Nikki Yeoh

Nikki Yeoh
Born (1973-05-24) 24 May 1973 (age 51)
London, England
GenresJazz
OccupationPianist/Composer/Educator/Keys
InstrumentPiano/Keys

Nikki Yeoh (born 24 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist who has worked with Courtney Pine, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Chante Moore, The Roots and Neneh Cherry. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia and a British mother. Some of her first music teachers were Don Rendell and Ian Carr.[1]

Yeoh has a long-standing collaboration with drummer Mark Mondesir and his bassist brother, Michael Mondesir in the jazz trio Infinitum.[2][3][4] Yeoh was the musical director for the finalists of the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020.[5]

In 2022, she was appointed at MEI (Music Education Islington) and Guildhall as the Lead for Jazz, Improvisation and Pop. [6]

  1. ^ "Nikki Yeoh". Thsh.co.uk. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Nikki Yeoh and Infinitum". The guardian. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. ^ "YouTube: Nikki Yeoh Live at Ronnie Scott's". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Cyrus Chestnut/Nikki Yeoh review – playful piano trio stars set the bar high". TheGuardian.com. 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "BBC Young Jazz Musician returns in 2020 to celebrate the wealth of young talent in UK jazz". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "British Jazz Pianist Nikki Yeoh joins Music Education Islington".