dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɜː tˈiːnz, ɹˈiːkə mjˌʊɹɹɐnˈɑːkə lˈɛft hɜː nˈeɪɾɪv tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ tə stˈʌdi dʒˈæz piˈænoʊ wɪð ˈælən swˈeɪn, ɐ dʒˈæz pˈiənɪst ænd ˈɔːθɚ, ɪn ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ.
During her teens, Rika Muranaka left her native Tokyo to study jazz piano with Alan Swain, a jazz pianist and author, in Chicago.