Megumi Yonezawa is from Hokkaido, Japan. She began learning classical piano at the age of six. Megumi graduated from Berklee College of Music with a degree in Bachelor of Music. During her time at Berklee, she pursued dual majors in performance and jazz composition. Megumi is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards such as the Jazz Performance Awards, Clare Fisher Award and Techniques Endowed Scholarship. After her graduation from Berklee, Megumi received a scholarship from Japan as a trainee of the Hokkaido Cultural Foundation Overseas Artist Training. With her scholarship, Megumi had the opportunity to further her research of jazz music in the United States.

Megumi received a recommendation from Jason Moran and became the regular pianist for Greg Osby. She acquired countless performance experiences while playing piano for Greg Osby and his band. She had the opportunity to perform in prominent venues such as The Village Vanguard, Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Jazz Standard, Sweet Rhythm, Symphony Space, Blues Alley, Cornelia Street Cafe, Montreal Jazz Festival, Northsea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival and many others.

She has recording experiences with Osby and other renowned jazz artist; Nicholas Payton, Robert Harst, Rodney Green, Joan Osborne and vibraphonist Mike Pinto’s group. Also she plays in Fresh Sound New Talent recording artist, Jostein Gulbrandsen and his group, Grammy award winning bassit Phil Palombi and former Jean Luc Ponty sideman Thierry Arpino. Additionally, Megumi also had been an artist in residence at Wildacres in North Carolina in 2010 and 2011.

Megumi has her recording debut as leader in Fresh Sound New Talent with her own trio that includes bassist John Hebert, and Eric McPherson on drums.