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How Yoko approaches arranging songs
If you come to see me perform live, you’re bound to hear some of my original compositions, but you’ll also hear the music of other composers I admire as well. I listen to a wide variety of music. To me it’s like food, and you can’t eat the same food every day. I try to…
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Yoko talks about some of the standout places she’s played
When I think back over the places I’ve played, I feel very fortunate to have performed in so many amazing venues. Of course I’m still buzzing from our Blue Note debut earlier this year. Once a concert promoter in Japan who really believed in me flew me to Japan to play a solo piano concert…
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Yoko on the music she listened to growing up
I always loved music. My mother was already playing music for me when I was in the womb. She would play Bach, Debussy and Tchaikovsky. She played all kinds of music around the house in my early years. She would play Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, sing along with Sammy Davis Jr. — she could…
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