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okazaki
Americana / Lyrical / Visual

plays well with others



BROOKLYN, New York
United States

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Member Since12/31/2005
Band Websitewww.milesokazaki.com
Influences. . . Charlie Christian, Charlie Chaplin, Charlie Parker, Charley Patton, Charles Ives, Charles Bukowski, Ray Charles, Charles Ray, Man Ray, Sugar Ray Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Robin Williams, John Williams, William Burroughs, William Butler Yeats, William Shakespeare, William Faulkner, William Blake, Eubie Blake, Art Blakey, Art Carney, Harry Carney, Harry Partch, Harry Belafonte, Harry Houdini, Harry James, William James, James Jamerson, James Baldwin, James Brown, Ruth Brown, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Pete Seeger, Pete Townshend, Peter O'Toole, John Kennedy Toole, Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Hopper, Edward Albee, Ed Harris, Ed Wood, Woody Guthrie, Woody Shaw, Artie Shaw, Wallace Shawn, Wallace Stevens, Steven Wright, Richard Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Sinatra, Frank Zappa, Frank Capra, Frank Capa, Frank Gehry, Garry Kasparov, Garry Shandling, Garry Cooper, James Fenimore Cooper, James Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Cecil Taylor, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Beckett, Samuel Barber, Sam Peckinpah, Sam Cooke, Sam Shepard, Sam Kinison, Sammy Davis Jr, Sammy Cahn, Genghis Khan, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Chaka Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Muhammad Ali, Muhal Richard Abrams, Richard Pryor, Richard Rodgers, Richard Feynman, Richard Strauss, Richard Wagner, Little Richard, Richard Serra, Sarah Vaughan, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Nader, Ralph Bakshi, Ralph Ellison, Ralph Stanley, Stan Getz, Stan Lee, Bruce Lee, Lee Morgan, Lee Friedlander, Peggy Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Lewis, John Lewis, Lewis Carrol, Louis Bunuel, Louis Armstrong, C.S. Lewis, Mel Lewis, Merriwether Lewis, Carl Lewis, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Carl Jung, Carlos Santana, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Wendy Carlos, William Carlos Williams, Tony Williams, Otis Williams, Otis Redding, Johnny Otis, Johnny Smith, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Cliff, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Stewart, Stewart Copeland, Aaron Copeland, Hank Aarons, Hank Williams, Hank Jones, Hank Garland, Judy Garland, Judy Collins, Bootsy Collins, Albert Collins, Albert Camus, Albert Ayler, Al Pacino, Al Green, Grant Green, Graham Greene, Larry Graham, Larry Fine, Reuben Fine, Paul Reubens, Artur Rubenstein, Arthur Rimbaud, Arthur Miller, Arthur C. Clarke, Kenny Clarke, Stanley Clarke, Stanley Turrentine, Stanley Kubrick, Carter Stanley, Elliott Carter, Elliott Smith, Bessie Smith, Lonnie Smith, Lonnie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Robert Altman, Robert Duvall, Robert DeNiro, Robert Frost, Robert Plant, Robert Schumann, Robert Moses, Robert Moog, Robert Rauchenberg, Robert Crumb, George Crumb, George Lucas, George Harrison, George Benson, George Gershwin, George Carlin, George Bernard Shaw, Bernard Purdie, Bernard Herrmann, , Hermann Hemholtz, Herman Hesse, Herman Melville, Woody Herman, Woody Allen, Allen Ginsberg, Alan Lomax, Alan Arkin, Alan Turing, Steve Allen, Steve Martin, Martin Scorsese, Martin Heidegger, Martin Luther King, Nat King Cole, Cole Porter, George Porter Jr., George Russell, George C. Scott, Scott Joplin, Ridley Scott, Jimmy Scott, Orson Scott Card, Orson Welles, H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, H. R. Giger, H. L. Mencken, D. H. Lawrence, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Laurence Olivier, Olivier Messiaen, Oliver Stone, Oliver Hardy, Thomas Hardy, Dylan Thomas, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bobby Blue Bland, Bobby Fischer, Eddie Fisher, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Van Halen, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Mario Van Peebles, Vincent Van Gogh, Vincent Price, Leontyne Price, Jonathan Pryce, Jonathan Winters, John Lennon, John Lee Hooker, John Coltrane, John Bonham, John Milton, Milton Nascimento, Milton Babbitt, Charles Babbage, Charles Dickens, Emily Dickenson, Vic Dickenson, Victor Hugo, Harold Vick, Harold Pinter, Harold Arlen, Harold Land, Martin Landau, Martin Gardner, Dean Martin, James Dean, James Joyce, Joyce Carol Oates, Carole King, Albert King, Albert Murray, Bill Murray, Bill Cosby, Bill Hicks, Bill Haley, Jack Haley, Jack London, Jack Kerouac, Jack Lemmon, Jack Teagarden, Jack Nicklaus, Jack Nicholson, Jackie Gleason, Jackie Robinson, Jackie Mason, James Mason, James Baldwin, Alec Baldwin, Alec Wilder, Gene Wilder, Billy Wilder, Billy Higgins, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, Billy Eckstine, Billie Holiday . . .
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Record LabelSunnyside
Type of LabelIndie


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New Release Generations featuring Miguel Zenon, David Binney, Christof Knoche, Jen Shyu, Jon Flaugher, Dan Weiss available April 7, 2009 on Sunnyside Records.

