Yoko Miwa Trio with special guest Mikayla Shirley

Yoko Miwa Trio is led by pianist Yoko Miwa, a Kobe-born musician trained at Osaka College of Music and Koyo Conservatory before continuing her studies at Berklee College of Music, where she now teaches.

Special guest Mikayla Shirley is a jazz vocalist heard in New York City rooms including Dizzy’s Club, where she has appeared with the Yoko Miwa Trio. Her work is often framed in collaboration, trading lines closely with piano-led ensembles such as Miwa’s group.

Mikayla Shirley is a jazz vocalist heard in New York City at Dizzy’s Club, where she has appeared as a special guest with the Yoko Miwa Trio. Her work often sits inside the trio format, responding closely to piano-led arrangements shaped by Miwa’s background in conservatory study and Berklee’s performance tradition.

Yoko Miwa is a jazz pianist and bandleader known for her work with the Yoko Miwa Trio. Born in Kobe, Japan, she studied at Osaka College of Music and Koyo Conservatory before continuing at Berklee College of Music, where she now teaches.