Nikki Yeoh (born 24 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist who has worked with Courtney Pine, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Chante Moore, The Roots and Neneh Cherry. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia and a British mother. Some of her first music teachers were Don Rendell and Ian Carr.[1]
Nikki Yeoh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1973 London, England |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Pianist/Composer/Educator/Keys |
| Instrument | Piano/Keys |
Yeoh has a long-standing collaboration with drummer Mark Mondesir and his bassist brother, Michael Mondesir in the jazz trio Infinitum.[2][3][4] Yeoh was the musical director for the finalists of the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020.[5]
In 2022, she was appointed at MEI (Music Education Islington) and Guildhall as the Lead for Jazz, Improvisation and Pop. [6]
Awards and honors
editYeoh won The Independent award for Best Jazz Musician of the Year in 1996 and in 1999 was a semi-finalist at the piano competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival.[7] She won Jazz FM Instrumentalist of the Year in 2017.[8]
Discography
edit- Piano Language with Joanna MacGregor
- Mutual Serenade with Cleveland Watkiss
- Solo Gemini for solo piano [9]
References
edit- ^ "Nikki Yeoh". Thsh.co.uk. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Nikki Yeoh and Infinitum". The guardian. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
- ^ "YouTube: Nikki Yeoh Live at Ronnie Scott's". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
- ^ "Cyrus Chestnut/Nikki Yeoh review – playful piano trio stars set the bar high". TheGuardian.com. 16 August 2016.
- ^ "BBC Young Jazz Musician returns in 2020 to celebrate the wealth of young talent in UK jazz". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "British Jazz Pianist Nikki Yeoh joins Music Education Islington".
- ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 711–712. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
- ^ "Music heavyweights honoured at the 2017 Jazz FM Awards". Planetradio.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Nikki Yeoh: Solo Gemini review – this gifted pianist's solo set was worth the wait". The Guardian. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
External links
edit- Nikki Yeoh discography at Discogs
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