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2008

   APRIL           

            4/17  Miki Hayama Quintet performed at Jazz Gallery. I would like to thank all of you

                     who came to support our gig. because of this, it was nice vibe in the house

                     and became successful  fun gig !

             4/8  I was interviewed by Ms. Rhonda Hamilton from WBGO for an hour. It was very honored

                    and great lesson for me how to make a conversation in English. ( I got pretty nervous..)

   MARCH         I will be interviewed by WBGO on April 8th.

   FEBRUARY        

             2/23    Miki Hayama Trio will be perfoming at AC piano Craft.

JANUARY           HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!

2007:                                        　　　　　　　                              

DECEMBER     I participated the recording on Miriam  Sullivan 's Album.

                      All songs are composed & arranged by Miriam.

                       It's very beautiful music that combines neo-soul , iazz and beyond.

                       It is planning to be released on this year !

NOVEMBER

         11/1 :           Miki Hayama Trio @ Kitano  with Kiyoshi Kitagawa (b) Pete VanNostrand (drs)

                        I was so happy so see Mr. Kenny Barron (p), Mr. Rob Crocker , Ms. Motoko Hasegawa,

                        Mr. Kasuga, Mr. Odamaki , Mr. Ichikawa and  Heidi who especially came to listen to my trio.

                        Of course I would like to thank everyone who was there !

                  with Mr. Kenny Barron (p)           with Mr. Rob Crocker (left) and Mr. Kenny Barron (right)      with Kiyoshi and Pete

       11/5  :         Varely Panomarev (tp) Big Band Debut @  Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

                       Both Sets were sold out and we got standing ovation !!

OCTOBER      Miki's album " Prelude To A Kiss " has been aired on WBGO

                       Jazz Radio Station more than 60times since this spring !

                       Thank WBGO for their support !

SEPTEMBER

       9/7 :          Miki Hayama Trio will be performing at the  Dizzy's Club Coca Cola

                      on September 25th-29th.       click schedule for more details.

 JULY

      7/7 :       I  performed with "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin (vo) in Massachusetts !

                                                       I played  keyboards                                 with back vocalist and Music Director

 JUNE   

     6/3 :     First Annual Japanese Festival "Japan Day @ Central Park "

                    featuring : Miki Hayama Quintet with special guests: Lenard Eto (japanese drums)

                    &  Cocolo Gospel Choir      see photo gallery

 MAY

　    5/ 9:     Miki Hayama Trio at The Kitano Hotel 

                         with Kiyoshi Kitagawa (b), Eric McPherson (drs)

 APRIL

　    4/9 :   WBGO  NY , NJ Jazz Radio Station has been playing on the air miki's new album

                   "Prelude To A Kiss " !!!

　　4/15:    Miki Hayama  Quartet at  Blue Note, NY 

                   with Vitaly Golovnev (tp), Luques Curtis (b), Eric McPherson (drs)       see photo gallery

　　4/25:    Press conference for "Japan Day @ Central Park " at the NY Japanese Consulate.

                    As a music director and performer for the event of "Japan Day @ Centrl Park ",

                    I had a  speech and  was interviewed by reporters.

 FEBRUARY

                  All tracks  from Miki's  Second Album, " Prelude To A Kiss" , will be broadcasted on

                  ANA (All Nippon Air Line ) International Flight on  February & March.

 JANUARY

　1/27:    Interviewed  by  Japanese news paper  "Weekly NY Life".

                      Article "Face"

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