ist ▁In iti ative / New ▁York ▁ ▁Re ception ▁" P AC J E ▁( M eg ▁Ok ura ▁& ▁the ▁Pan ▁Asian ▁Chamber ▁Jazz ▁Ens emble ) ▁have ▁no ▁peer ▁in ▁m eld ing ▁classical ▁and ▁jazz ▁within ▁an ▁eth n ically ▁informed ▁chamber ▁setting ." ▁— El li ot ▁Simon , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Jazz ▁Record ▁ ▁"... bre at ht aking ... sh ivers ▁of ▁em otion ▁down ▁the ▁sp ine ... f law less ▁technique ... Ok ura ▁has ▁established ▁herself ▁as ▁a ▁complete ▁music ian ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁one ." ▁— R a ul ▁d ' G ama ▁Rose , ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁ ▁" M eg ▁has ▁created ▁what ▁surely ▁must ▁som ed ay ▁become ▁a ▁Jazz ▁standard . ▁Meg ▁Ok ura ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁st unning ▁re int roduction ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁from ▁the ▁genius ▁of ▁Ry u ichi ▁Sak am oto ." ▁— Tra vis ▁Rog ers , ▁Jazz ▁Times ▁ ▁"... ( M eg ▁Ok ura ) ▁is ▁equally ▁comfortable ▁playing ▁classical ▁chamber ▁music , ▁rock ▁and ▁everything ▁in ▁between ." ▁— Ste phen ▁Hold en , ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁ ▁"... a ▁st unning ▁impro vis ation ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁an ▁impression istic ▁back drop ." ▁— B ill ▁Mil kow ski , ▁Jazz ▁Times ▁ ▁"... ch am ber ▁jazz ▁has ▁found ▁its ▁queen ▁in ▁Meg ▁Ok ura ." ▁— Dan ▁Bil aw sky , ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁ ▁" Na ima ▁is ▁the ▁magnific ent ▁new ▁release ▁from