NORIKO UEDA
BASS
A native of Hyogo, Japan, bassist Noriko Ueda studied classical voice before arriving in Boston to attend the Berklee College of Music, where she received a degree in jazz composition in 1997. In 2002, she won the 3rd Annual BMI Foundation - Charlie Parker Jazz Prize for her big band composition, “Castle in the North.” Ueda has toured and performed in the bands of the late masters Frank Wess and Grady Tate, with vocalists Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, trumpeter Terumasa Hino, The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, drummer Joe Chambers as well as star pianists Kenny Barron, Makoto Ozone and Bill Charlap. She released her first recording Debut in 2015, which features Ted Rosenthal, and Quincy Davis. Other career highlights include being a 12 year member of the Ted Rosenthal Trio, with her own small groups and leading her big band, the Noriko Ueda Jazz Orchestra.