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The Jazz Session #66: Miles Okazaki
Listen Guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki talks about his album Generations (Sunnyside, 2009). The album finds Okazaki mining some of the same territory from his debut record, Mirrors, but this time with a focus on in-depth exploration and group improvisation. Featuring standout work from saxophonists Miguel Zenon, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen ...
July 2009
by AAJ Staff
Smoke Big BandSmokeNew York City June 4, 2009When the Smoke Big Band, under the direction of Bill Mobley, crowded onto the Smoke bandstand for its second set (Jun. 4th), the focus was on music by '80s-era Jazz Messengers alumni: Billy Pierce, Donald Brown and Mulgrew Miller. Mobley is a trumpeter, ...
Andrew Drury Group at I Beam on July 10th
Peter Evans, trumpet Briggan Krauss, alto saxophone Chris Speed, tenor saxophone Andrew Drury, drums & compositions I Beam Studio 168 7th St. (b/n 2nd & 3rd Ave, Gowanus/Park Slope) Brooklyn, NY July 10, 2009 8pm $10 suggested donation for more info: [email protected] Kristen Berardi ...
Miles Okazaki: Generations
by AAJ Italy Staff
Squadra che vince non si cambia, o quasi. Miles Okazaki - chitarrista americano, classe '74, proveniente da una famiglia dedita alle arti visive - dopo il convincente debutto da leader intitolato Mirror dà alle stampe Generations, registrato in un'unica take e ideale prosecuzione del suo discorso compositivo che unisce tecnica, fantasia e intraprendenza. Via gli elementi ...
Jen Shyu: Jade Tongue
by Wilbur MacKenzie
Jen Shyu's approach to musicianship is what many would call consummate. Having begun musical studies at a very early age, she has become a highly accomplished pianist, vocalist, dancer and composer. She began to explore improvisation during her studies at Stanford University and has since become a regular collaborator with saxophonist Steve Coleman. This association is ...
Miles Okazaki: Generations
by Raul d'Gama Rose
Myriad ideas collide and interact on Miles Okazaki's follow-up to Mirror: his latest offering, Generations. These ideas span not only musical forms and concepts but also cultures--from Indian to European and American. The music also leaps across various artistic disciplines--philosophical, mathematical and visual--to render one central ostensible idea: that all sound is an experience shaped by ...
Miles Okazaki
by AAJ Italy Staff
01. J.S. Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin, performed by Arthur Grumiaux (Philips - 1994). Cerco di esercitarmi con questi brani tutti i giorni ed ogni volta sono nello stesso tempo sconfitto e ispirato da loro. La registrazione di Grumiaux è pura, non stilizzata ed onesta, idealmente adatta per essere eseguita insieme ad una ...
Miles Okazaki: Mirror
by Budd Kopman
For many people, jazz represents in music the fulcrum of the scale that balances the attraction between body and mind. This continuum allows for a “big tent" approach, whereby one can find a place that is comfortable and expand out if one desires. Mirror, guitarist Miles Okazaki's self-produced debut release, has all the ...
Miles Okazaki at the Jazz Gallery
by Budd Kopman
Miles OkazakiJazz GalleryNew York, NYThursday, April 12, 2007 The Jazz Gallery is a small place which offers the audience intimacy in a low key setting. Although Miles Okazaki's album Mirror has been available for a while, this gig was for its official release. The lineup is basically the same as ...
Take Five With Miles Okazaki
by AAJ Staff
Meet Miles Okazaki:Miles Okazaki lives in Brooklyn, where he plays guitar, writes music, and draws pictures.Instrument:GuitarTeachers and/or influences?Teachers: Rodney Jones, Ganesh Kumar, Michael Townsend, Steve Coleman, my fellow musicians and friends.Influences: It's a hard question...right now I will say, Melody: J.S. Bach, Wayne Shorter, ...
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