The Pace Report: "Shades Of Miki" The Miki Yamanaka Interview

The Pace Report: "Shades Of Miki" The Miki Yamanaka Interview
Welcome to this special edition of ‪@ThePaceReport‬ live at the 10th annual 2023 Jersey City Jazz Festival presented by ‪@RiverviewJazz‬
Spike Wilner, owner of Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow, was asked by Artistic Director, Bryan Beninghove of Riverview Jazz the host of the Jersey City Jazz Festival, curate and produce one the three stages. Fords Gin Row was one of this year's sponsors of the stages curated by Small Live.
Pianist Miki Yamanaka was one of the headlining acts of this year's festival. She and her trio opened up the festival with music from all over the jazz spectrum paying homage to jazz elders ranging from Dr. Barry Harris to Horace Silver,
This September, Miki's new album "Shades of Rainbow"(Cellar Music) will be released and features Mark Turner on tenor sax, Tyrone Allen on bass, and Jimmy MacBride on drums. Last week she released the first single from the album now available to stream on Spotify and Amazon Music.
Miki hails from Kobe, Japan and moved to New York City in 2012 to pursue her passion, music. Upon moving here, she ditched her science degree and studied with the likes of Fred Hersch, Jeb Patton, and Jason Linder. She was one of three pianists selected to participate in Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead Program. While earning her masters degree in Music at Queens College, Miki was on the frontlines playing with Antonio Hart and Philip Harper.
Tonight on ‪@ThePaceReport‬ I had a chance to sit down with Miki to discuss her upcoming new album, reflect on some of her musical heroes, and talk about her residencies she hosts at the famed Smalls Jazz Club and Mezzrow in New York City.
For more info on Miki's upcoming club dates or to order her latest music, please visit her online at www.MikiYamanaka.com.
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[@MOBASSERALI-su8kx]

Awesome content

[@JazzVideoGuy]

MIki is the real deal. And I love her kimonos.

[@udohinzmusicchannel5858]

Amazing Trio

[@jazziejackie]

She sings the bass line for Horace Silver perfectly on F!!!

[@fosbury68]

Love her MUSIC (and her kimono and her eyebrows).

[@FreeLancerTanzina-wp7ev]

Wow nice to❤❤❤

[@ScottStentenFilms]

fantastic interview, music not a job even though i make my rent,,, quirkey me,,,, thats the real deal!!!

[@fosbury68]

Did he introduce her as Mimi Yakanama?