Martha Kato

I'm so excited that I will be back at Blues Alley in Washington DC and Blue Note New York with these guys! The full band that I recorded with last summer is back. I hope to see you there! For…Read more

Here is a new video of the performance at Jazz Composers' Series Vol.5 at The Jazz Gallery last month. Thank you all for coming! This concert gave me an opportunity to work on new arrangements for my compositions for horns…Read more

I'm very excited to announce that I will be joining the Jazz Composers Showcase featuring The Stereography Project at The Jazz Gallery this Thursday, February 4th! 

The showcase features three composers, Marike van Dijk, Miho Hazama, and myself with…

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I'm in Japan for the next 3 weeks! There are lots of exciting shows. I have my own trio and solo shows in Nagoya and Tokyo. Click here for the complete schedule. New York people, see you soon!

３週間ほど帰国しています。帰国中、おすすめのライブが目白押しです。名古屋と東京でリーダーライブもあります。詳しいスケジュールはこちら…Read more

Another composition of mine from my trio show at Blue Note in April. Enjoy!

Thank you all for coming to my gig at the Blue Note...!
Here is a new video from the concert. I hope you will enjoy. There is more to come, stay tuned!

遅ればせながら、４月のブルーノート公演にお越しいただきました皆様、ありがとうございました。コンサートの映像を少しずつアップしていきます。

I'm happy to announce that I will be playing at the Blue Note with my trio on April 19th! Two sets at 11:30am & 1:30pm. The trio features Doug Weiss on bass, Rajiv Jayaweera on drums and myself on piano…Read more

I couldn't win the first prize but the second prize at Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Kawasaki!
Thank you all who came to the theater. I had fun and it was such a pleasure playing for about a thousand…Read more

My website is up! I will be posting new things from time to time.
I have been selected as one of the finalists for the Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Kawasaki 2014. The final is taking place on Saturday,…Read more