Meg Okura
Meg Okura (Composer and violinist) is
a classical violinist and an improviser in jazz and world music. Originally
from Tokyo, Okura has performed all over the world at numerous music
festivals and concert halls including Carnegie Hall, Barbican Hall
in London, Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Verizon Hall, and Lincoln
Center, and won numerous competitions both as a violinist and composer.
For the past decade, Okura has performed and recorded with diverse
artists including, Mary J. Blige, David Bowie, Michael Brecker, Sarah
Brightman, Cirque du Soleil, Philip Glass, Quincy Jones, Ziggy Marley,
and Lou Reed. She has also performed as the concertmaster for Herbie
Hancock, Shirley Horn, Diana Krall, and Terrence Blanchard. Currently,
Meg tours with Pharaoh’s Daughter and Septeto Rodriguez, the
Grammy-winning Michael Brecker Quindectet, and critically acclaimed
Steve Swallow/Ohad Talmor Sextet, as well as her jazz group, Meg Okura
Quartet. Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble is Meg Okura’s latest
project. The group performs at various venues in New York City including
most recently at the Stone. Meg earned her bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in classical violin from The Juilliard School.
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