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Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 12: Polarity in real life applications (tunes)This videos jumps off of the questions from the last episode. I talk about "Stardust," "Embraceable You," "Night and Day," phrases by Charlie Parker, and then demonstrate some exercises and ideas.
2025-05-0323 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 09: To plan or not to planThis is a response video to a couple of questions from the last post, which was pretty complicated. The main thing is looking at options of how to think about pathways, which can boggle the mind pretty quickly. I give some of my shortcuts and tricks.
2025-05-0322 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 11: The 8-way traffic circleBy introducing mi6 chords, we've now doubled the number of dominants available at any given time. I get into this idea here, with a very short explanation that ties into the diminished thing we started this series with.
2025-05-0317 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 10: The mystery of minorTurning from major to minor, I do a very brief history and explanation of the major/minor duality, and then get into the cadence Fmi6 --> C. Feel free to ask quesitons, as this one goes a bit into the weeds.
2025-05-0319 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 05 - Reverse Traffic CircleIn the last video we looked at four ways to get to a place. Now we look at, for any particular place, four ways to get out of it. For example, if you are in C (major or minor), you can make that into a C7 to then prepare to go somewhere. You have (in this traffic circle model) four directions: F, Ab, B, or D. These could be major or minor key centers. So in the exercise I just go to a key center, make it dominant, and go somewhere else. For example,C, C7, Fmi...
2025-04-3013 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 04: Alterations of the dominant and the traffic circle conceptMoving back to application, I explain here how the four dominants that we made from the diminished create four "altered dominant" sounds. Specifically:Bb7 -> C = G7b9#9 -> CDb7 -> C = G7b9#11 -> CE7 -> C = G13b9 -> Cand of courseG7 -> C = G7 -> CSo, instead of thinking of four varieties of altered "G7" chords, we are thinking of approaching the destination from four different angles. Could be North, South, East and West, or something like that. Could...
2025-04-3017 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 03: Diminished into Dominant 7th Morphing exerciseBack to warmup exercises, here's one looking at the diminished 7th morphing into the four dominant 7th chords that are related to it.
2025-04-3010 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 02: Diminished Resolutions in ContextHere's a video to address a member question of application of the stuff from the previous post, using examples on a minor blues and "All the Things You Are."
2025-04-3011 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiSymmetry 01: Diminished / Leading Tone ResolutionsThis will be a series of videos on a single topic that I find extremely useful, which is the use of diminished structures. We start out with thinking about the places where one diminished 7th structure could go, and then turning that into an exercise.
2025-04-3022 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiChromatic Scale (pt. 3, Levels of Dynamics with the Pick)Still using the Chromatic Scale, and then demonstrating with improvising on a blues. Seeing how many levels of dynamics we can get with the pick, playing with the amp turned up to 10.
2025-04-3012 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiChromatic Scale (pt. 2, practice ideas)A couple more quick practice ideas for the chromatic scale, a great way to get your fingers and picking hand going.
2025-04-3013 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThe Chromatic Scale (pt. 1, fingering)We are switching gears away from full time Monk practice to a variety of things that I find useful. I hope you all find them useful as well. Today is a hotel room session, so a little quiet, but you can get the idea. Some thoughts on the chromatic scale and practicing with accents to develop articulation control. Attached are a couple of pages from "Fundamentals of Guitar" that talk about a similar approach.
2025-04-3018 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "'Round Midnight"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."This is the last episode of the series.
