Bassist Yasushi Nakamura leads a busy schedule playing in some of New York
City’s most important jazz venues. He’s recently been found at Birdland, the Jazz
Standard, the Blue Note and the Algonquin Hotel performing with varieties of
musicians. In March 2008, Nakamura performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s
Allen room for Dennis Irwin Benefit with Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks and
David Berger. In April 2008, he also played at the Lincoln Center Gala backing Ted
Rosenthal group that included guitarist John Pizzarelli, singer Ann Hampton Callaway
and trumpeter Eddie Henderson. Summer 2008, He toured Asia with Juilliard Allstars
lead by Artistic Director of Juilliard Jazz Carl Allen,

Nakamura was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1982 and grew up in Seattle. His
musical training began at age eleven with clarinet and tenor saxophone, and he
switched to bass at age fourteen. After graduating Newport High School in 2000,
Nakamura went on to study jazz at Berklee College of Music, receiving his
Bachelor’s Degree in Performance in 2003. In 2004, he received a full
scholarship to the Juilliard School, graduating with AD Program in Jazz Studies in 2006.

Over his short but extremely impressive career, Nakamura has already
performed at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Carnegie Hall and the Monterey Jazz
Festival. He was invited to perform with the 2003 Jazz Aspen Snowmass
academy led by Christian McBride, the 2004 Ravinia Jazz Festival, and 2004
Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead at Kennedy Center. He’s performed with jazz
stars including Victor Goines, Benny Golson, Jon Hendricks, Hank Jones, and
Wynton Marsalis.

Owen Cordle, Raleigh News & Observer
“Bassist Yasushi Nakamura [is] rich in knowledge and
individuality.”

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