Month: September 2014

Navigating the cultural differences between Japan and the U.S.

There were many cultural differences I noticed when I moved to the US from Japan. My initial impression was that Americans were less polite than the Japanese, but they were more friendly. I never saw strangers striking up a conversation with each other in Japan, and I was shocked to learn that students called their…
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Yoko talks about playing in a piano trio

Note: In the last edition of the blog, Yoko talked about playing solo piano. In this edition, she talks about playing with her trio. The first incarnation of my own group was actually a quintet; it was piano, bass, and drums with tenor sax and trumpet. I love to hear Oscar Peterson or Bill Evans…
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See Yoko Miwa and Grace Kelly on September 25!

On September 25, Yoko will be opening for saxophonist and vocalist Grace Kelly at the Larcom Theatre in Beverly, MA. GET TICKETS From Grace’s website: Grace Kelly is a truly unique artist. You have heard the name before from the movies but perhaps you haven’t heard of this 22-year old Korean American singer/songwriter/saxophonist/composer. Grace wrote…
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