2025-04-2145 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: Songs that are more like improvisationsIn this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2112 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Blue Hawk"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2120 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Rhythm-a-ning"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2119 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Bolivar Blues / Blues Five Spot"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2125 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Blue Monk"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2114 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Sixteen"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2126 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Two Timer"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2121 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Teo"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2126 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Green Chimneys"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2120 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Let's Call This"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2119 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Boo-Boo's Birthday"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2124 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Reflections"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2124 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Jackie-ing"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2129 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "In Walked Bud"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-2119 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "I Mean You"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1726 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Eronel"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1731 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Let's Cool One"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1719 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Little Rootie Tootie"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1735 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Little Rootie Tootie"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1721 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Hackensack"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1717 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Straight, No Chaser"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1716 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Misterioso"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1518 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook "Shuffle Boil"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1522 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Well You Needn't"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1525 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Brilliant Corners"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1423 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Bright Mississippi"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-141h 03
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook "Hornin' In" In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1428 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Think of One"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1420 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Bye-Ya"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1422 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Bye Ya"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1422 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Nutty"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1423 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Played Twice"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1422 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Evidence"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1416 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Ask Me Now"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1423 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook "A Merrier Christmas"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1411 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Monk's Dream"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1424 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "52nd St. Theme"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1425 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Raise Four"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1416 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Epistrophy"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1428 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Stuffy Turkey"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1409 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Work"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1450 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Crepuscule with Nellie"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1436 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Ruby, My Dear"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1432 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Friday the 13th"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1416 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Humph"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1440 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Off Minor"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1435 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Four in One"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1440 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Bemsha Swing"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1459 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "introspection"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1438 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Coming on the Hudson"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1434 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Pannonica"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-1451 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Light Blue"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0213 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Functional"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0218 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Oska T."In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0220 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Trinkle Tinkle"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0230 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Ugly Beauty"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0216 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Criss Cross"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0215 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Locomotive"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0215 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Tea For Two" + Skippy"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0229 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook "Gallop's Gallop"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0213 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook "Brake's Sake"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0210 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "San Francisco Holiday"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-04-0213 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "We See"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. To see video versions, go to Patreon and find "Work with Miles Okazaki."
2025-03-2810 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Who Knows"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. These videos were the beginning of my patreon page. To see the videos and all of the other directions this page took after the Monk series, go here.
2025-03-2812 min
Work, with Miles OkazakiThelonious Monk Songbook: "Monk's Mood"In this series from 2023-24, I go through the every one of Thelonious Monk's compositions in preparation for a marathon concert in October of 2024. The episodes start very informally, just as practice videos to document my own progress, and eventually evolve into lessons on each tune. These videos were the beginning of my patreon page. To see the videos and all of the other directions this page took after the Monk series, go here.
2025-03-2813 min
Mondo JazzMiles Okazaki, Reinier Baas, Orlando le Fleming, Gregory Uhlmann & MoreA playlist made of imaginary soundtracks, electro-acoustic experiments, guitar driven alchemies and virtuosic intricacy.The playlist features Remy Le Boeuf; Slowly Rolling Camera; Orlando le Fleming; Reinier Baas; Miles Okazaki [pictured]; Gregory Uhlmann; Zack Clarke.Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/19343552/Mondo-Jazz [from "Stop & Go" to "Earnts"]Happy listening!Photo credit: Patrick Lambin
2024-08-1435 min
Liner Notes with David BixlerLINER NOTES with David Bixler featuring Miles OkazakiAfter several decades of creating music in a manner that was beginning to feel routine, guitarist Miles Okazaki was searching for a fresh way to make music. He examined the processes of artists Ed Ruscha, Sol Lewitt, and Ken Price as templates for creating. In possession of these new ideas gleaned from these artists, he went into the studio with a group of musicians that were given prompts which were recorded and formed into what Miles refers to as musical "slabs." These "slabs" were then sanded, polished, and sculpted, and the result is Miniture America, which Okazaki describes as...
2024-08-0139 min
Guitar UnlimitedMiles OkazakiOn this episode, Joel Harrison speaks with guitarist Miles Okazaki about rhythmic cycles and his studies in South Indian drumming.
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Guitar Unlimited is sponsored by the Alternative Guitar Summit. Visit alternativeguitarsummit.com for more info.
2024-07-0821 min
Everyone Loves GuitarMiles Okazaki: ON DIVORCE & BEING "OF SERVICE"☕️Buy me a coffee: https://www.everyonelovesguitar.com/support 🎧 Discover How to Get Your Music Licensed & Placed in TV, Movies, Video Games & Streaming Services: https://MusicReboot.com On this Miles Okazaki Interview: Using guitar to overcome shyness, moving from a small town in Washington state to NYC, performing well under pressure and the benefit of working with mentors… working with Stanley Turrentine, John Zorn, Steve Coleman… dealing with divorce and some other low points, cooking, being of service to others, self-care, and why his pastry game is pretty good. Great work ethic, passionate musician Miles Oka...
