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Miya Nakajima

Miya Nakajima is a Nagoya pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator who leads the swinging piano trio Dear Blues and writes for its recordings.

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Career Overview

About Miya Nakajima

Nakajima’s official press biography traces classical piano and early composition study in Hamamatsu, a move to Nagoya, and the start of her professional jazz career there in 2000. It also documents session work and jazz outreach concerts for children.[1]

The biography identifies Dear Blues as a trio with bassist Kazuya Nakoji and drummer Yoshitaka Yamashita. It records four trio albums from Three Cats View in 2008 through Walking Cats in 2018, alongside separate collaborations with vocalists.[1][2]

Ensembles and Career Threads

Bands & Projects

Leader, pianist, and composer

Dear Blues

Nakajima has led the Nagoya piano trio with Nakoji and Yamashita since 2007.[1]

Pianist, arranger, and co-leader

Dear Blues with vocalists

The official biography distinguishes three vocal-collaboration records from the quartet of instrumental trio albums.[1]

Pianist and educator

Jazz outreach concerts

Nakajima’s biography records school programs introducing jazz to children alongside touring and club work.[1]

Selected, Not Exhaustive

Recordings to Know

2008

Three Cats View

Dear Blues leader and pianist

The official biography identifies this as Dear Blues’ first album after the trio formed in Nagoya.[1]

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2015

La mesha

Dear Blues leader and pianist

The trio’s third album continues the recording arc documented on Nakajima’s press profile.[1]

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2018

Walking Cats

Dear Blues leader and pianist

The fourth Dear Blues album is represented by an official trio performance shared through the group’s channel.[1][2]

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Artist-Authorized Destinations

Start Listening

Dear Blues YouTube

Watch performances and recording previews published by Nakajima’s trio.

Walking Cats performance

Hear the trio perform a selection identified with its fourth album.

Live Calendar

Upcoming Jazz DateBook Shows

Sun, Sep 20, 7:30 PM

ケン・バルディス(Vo) & Dear Blues

Jazz Spot Swing · Nagoya

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Tue, Sep 22, 7:30 PM

鈴木靖子(Vo) バースデーライブ

Jazz Spot Swing · Nagoya

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Thu, Sep 24, 7:30 PM

若菜未沙(Vo)

Jazz Spot Swing · Nagoya

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Mon, Sep 28, 7:00 PM

浦田オサムDUO

STAR★EYES · Nagoya

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Thu, Oct 1, 7:30 PM

Dear Blues

Jazz Club Mr. Kenny's · Nagoya

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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 Miya Nakajima and Dear Blues biography

    Miya Nakajima

  2. [2] Dear Blues official performance channel

    Dear Blues