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The Yoko Miwa Trio
Fadeless Flower
(Polystar)
Pianist Yoko Miwa displays unpretentious melodies, elegant phrasing, and the lyrical sensibility of a jazz poet on Fadeless Flower, her second trio release. A native of Kobe, Japan, Miwa began playing classical piano at age 4. She first studied jazz under Makoto Ozone's father before earning a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she later became a faculty member.
Miwa strives to sing...