Mayuko Katakura Quintet at Body & Soul

Mayuko Katakura's latest stage performance, a duo concert at Oh!Jazz. Mayuko Katakura is a pianist with a world-class musical background, one of the top jazz musicians in Japan. She is known for her thorough stage presence, and her compositional preparation and team bookings are flawless.

She received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she performed with Christian Scott and Dave Santoro. In 2006, she won the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Piano Competition, and the following year she led her trio to perform at the Jazz Festival. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition....

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Mayuko Katakura's latest stage performance, a duo concert at Oh!Jazz. Mayuko Katakura is a pianist with a world-class musical background, one of the top jazz musicians in Japan. She is known for her thorough stage presence, and her compositional preparation and team bookings are flawless.

She received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where she performed with Christian Scott and Dave Santoro. In 2006, she won the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Piano Competition, and the following year she led her trio to perform at the Jazz Festival. She was also a semi-finalist in the 2006 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.

This time, Mayuko Katakura will lead the two- wind quintet on this valuable stage.

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