Aya Sekine Trio

The Aya Sekine Trio is a jazz performance held at the Blue LLama Jazz Club in Ann Arbor. Aya Sekine is a Japanese jazz pianist with over thirty years of cross-continental experience and is considered one of Asia’s prominent jazz figures. Starting from classical piano roots, she has played on prestigious stages in New York City and beyond. Sekine’s distinctive style blends traditional jazz with abstract expression, creating music marked by warmth, charm, and original interpretation. The trio includes Aya Sekine on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, and Jonathan Barahal Taylor on drums.