Pianist-composer Yoko Miwa. (Courtesy Chris Lee)
Friday, April 30, is International Jazz Day and musicians around the world are celebrating their genre in an ambitious virtual festival, including Boston pianist Yoko Miwa. She recorded her trio s new album, “Songs of Joy,” during the pandemic and it s been topping the jazz radio charts since its release. It illustrates how being locked down for months changed the way Miwa filled her record with fresh, personally meaningful material.
Like countless musicians, Miwa was crushed when the pandemic erased her slate of concerts at venues, including Lincoln Center and her regular weekend gigs at two local restaurants the now-shuttered Les Zygomates in Boston and the Mad Monkfish in Cambridge. But the acclaimed jazz pianist decided she had to continue performing live for audiences on Fridays and Saturdays, even if it was only on Facebook.
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