Miho Hazama
Japanese jazz composer and arranger (1986-)
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Miho Hazama (挾間 美帆, Hazama Miho) is a Tokyo-born composer and jazz musician, based in New York City.
Early life and career
Miho Hazama started to play electric keyboard at the age of three at Yamaha Music Foundation's School, and received attention when she proceeded to the final of Junior Electone Concours '96 at the age of ten.
Miho attended and graduated the Kunitachi College of Music, where she studied classical composition from Masakazu Natsuda and Kazunori Maruyama. While in the college, she was active in composition and arrangement, and provided her works to Yōsuke Yamashita, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Siena Wind Orchestra and Yamaha Symphonic Band.
In 2010, Miho flew to New York City to study jazz composition in master's program of Manhattan School of Music (MSM). While in MSM, she studied under Jim McNeely, and got master degree in May 2012. After that, she recorded her first album Journey to Journey in July 2012. Yōsuke Yamashita produced her professional debut event in January 2013 which was held at Tokyo Opera City Tower.
Discography
As leader
- Journey to Journey (Universal Music/Verve, 2012; Sunnyside, 2013)
- Time River (Verve & Sunnyside, 2015)
- The Monk: Live at Bimhuis (Verve & Sunnyside, 2018) with Metropole Orkest Big Band
- Dancer in Nowhere (Verve, 2018; Sunnyside, 2019)