Nikki Yeoh
Encyclopedia
Nikki Yeoh is a British
jazz
pianist
, keyboardist
and composer born in London, UK, probably better known for her work with Courtney Pine
, Neneh Cherry
, Phillip Bent
, Dick Heckstall-Smith
, Chante Moore
and Steve Williamson
, among others. Nikki is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia of Chinese descent, and an English mother.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
and composer born in London, UK, probably better known for her work with Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine
Courtney Pine CBE is an English jazz musician. At school he studied the clarinet, although he is known primarily for his saxophone playing. Pine is a multi-instrumentalist, also playing the flute, clarinet, bass Clarinet and keyboards...
, Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Mariann Cherry is a Swedish singer-songwriter, rapper, and occasional DJ and broadcaster...
, Phillip Bent
Phillip Bent
Phillip Bent is a Jazz flautist from London.He was a member of the GRP All-Star Big Band in the 1980s, and then was also part of the Jazz Warriors, a London based Jazz group, and has also made some solo releases, The Pressure was an album released in 1993, and then in 2007 he released The Magic of...
, Dick Heckstall-Smith
Dick Heckstall-Smith
Dick Heckstall-Smith was an English jazz and blues saxophonist. He played with some of the most important English blues-rock and jazz fusion bands of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early years:...
, Chante Moore
Chanté Moore
Chanté Moore is an American R&B and jazz singer.-Biography:Born to a gospel minister, she grew up singing in the church and was heavily influenced by the music of George Duke and Lee Ritenour. While in high school, she decided to make a career of singing...
and Steve Williamson
Steve Williamson
Steve Williamson is an English saxophonist and composer.....
, among others. Nikki is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia of Chinese descent, and an English mother.
Discography
- Piano Language, Joanna MacGregorJoanna MacGregorJoanna MacGregor is a classical, jazz and contemporary pianist.-Biography:MacGregor grew up in North London, and was educated at home by her Seventh-day Adventist parents until she attended South Hampstead High School at the age of 11. Her mother is a piano teacher who studied at the Royal...
and Nikki Yeoh. - Mutual Serenade, Nikki Yeoh and Cleveland WatkissCleveland WatkissCleveland Watkiss is a versatile English singer who performs in a variety of musical genres, including jazz, reggae, rock music and drum and bass. Watkiss also performs on piano and guitar.-Life:...
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