▁viol in ▁virt u oso ▁Meg ▁Ok ura ▁and ▁the ▁Pan ▁Asian ▁Chamber ▁Jazz ▁Ens emble . ▁Capt iv ating , ▁exc iting ▁and ▁ref res hing ▁are ▁just ▁one ▁way ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁track ▁offer ings ▁that ▁are ▁featured . ▁A pt ly ▁named ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁John ▁Col tr ane ' s ▁famous ▁compos itions , ▁Na ima ▁is ▁mar vel ously ▁diverse ▁mixing ▁the ▁past , ▁present ▁and ▁future ." ▁— Est her ▁C ail ens , ▁B irmingham ▁Times ▁ ▁" Ok ura ▁has ▁made ▁a ▁bold ▁statement ▁with ▁Na ima , ▁ens uring ▁her ▁place ▁among ▁the ▁top ▁names ▁playing ▁chamber ▁jazz ." ▁— J on ▁Ne ud orf , ▁Sea ▁of ▁T ran qu ility ▁ ▁" M eg ▁Ok ura ▁offers ▁a ▁clear ▁sense ▁of ▁vision ▁of ▁her ▁world ▁of ▁music . ▁Ok ura ' s ▁Na ima ▁goes ▁to ▁many ▁places , ▁speak s ▁in ▁many ▁voices , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁rich ▁with ▁surpr ises ▁and ▁ad mi rable ▁in ▁its ▁asp ir ations ." ▁— Mark ▁Hay es , ▁E J azz ▁News ▁ ▁" M s . ▁Ok ura ' s ▁v ibr ant , ▁Eastern - infl uen ced , ▁j az zy ▁score ▁and ▁the ▁playing ▁of ▁her ▁mus icians ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁s oph istic ated ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁work " ▁— R os lyn ▁Sul cas , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁ ▁"... ( some ▁of ) ▁the ▁best ▁jazz ▁New ▁York ▁has ▁to ▁offer ." ▁— El li