The Yoko Miwa Trio returns to the Poli Club with Special Guest Vocalist Mikayla Shirley Internationally acclaimed pianist/composer Yoko Miwa is one of the most powerful and compelling performers on the scene today. Her trio, with its remarkable telepathy and infectious energy, has brought audiences to their feet worldwide. For more than a decade Miwa’s trio has played regularly at major jazz clubs in their home city of Boston, as well as venues around the world. Yoko has performed and/or recorded with a wide range of jazz greats including Sheila Jordan, Slide Hampton, Arturo Sandoval, Esperanza Spalding, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

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New York saxophonist Daniel Bennett has been hailed as one of the most original and unpredictable musical voices of his generation. The Boston Globedescribed Bennett's music as, "a mix of Jazz, Folk and Minimalism." The Daniel Bennett Group is celebrating the release of their 10th studio album, ‘Mr. Bennett’s Mind.' Timeout New York called the music, "hypnotic!" Daniel Bennett is joined by master percussionist Koko Bermejo on drums and keyboard. Rounding out the trio is acclaimed electric bassist Jeff Dingler.
Daniel Bennett has been featured in Timeout New York, Baltimore Sun, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, and NPR. The UK Jazz Journal called Bennett "an outspoken voice of hope" during the COVID 19 pandemic. Daniel Bennett Group was recently voted 'Best New Jazz' in Hot House Magazine. The band performs regularly at the Blue Note (NYC), Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club (London) and Zingari Jazz (San Francisco).

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Jenna Mammina has been recognized as one of the leading women of jazz/pop crossover for three years in a row by Jazziz magazine. What? You haven’t heard of her. She’s performed with luminaries like Ricki Lee Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Phish, and Rosemary Clooney, but you still may not have heard her name. She does about 200 concerts a year and has appeared at Yoshi’s in Oakland, SFJAZZ, and at noted festivals like JazzAspen and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, but that still doesn’t guarantee name recognition. The point is that it’s really difficult for an independent artist to get a following, even an artist as talented as Mammina who released her first album almost 20 years ago.

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Vanessa Racci is a touring Jazz vocalist who is equally comfortable singing straight-ahead Jazz as well as music that reflects her Italian heritage. Descended from Southern Italian immigrants, she grew up living with her Barese grandfather, who played Jazz and Italian classics throughout the house. This inspired her to combine her two loves of Jazz and Italian heritage in her first self-released album, Italiana Fresca, in 2017, produced by David Finck and arranged by Yaron Gershovsky of Manhattan Transfer.
Vanessa performs at over 50 venues and festivals across the country annually from New York to New Orleans to San Francisco with a social media following of 15K+. Notable appearances include ABC7NY, Birdland, Gracie Mansion, The Paramount, White Plains Jazz Festival and the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center. When she isn't performing, she teaches voice at her home studio and at Music in Chappaqua. Vanessa studied Jazz voice at SUNY Purchase with Alexis Cole and privately with Jackie Presti.

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