Jonah Yano

Canadian musician

Jonah Yano is a Canadian musician.[1] He is most noted as a two-time SOCAN Songwriting Prize nominee, receiving nods in 2021 for "Delicate"[2] and in 2023 for "Always".[3]

Born in Hiroshima, Japan, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, he is currently based in Montreal, Quebec.[4]

A frequent collaborator with BadBadNotGood, he released his debut full-length album Souvenir in 2020,[5] and followed up with Portrait of a Dog in 2023.[6] His 2023 set at the Montreal Jazz Festival saw him compared to "a jazzier Homeshake or a funkier Andy Shauf".[7]

In late 2023, he released the non-album single "Concentrate".[8] In 2024, he collaborated with Ouri on her single "Quiet Drumming".[9]

References

  1. ^ Alisha Mughal, "Jonah Yano Creates Portraits of Memories". Exclaim!, January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Megan LaPierre, "SOCAN Songwriting Prize Announces 2021 Finalists". Exclaim!, June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Amélie Revert, "Nominees for 2023 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Include Maylee Todd, Lydia Képinski & More". Billboard, November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Yasmine Shentesh, "Family love is extraordinary on Jonah Yano's Portrait of a Dog". The Georgia Straight, February 13, 2023.
  5. ^ "In 'Souvenir' Jonah Yano Explores Identity, Loss and Reconnection". NPR, June 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Matthew Ritchie, "Portrait of a Dog: Jonah Yano". Pitchfork, February 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Mathias Pageau, "Jonah Yano Brought Fake Storms and Real Feelings to Montreal". Exclaim!, June 29, 2023.
  8. ^ Ben Okazawa, "Jonah Yano's Shapeshifting "concentrate" Is a Year in Review". Exclaim!, November 26, 2023.
  9. ^ Megan LaPierre, "Ouri Enlists Jonah Yano for 'Quiet Drumming'". Exclaim!, June 20, 2024.


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