#777Год издания диска: 2010
Продолжительность: 52:27
Треклист:
01. Naima (5:50)
02. Hannah's Vocalise (5:28)
03. Caprice (5:36)
04. Afrasia (6:55)
05. San San Nana Byoshi (3:34)
06. Lu Chai I: Empty Mountain (5:21)
07. Lu Chai II: Echo of Voices (7:14)
08. Lu Chai III: Sunlight (8:03)
09. Lu Chai IV: Green Moss (4:26)
Состав:
Meg Okura - arranger, violin, erhu
Anne Drummond - flute
Jun Kubo - shinobue, flute
Rubin Kodheli - cello
Mamiko Kitaura - piano
Jennifer Vincent - bass
Willard Dyson - drums
Satoshi Takeishi - percussion
Dave Eggar - cello (#5)

Meg Okura - Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto
#777Год издания диска: 2012
Продолжительность: 66:42
Треклист:
01. Grasshoppers (6:02)
02. Riot in Lagos (4:59)
03. Tango (5:02)
04. Grief (10:19)
05. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (4:12)
06. The End of Asia (5:47)
07. You've Got to Help Yourself/Ishin Denshin (5:28)
08. The Last Emperor Theme (7:02)
09. Thousand Knives (5:02)
10. Helen's Intro (1:48)
11. Water's Edge (5:07)
12. Perspective (5:54)
Состав:
Meg Okura - arranger, violin, erhu
Anne Drummond - flute, alto flute
Helen Sung - piano
Dezron Douglas - bass
E.J. Strickland - drums
Recorded at Peter Karl Studio, Brooklyn on May 7, 2012.

Meg Okura - Las Vegas Tango
#777Год издания диска: 2013
Продолжительность: 23:29
Треклист:
01. Zigeunerweisen (6:11)
02. Traumerei (4:08)
03. Ome (4:46)
04. Caprice (4:48)
05. Koto Song (0:55)
06. Jasmine Flower (2:41)
Состав:
Meg Okura - arranger, violin, erhu, background vocals, percussion, programming
Nobuko Miyazaki (#1), Jun Kubo (#3-5) - shinobue, flute
Sean Harkness - guitar, bass (#2)
Mamiko Kitaura - piano (#3-5)
Jennifer Vincent - bass (#4)
Sean Kupisz - bass, cajon (#1)
Satoshi Takeishi - percussion (#3,5)
Willard Dyson - drums (#4)