Jason Okamoto

Bio:

------The video is from a place that I used to play solo guitar at called the Busy Corner Market. It's gone now, but the owners will hopefully be starting a new project very soon------- I have posted a few songs from my album, Solo Trio. It's my take on Gyspy Jazz. I played all the instruments and recorded it at home studio during the summer of 2006. I used an early 50's Busato guitar that is very close to the Selmer guitars that Django played. For the bass, I used an old Kay upright. You can find it for sale locally at Timbuktunes on SE Hawthorne or online at CDBaby. You can buy my CD here at CDBABY! Please check out CDBaby and hear sample clips of all the tunes on Solo Trio. These days I've been playing with a great gypsy jazz group called Swing Papillon. The final tune is from a score that I'm working on for the film, "the lonely bull." The piece is loosely based on a flamenco taranta. Below is a trailer that has been submitted to the "from here to awesome" film fest ----I've started working on a new CD project that will focus mostly on the solo fingerstyle guitar. I posted a rough version of "Columbiana"- a song that I'll most likely include on my CD. The tune is from a test recording I did when I was trying to figure what mic to use....The other song on here, "Two Long Years," is from a live radio show that I did in Seattle (maybe '92-'93?) The tune is an old Janice Martin song. Little Wendy and the Starlite Trio was the name of the group and it was my first real band. ..
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Member Since:

December 27, 2005

Influences:

Baden Powell, Luiz Bonfa, Django Reinhardt, Sabicas, Sydney Bechet, Paco de Lucia, Ry Cooder, Wes Montgomery, Jim Campilongo, Hank Garland, Paco Pena, Fapy Lafertin, John Williams, The Rosenberg Trio