Omura, Tomoko
Outside In, 2021, CD
Instrument: Violin
Issue: 27.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Bebop
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 74
O’s Notes: This is Volume 2 of Branches from the Brooklyn-based, Japanese violinist, composer Tomoko Omura. She came to the US after receiving a scholarship to study at Berklee where she graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2007. She’s been an explosive part of the New York jazz scene since 2010. She plays with her working quintet including Jeff Miles (g), Glenn Zaleski (p), Pablo Menares (b) and Jay Sawyer (d). There is an abundance of positive energy in Omura’s playing notably on “Come Firefly”. We also enjoyed the soliloquy on “Bow’s Dance”.
Publicist: Lydia Liebman Promotions
