A five, six, seven, eight…
Come on down and swing along to the best ragtime, stride, and jazz the Big Apple has to offer. With special performances on select Thursdays and sprinkled spontaneously throughout the season.
Find Piano in Bryant Park on the Upper Terrace at the base of the William Cullen Bryant Statue behind the New York Public Library.
Kuni Mikami
12 Years with Lionel Hampton's Big Band
“He plays with soul!” - Lionel Hampton
Born in Tokyo, Kuni Mikami came to the United States in 1974 where he has been playing for many of the top big-bands ever since. He has performed with bands such as The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Cab Calloway. Illinois Jacquet, and the New Lionel Hampton Orchestra to name a few. His performances and tours have taken him all over the world, including to his native Japan on a 50-city tour. Kuni is also the author of two jazz piano instructional books in Japanese: Jazz Piano New York Style Volume I and Volume II. He also wrote a book My Life as a Jazz Pianist in NY.
Thank you for the music!
Many thanks to Sam Ash Music Stores for their support through the years.
