One disc pays expert homage to the late pianist Harold Mabern; pianist Yoko Miwa’s latest album supplies much appreciated exuberance.
Yoko Miwa Trio
Jazz CD Review: Yoko Miwa Trio’s “Keep Talkin’ ” — Keep Listenin’
Keep Talkin’ further solidifies Yoko Miwa’s place on the list of pianists who can lift evolved spirits without resorting to stridency.
Jazz Review: Sheila Jordan with the Yoko Miwa Trio at Thelonious Monkfish
Sheila Jordan, to the club crowd in Central Square: “What do I care? I’m still alive.”