Nikki Yeoh

{{short description|British jazz pianist (born 1973)}}

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| name = Nikki Yeoh

| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

| genre = Jazz

| occupation = Pianist/Composer/Educator/Keys

| instrument =Piano/Keys

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Nikki Yeoh (born 24 May 1973) is a British jazz pianist who has worked with Courtney Pine, Cleveland Watkiss, Steve Williamson, Chante Moore, The Roots and Neneh Cherry. Born in London, Yeoh is of mixed race origin, having a father from Malaysia and a British mother. Some of her first music teachers were Don Rendell and Ian Carr.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thsh.co.uk/jazzlines-artist-development-creative-projects/women-in-jazz-programme/international-womens-day/nikki-yeoh|title=Nikki Yeoh|date=June 25, 2020|website=Thsh.co.uk|accessdate=2020-07-02}}

Yeoh has a long-standing collaboration with drummer Mark Mondesir and his bassist brother, Michael Mondesir in the jazz trio Infinitum.{{cite news|title=Nikki Yeoh and Infinitum|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/jan/18/artsfeatures6|accessdate=20 June 2013|newspaper=The guardian|date=18 January 2002}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9n6l1y1T5U |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Q9n6l1y1T5U |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=YouTube: Nikki Yeoh Live at Ronnie Scott's|website=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/aug/16/cyrus-chestnut-nikki-yeoh-review-ronnie-scotts-international-piano-trio-festival|title = Cyrus Chestnut/Nikki Yeoh review – playful piano trio stars set the bar high|website = TheGuardian.com|date = 16 August 2016}} Yeoh was the musical director for the finalists of the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2020.{{Cite web |title=BBC Young Jazz Musician returns in 2020 to celebrate the wealth of young talent in UK jazz |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/young-jazz-musician/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}

In 2022, she was appointed at MEI (Music Education Islington) and Guildhall as the Lead for Jazz, Improvisation and Pop. {{Cite web|url=https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/youth_adult_learning/news/view/article/british_jazz_pianist_nikki_yeoh_joins_music_education_islington/|title = British Jazz Pianist Nikki Yeoh joins Music Education Islington}}