Miki Hayama – Piano

Matt Wilson – Drums

Harvie S – Bass

Greg Wall – Saxophones

Miki Hayama is a GRAMMY Nominated piano/keyboard player, arranger and musical director, born in Kyoto, Japan, and  lives in NYC. She graduated from Osaka College of Music where majored in classical piano, and studied jazz piano with renowned jazz pianist Sadayasu Fujii in Kyoto. After she graduated from College, she started to work at many Jazz clubs in Kansai area. Her ambition to pursue Jazz didn’t stop her but made her move to New York. Since 2003, Ms. Hayama has been busy making quite a respected name for herself on New York’s jazz scene. She has toured and shared the stage with many greats —Kenny Garrett, Ralph Peterson, Sean Jones, Tia Fuller, Michael Dease, Vincent Herring, Bruce Williams, Roy Hargrove, JD Allen, Greg Osby, Cindy Blackman-Santana, Nnenna Freelon, Jazzmeia Horn, Christian McBride, Eric Harland, Gary Thomas, and even the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin.

“Miki Hayama is an amazing young pianist with great chops, a great harmonic concept and a great imagination! ” piano master Kenny Barron recently observed. She also plays Hammond organ with the Gospel Choir at the Cathedral United Baptist Church in Bronx.”