Miles Okazaki -guitar
Matt Mitchell -piano
Anthony Tidd -bass
Sean Rickman -drums
Sets at 7.30pm + 9.30pm EDT
ONLINE: $15/$5 members
LIVE (8 tickets per set available): $50
TJG Online Livestream Concerts occur every Thursday at 7.30pm + 9.30pm. A private YouTube link provided to watch the event (recorded during the live-stream) will be kept alive for 24 hours after the event start time to accommodate audience members who reside in different time zones.
A limited number of eight (8) tickets are available if you would like to watch the concert live. The Jazz Gallery requires that all attendees read & sign the following document before entering our space. Strict measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are in place to protect staff, musicians, and audience members safety.
LIVE STREAM CONCERTS - LIVE FROM THE JAZZ GALLERY!
“Okazaki is a wildly versatile musician, freakishly precise, but also full of emotion. Trickster, an aggressive but not ear-splitting blend of contemporary jazz and rock styles, is his best band, and Trickster’s Dream is an ideal way to sample their music. The album only gets better if you keep its making in mind as you listen.” – The Paris Review
Miles Okazaki is a NYC based guitarist originally from Port Townsend, a small seaside town in Washington State. His approach to the guitar is described by the New York Times as “utterly contemporary, free from the expectations of what it means to play a guitar in a group setting — not just in jazz, but any kind.” His sideman experience over the last two decades covers a broad spectrum, from standards to experimental music (Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Stanley Turrentine, Dan Weiss, Matt Mitchell, Jonathan Finlayson, Jane Monheit, Amir ElSaffar, Darcy James Argue, and many others). He was seen prominently with Steve Coleman and Five Elements from 2009-2017. As a leader Okazaki has released five albums of original compositions over the last 12 years and is an artist on the Pi Recordings label. He has also released a six album recording of the complete compositions of Thelonious Monk for solo guitar, published a book Fundamentals of Guitar with Mel Bay, has taught guitar and rhythmic theory at the University of Michigan for five years, and holds degrees from Harvard University, Manhattan School of Music, and the Juilliard School.