Naia Izumi, Winner of the 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert Live with Timothy John and The Sarah Slaton Duo at Fridays in the Asher, Cheyenne, Wyoming | Laramie Band Photography

Naia Izumi, Winner of the 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert Live with Timothy John and The Sarah Slaton Duo at Fridays in the Asher, Cheyenne, Wyoming | Laramie Band Photography

In 2018, there were roughly 5,000 entrants to NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest. There was one winner. His name is Naia Izumi. Centennial, Wyoming musician Timothy John and Denver, Colorado band the Sarah Slaton Duo (Sarah Slaton, former lead singer of Edison, and Sarah Joelle of Lola Rising) opened up for Nia’s 2019 Fridays in the…