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