Tegan Kehoe

As many of you know, I've been the blogger for the Yoko Miwa Trio, a Boston-based jazz group led by the inimitable pianist Yoko Miwa, since January 2013. I am about to wrap up my work for them, but I still encourage music fans to check out their website and, more importantly, their music. Here are a few of my favorite posts from my time writing for them: Piano Cookies Jazz with Teens When “Listen to This!” is a Gift Women in Jazz, and in JAZZ The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? Wake Up and Smell the… Music Most of these are favorite posts because of what I put into them: my research, or my creative thinking. This last one is among my favorites for the opposite reason. Immediately after the Boston Marathon bombing, anyone in the city with a keyboard was writing almost the same thing, and it was better that way. Best Wishes for Boston  

Here are some of the posts I've written for the Yoko Miwa Trio's blog in the last few months. The posts I've written reviewing Ken Burns's film JAZZ on their blog are collected in a separate entry. Show at Regattabar, Thursday, April 18, 7:30pm Regattabar — the Heart of the Charles Hotel    The Most Wonderful Time of the Year? New Videos What Are You Celebrating? Best Wishes for Boston Jazz Week and Photos from Regattabar! Women in Jazz, May 10 and Beyond

In the past month, I've covered jazz past and present at the Yoko Miwa Trio's blog. Here's a sampler of recent posts, click the titles to read the full posts. Reflections on Ken Burns’s JAZZ, Episode 1 After starting to blog for the Yoko Miwa Trio, I felt inspired to learn more about jazz history. I wanted to hear the jazz while I learned about it, so I turned to the documentary  JAZZ , by Ken Burns. In this series of posts, I’ll share my thoughts as I journey through some of the crucial decades in jazz history.... Jazz on the Harbor Unless you only just discovered the Yoko Miwa Trio, you know they’ve won some awards, * but did you know that the performance center they will be playing on Friday, February 15 with special guest  Rebecca Parris  is award-winning, as well? Use Your Smile Mu scles Have you ever wondered about the name of the wine bar where the Yoko Miwa Trio plays Saturdays, and Yoko plays solo piano many Tuesdays? “ Les Zygomates ” (La...

The Yoko Miwa Trio With Special Guest Rebecca Parris, Friday 2/15 On Friday, February 15, the Yoko Miwa Trio will play with renowned jazz singer  Rebecca Parris as a special guest at the  Shalin Liu Performance Center  in Rockport, MA. Photo by Susan Wilson Parris has won the Boston Music Awards nine times, and her earthy, grounded sound has captivated audiences from Boston to the Apollo Theater in NYC to the Oslo Jazz Festival. Some have called her “Boston’s First Lady of Jazz.” Read more... I am the blogger for the jazz group the Yoko Miwa Trio.

Today I posted my first post as the blogger for Boston's excellent jazz group, the Yoko Miwa Trio. Last year, they won Best Jazz Act in the Boston Phoenix's 2012 awards. I am excited to be working with them. Happy New Year from the Yoko Miwa Trio What are your New Year’s resolutions? Two of the most popular New Year’s resolutions last year were to “enjoy life to the fullest” and to “spend more time with family.”* But Time Magazine listed “spend more time with family” as one of the most commonly broken resolutions, along with “be less stressed.” Read on...