Noriko Ueda

Noriko Ueda (born 14 March 1972) is a jazz bassist, composer and arranger.[1]

Ueda was born in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, and is based in New York City. She trained in classical piano and voice, as well as acoustic and electric bass and studied classical voice at the Osaka College of Music and jazz composition at Berklee College of Music.[2]

Ueda is a member of the Sherrie Maricle led all-woman big band the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, as well as the DIVA Jazz Trio and Five Play.[3][4]

She won the third annual BMI Foundation Charlie Parker Jazz composition prize in 2002 for her work "Castle in the North."[5]

References
  1. "Noriko Ueda". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  2. "Noriko Ueda Wins 3rd Annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize". BMI.com. 2002-07-11. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  3. Zwerin, Mike; Tribune, International Herald (2002-01-16). "Diva Blows Away Clichés of Women in Jazz : From Big Band, Distaff Notations". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  4. Jazz, All About (2009-12-05). "Diva Jazz Trio: Never Never Land album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  5. "Noriko Ueda Wins 3rd Annual BMI Foundation/Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Prize". BMI.com. 2002-07-11. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
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