Meg Okura's guest appearances

Meg Okura

Doing Jazz with Lorens Chuno

Burning Ambulance Podcast

Genius and Soul

Roxy Coss

Regina Carter

William Parker

Logan Richardson

Sarah Wilson

Kristen Lee

Joy Ike

Mark Wade

Mike Lee

Richard Martin

Bob Stewart

Eddie Palmieri

Don Byron

Allison Miller

David Murray

OwlTail

Today’s guest deejay is Meg Okura.Meg is an American jazz violinist, composer, erhu player, and leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, based in New York City. The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble combines jazz, Jewish and Japanese cultures into a unique musical identity.On today’s show, Meg plays select tracks from the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, various projects she’s been involved with, music that showcases her influences and expresses her identities.Join us next week with our guest deejay will be Muriel Grossman .Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Ima Ima” from Ima ImaAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Naima” from NaimaAmazon | Apple Music	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Tango” from Meg Okura: Tribute to Ryuichi SakamotoAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp	Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn “Para la Paz” from Second HalfAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp	Brian Marsella’s Imaginarium “Secret Ways of the Songbirds” from chapter one: THE CLOCKS HAVE GONE MADAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp	NPO Trio, Meg Okura | Sam Newsome | Jean-Michel Pilc “A Four Forty” from Live At The StoneAmazon | Apple Music	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Birth of Shakyamuni”, Ima Ima

Today’s guest deejay is Meg Okura. Meg is an American jazz violinist, composer, erhu player, and leader of the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, based in New York City. The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble combines jazz, Jewish and Japanese cultures into a unique musical identity. On today’s show, Meg plays select tracks from the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, various projects she’s been involved with, music that showcases her influences and expresses her identities. Join us next week with our guest deejay will be Muriel Grossman . Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Ima Ima” from Ima ImaAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp 	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Naima” from NaimaAmazon | Apple Music 	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Tango” from Meg Okura: Tribute to Ryuichi SakamotoAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp 	Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn “Para la Paz” from Second HalfAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp 	Brian Marsella’s Imaginarium “Secret Ways of the Songbirds” from chapter one: THE CLOCKS HAVE GONE MADAmazon | Apple Music | Bandcamp 	NPO Trio, Meg Okura | Sam Newsome | Jean-Michel Pilc “A Four Forty” from Live At The StoneAmazon | Apple Music 	Meg Okura &amp; The Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble “Birth of Shakyamuni”, Ima Ima

MEG OKURA is a distinguished violinist/composer who has been decorated with several awards.  Her latest album, Ima Ima, is a collection of well thought out and very well executed compositions that stem out of her role as a mother. Join Meg and Lorens as she talks about composing, motherhood, David Bowie, and other somewhat related things. (music credit: 'Black Rain’, 'A Summer in Jerusalem', 'A Night Insomnia’, 'Blues in Jade’) Follow Doing Jazz:  twitter: https://twitter.com/doingjazz instagram:https://www.instagram.com/doingjazz/ facebook:https://www.facebook.com/doingjazz/ website: http://www.doingjazz.net/ 

MEG OKURA is a distinguished violinist/composer who has been decorated with several awards.  Her latest album, Ima Ima, is a collection of well thought out and very well executed compositions that stem out of her role as a mother. Join Meg and Lorens as she talks about composing, motherhood, David Bowie, and other somewhat related things. (music credit: 'Black Rain’, 'A Summer in Jerusalem', 'A Night Insomnia’, 'Blues in Jade’) Follow Doing Jazz: <ul> <li>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/doingjazz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/doingjazz</a></li> <li>instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/doingjazz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/doingjazz/</a></li> <li>facebook:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/doingjazz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/doingjazz/</a></li> <li>website: <a href="http://www.doingjazz.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.doingjazz.net/</a></li> </ul>

48 - Meg Okura (Violinist/Composer)

Sam Newsome

The thirteenth episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast features a joint interview with violinist Meg Okura, who was born in Japan and recorded with David Bowie, and currently leads her own Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and her husband, soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome. Her newest album, Ima Ima, will be out in May. His latest, a solo record called Sopranoville, came out last year. They've also got an album with pianist Jean-Michel Pilc as the NPO Trio that's out now. In this conversation, we discuss their individual music, the work they do together, religion and spirituality, and much more.

The thirteenth episode of the Burning Ambulance podcast features a joint interview with violinist Meg Okura, who was born in Japan and recorded with David Bowie, and currently leads her own Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble, and her husband, soprano saxophonist Sam Newsome. Her newest album, Ima Ima, will be out in May. His latest, a solo record called Sopranoville, came out last year. They've also got an album with pianist Jean-Michel Pilc as the NPO Trio that's out now. In this conversation, we discuss their individual music, the work they do together, religion and spirituality, and much more.

Meg Okura & Sam Newsome