[1] She is also a member of the band Pharaoh's Daughter, Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn, which was nominated for the 57th Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album, and New York Tango Quartet, among others.
She has worked with jazz and pop artists such as Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Dianne Reeves, Steve Swallow, Tom Harrell, David Bowie and Mariko Takahashi as well as actor/musician Terrence Howard.
In 1992, she made her U.S. solo debut with the late Alexander Schneider and the New York String Orchestra at Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. She has earned bachelor's and master's degrees from The Juilliard School as a classical violinist.
[1][2] Meg Okura has been married to American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer Sam Newsome since 2004.
Chamber Music America New Jazz Works – 2018 The Grammy Award, 2015 (Nominee) Manhattan Community Arts Fund (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council)- 2013 & 2015 New Music USA Project Grant (New Music USA)- 2014 Brand Personality Award, The BrandLaureate Asia Pacific Brands Foundation)- 2012 Meet the Composer, Metlife Creative Connections Grant – 2008 Manhattan Community Art fund (LMCC)- 2008 American Composers Forum, Jerome Composers Commissioning Program- 2007–2008 Meet the Composer, Metlife Creative Connections Grant Urban Artist Initiative / NYC – 2006 2005 International Songwriting Competition (Honorable Mention) 2005 American University Saxophone Symposium Composition Contest (Honorable Mention) The 2003 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Honorable Mention) The 2000 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Honorable Mention) As A Leader[3]