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Mayuko Katakura

Mayuko Katakura is a Japanese pianist, composer, educator, and bandleader whose trio and quintet work anchors a wide-ranging leader discography.

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Career Overview

About Mayuko Katakura

Katakura's official biography traces her path from Sendai through Senzoku, Berklee, and Juilliard before her 2008 return to Japan. It identifies her as a pianist and composer leading trio and quintet projects, while Senzoku's faculty page documents her continuing work as a jazz-piano educator.[1][4]

Her official discography spans leader albums from Inspiration in 2009 through The Duality of My Soul and Next Standards in 2025. The catalog links Katakura's verified listening accounts and distinguishes her own releases from appearances in other ensembles.[3]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, and composer

Mayuko Katakura Trio

Katakura's biography and discography document the trio as a recurring format across her recording and performance work in Japan.[1][3]

Leader, pianist, and composer

Mayuko Katakura Quintet

The official site distinguishes Katakura's quintet dates from trio and sideman appearances and presents the format under her leadership.[2][1]

Jazz piano educator

Senzoku Gakuen College of Music

Senzoku's faculty page records Katakura's teaching role alongside her nationwide concert and club practice.[4]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2009

Inspiration

Leader and pianist

Katakura's chronological discography identifies Inspiration as the opening release in her leader catalog.[3]

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2025

The Duality of My Soul

Leader, pianist, and composer

The official catalog places the album in Katakura's recent leader series and links its authorized listening edition.[3]

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2025

Next Standards

Leader and pianist

The discography documents the album as a separate 2025 project in Katakura's leader catalog.[3]

Release details

Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Official discography

Browse Katakura's chronological leader catalog with direct links to verified streaming editions.

Mayuko Katakura on Spotify

Hear Katakura's available leader releases through the artist profile linked from her official site.

Official YouTube Music channel

Listen to authorized album and track editions on the channel linked by Katakura's artist site.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

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Evidence-Based Connections

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Connections below come from shared current Jazz DateBook bills or normalized documented performance roles—not subjective similarity.

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Sources

Career copy is original synthesis from the artist, label, and project sources below. Current dates come from Jazz DateBook event inventory.

  1. [1] Official biography, education, and ensembles

    Mayuko Katakura

  2. [2] Official artist site and performance guide

    Mayuko Katakura

  3. [3] Official discography and listening links

    Mayuko Katakura

  4. [4] Jazz piano faculty biography

    Senzoku Gakuen College of Music