Debut Record Mirror featuring Miguel Zenon, David Binney, Chris Potter, Christof Knoche, Jon Flaugher, Dan Weiss now available at www.cdbaby.com and iTunes music store

"The guitarist Miles Okazaki composed all the music on Mirror, his ambitious and involving debut. He also produced the album, created its striking cover illustrations and released the thing himself. Mr. Okazaki has produced a work of sustained collectivity as well as deep intricacy."

--Nate Chinen, The New York Times

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Dec 20 2009 4:13 PM

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Dec 17 2009 12:05 PM

Leisure Class

Leisure Class



Dec 11 2009 1:01 AM



"The brooding image of Stalin,
I'm everybody's little darlin'."



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It's better than music.
 
Monk' s Mind

Monk' s Mind



Dec 2 2009 7:48 PM

thanks for the add !
Son and The Holy Ghosts

Son and The Holy Ghosts



Nov 28 2009 11:33 AM

Thanks for the add!
hi from Spain!
Jean-Philippe ICHARD

Jean-Philippe ICHARD
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Nov 25 2009 9:46 AM

Hi!

Thanks for your friendship

Greetings from PARIS

Jean-Philippe

Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith



Oct 25 2009 4:21 AM

hey man playing with you back in january is still in my mind thanks again!!
LA VOCE STRATOS DOC

LA VOCE STRATOS DOC



Sep 28 2009 3:20 PM

IN PROIEZIONE AD OTTOBRE IL DOCUMENTARIO SU DEMETRIO STRATOS


1 TORINO CINEMA FRATELLI MARX
8 TORINO CINEMA FRATELLI MARX
15 TORINO CINEMA FRATELLI MARX
22 TORINO CINEMA FRATELLI MARX

6 BOLOGNA CINEMA LUMIERE

9 ROMA NUOVO CINEMA AQUILA

13 MILANO CINEMA MEXICO
14 MILANO CINEMA MEXICO

16 MANTOVA

17 GENOVA TEATRO DELLA TOSSE

23 CAGLIARI CINEMA GREENWICH
24 CAGLIARI CINEMA GREENWICH
SodaCan

SodaCan



Sep 9 2009 11:34 AM

Thank you!
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Jo and Kenji

Jo and Kenji



Sep 9 2009 7:59 AM

Hi Thanks for adding us as friends. Love, Jo & Kenji x
Sweet Hollywaiians

Sweet Hollywaiians



Jul 16 2009 7:03 PM


"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)

"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
Jean Oh

Jean Oh



Jun 26 2009 3:58 PM

Thanks for the add!!
the ramp

the ramp



Jun 20 2009 6:55 PM

oi oi, what's occuring?
'i love you' from my solo album - check it!!
rock the weekend :)
p



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Rick Stone

Rick Stone



Jun 12 2009 2:11 AM



the ramp

the ramp



May 28 2009 12:42 AM

iiiiiit's... kRazY UnLeaSheD episode 5!!

WARNING: THIS VIDEO CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OF LAUGHTER - VIEW AT YOUR OWN RISK

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Brian Girley/Brian Girley Group

Brian Girley/Brian Girley Group



May 14 2009 4:13 AM

Hey Miles whats up brotha! How are you doing? Your new shit sounds killin man I had fun playing down in little d I hope we can play again, either here or in the big Shitty ;) take it easy man
the ramp

the ramp



May 11 2009 11:17 PM

hey, thanks for the add!

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Tata

Tata



May 11 2009 10:12 AM

Thank you very much for your friendship. I'm going to put unique videos you wouldn't find somewhere else, as well as private pictures, tour info and many many more on my page. Be the first to check this cool stuff out! Love. Tata GREAT NEWS: MY BEST ALBUMS ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE ON iTunes. Tata Simonyan
SomethingElse

SomethingElse Reviews



May 1 2009 9:42 PM

Thanks for friending with us! All serious jazz listeners should check out your new record:
http://www.somethingelsereviews.com/2009/05/quickies-medeski-martin-wood-miles.html
Matthew Hough

Matthew Hough



Apr 17 2009 6:24 AM

Thanks for coming to UNT. I enjoyed the many presentations of your ideas and talent; and thanks for giving me a lesson on such short notice.
Take care!
Daniel Bernardes

Daniel Bernardes



Mar 13 2009 1:24 PM

hey, you're the man... do you prefer metric modulation or ring modulation :P

Cheers from portugal...
Sweet Hollywaiians

Sweet Hollywaiians



Mar 8 2009 4:31 PM




HELLO!!

Adam Niewood & his Rabble Rousers

Adam Niewood & his Rabble Rousers



Feb 25 2009 7:46 PM

Hey Man - We'll be doing a lot of "Tap Dancin' 4 candy" soon.
Are you ready???
Laurent Coq

Laurent Coq



Dec 11 2008 10:07 AM

Hey Miles,
Just passing by without disturbing.
Can't wait to hear that new record of yours though.
L.
Joao Lencastre

Joao Lencastre



Dec 3 2008 2:56 PM

Hey Miles!
How's it going,everything cool?
When's the new cd coming out?
Best,
J
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