John and Claudine Bailey Visitor in Jazz: Noriko Ueda, bass, with 10 O’Clock Jazz Orchestra and Small Jazz Ensembles

REBECCA HENNESSY SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Voice: Mina Iamonaco

Sax: Bea Lagrisola

Harmonica: Cale Fladager

Guitar: Carson Poyton

Piano: Julian Belray

Bass: Michelle Gopaul

Drums: Will Bentley

ERNESTO CERVINI SMALL JAZZ ENSEMBLE

Voice: Diya Tirone

Sax: Jordan Middleton

Trumpet: Dylan Pilcher

Guitar: JB Ombing

Piano: Zane Shihadeh

Bass: Philip Luke

Drums: Will Bentley

10 O’CLOCK JAZZ ORCHESTRA

Alto Sax: Jordan Middleton, Vaughn Hall

Tenor Sax: Bea Lagrisola, David Ko

Bari: Simon Smith-Bellefeuille

Trumpets: Justin See, Adam Scholey, Miles Kobayashi, Charlene Chiang

Trombones: Tibor Stojanovic, Daniel Grushcow, Angela Pincente, Jack Shiels

Guitar: JB Ombing

Piano: Micah Weekes

Bass: Sylvester Pedersen

Drums: Elnoe Budiman

Voice: Taisiya Sarkisova

BIOGRAPHY

Originally from Hyogo, Japan, Noriko Ueda began studying piano at age four and electric bass at sixteen, later switching to upright bass to pursue her passion for jazz. She studied jazz composition at Berklee College of Music and, after graduating, moved to New York City, where she built her career as a performer, composer and arranger.

Ueda tours internationally with Artemis, which was named DownBeat’s “JazzGroup of the Year” for three consecutive years (2023–2025). Their third album, Arboresque (Blue Note Records, 2025), topped the JazzWeek national radio chart for five consecutive weeks and was featured on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.

She has performed with the Ted Rosenthal Trio for more than 20 years, completing over fifteen tours in Japan; their album Out of This World reached No. 1 on the JazzWeek national radio chart. Her own leader album, Debut (Terashima Records, 2015), highlights her work as a composer and bandleader.

A longtime member of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra and an active member of the Birdland Big Band, Ueda has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Village Vanguard, and Birdland. She received BMI’s Charlie Parker Award for her big band composition. She has served on the faculty at SUNY Purchase College since 2022.

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