Nicole Glover

Their first studio album together, Leave That in There, came out in August.

Kavon and Tyrone are also the rhythm section on two of Nicole Glover's albums that I love, as well as saxophonist Kassem De-George's trio album called Ocean Passage.

We talk about those and some other great recordings that he's on.

Kavon has also been busy under his own name.

Yeah, right.

Right.

Um, uh, Nicole Glover does know some.

Uh, there's another connection to, to Lawrence that we could get into later that she has, but, um-

Known for her expressive playing, infectious personality, and colorful kimonos, Miki has become a fixture on stages throughout New York and around the world.

Her newest album, Breathe, features saxophonist Nicole Glover alongside Yamanaka's established rhythm section of bassist Tyrone Allen II and drummer, also her husband, Jimmy McBride.

Released in August 2026, it emphasizes the group's development ensemble sound.

She joins us today to talk about her music, her journey, and this fantastic new album called Breathe.

And so I went and bought it, and I'm sitting in the back, and she blew me away.

This, uh, beautiful little Japanese girl comes out in her kimono, and she's got this amazing backing band.

And they had a special guest, Nicole Glover, the saxophonist comes out, who's also, I think she might be in her 20s.

I mean, she [laughs] everybody looks like they're 18 to me.