Meg Okura - violin
Anne Drummond - flute
Sam Newsome - soprano saxophone
Sam Saigursky - bass clarinet
David Smith - trumpet
Rebecca Patterson - trombone
Riza Printup - harp
John Lee - guitar
Brian Marsella - piano
Evan Gregor - bass
Peter Kroenreif - drums
Randy Brecker - special guest
The show celebrates the 20th anniversary of Meg Okura and the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, a 10-piece ensemble, and marks the release of ISAIAH, PACJE’s fifth album. ISAIAH reflects Okura’s evolution over two decades as a composer, violinist, and bandleader. Written for PACJE, the music draws on jazz, chamber music, Jewish liturgical sources, and Okura’s experience as a Japanese-born, New York–based artist.
Meg Okura is a Tokyo-born, New York–based composer, violinist, and bandleader, and the founder of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble. A Juilliard-trained violinist, she is the winner of the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers (ISJAC) Commissioning Award and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra’s George Duke Commissioning Prize. Her work bridges jazz and chamber music while reflecting a singular cultural and artistic voice shaped by immigration and identity.
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