2024-04-171h 58
La Montaña Rusa Radio JazzLa Montaña Rusa 46.2023. Elina Duni. Bheki Mseleku. Miles Davis. Miles Okazaki. Apel.les Carod. Get The Blessing.La portada de este número de La Montaña Rusa fue el nuevo álbum de la vocalista Elina Duni, quien este 2023 y para ECM, ha publicado el estupendo A Time to Remember.Después descubriremos juntos al pianista y compositor sudafricano, Bheki Mseleku, al que escucharemos en Beyond the Stars, publicado en 2021 y extraído de unas sesiones de 2003.El Clásico de la Semana fue el gran Miles Davis, al que nos acercaremos escuchando el recopilatorio, Circle In The Round, publicado en 1979.Seguir leyendo La Montaña Rusa 46.2023. Elina D...
2023-11-191h 21La Montaña Rusa Radio JazzLa Montaña Rusa 46.2023. Elina Duni. Bheki Mseleku. Miles Davis. Miles Okazaki. Apel.les Carod. Get The Blessing.La portada de este número de La Montaña Rusa fue el nuevo álbum de la vocalista Elina Duni, quien este 2023 y para ECM, ha publicado el estupendo A Time to Remember.Después descubriremos juntos al pianista y compositor sudafricano, Bheki Mseleku, al que escucharemos en Beyond the Stars, publicado en 2021 y extraído de unas sesiones de 2003.El Clásico de la Semana fue el gran Miles Davis, al que nos acercaremos escuchando el recopilatorio, Circle In The Round, publicado en 1979.Seguir leyendo La Montaña Rusa 46.2023. Elina D...
2023-11-191h 21
Alternative Guitar SummitEpisode 11: Miles OkazakiMiles Okazaki has recorded solo versions of every Thelonious Monk and leads a dynamite quartet called Trickster. Stints with Steve Coleman and others have made him something a rhythm savant. Join us as we discuss Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, play a Thelonious Monk tune, and watch Miles demonstrate some of his rhythmic mastery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la7So2U-vcs [...]
2023-06-131h 09Alternative Guitar SummitEpisode 11: Miles OkazakiMiles Okazaki has recorded solo versions of every Thelonious Monk and leads a dynamite quartet called Trickster. Stints with Steve Coleman and others have made him something a rhythm savant. Join us as we discuss Wes Montgomery, Charlie Christian, play a Thelonious Monk tune, and watch Miles demonstrate some of his rhythmic mastery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la7So2U-vcs
2023-06-131h 09
Mondo JazzMeditations on Crime, Miles Okazaki, Kurt Elling, Maggie Jean MartinA mystery project bearing the DNA of the late Hal Willner and Sun Ra, a project inspired by the poetry of that same Herman Poole Blount, tributes to Carla Bley and Lars Gullin, saxophonists on the rise, and a teenage sensation.The playlist features Meditations on Crime, King Khan, Sun Ra Arkestra; Miles Okazaki; Kurt Elling; Owl Trio; Steve Cardenas, Ben Allison, Ted Nash; Jeanne Michard; Chet Doxas; Randal Despommier, Ben Monder; Maggie Jean Martin.Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/16213009/Mondo-Jazz (from "We the People of the Myths" onward).Happy...
2022-07-2958 min
HDO - JazzX5Fred Frith - John Scofield - Miles Okazaki: Guitarristas. Por Pachi Tapiz. HDO 548 [Podcast de jazz]En HDO volvemos a parte de su dinámica habitual centrando la entrega 548 en tres grabaciones lideradas por guitarristas, las tres más que recomendables.
John Scofield acaba de publicar en el sello ECM Solo, armado únicamente con su guitarra eléctrica y sus loopers, para dar cuenta de un repertorio tanto ajeno (jazzístico y no jazzístico), como propio. Miles Okazaki lidera un cuarteto que completan Matt Mitchell, Anthony Tidd y Sean RIckman en Thisness (Pi Recordings). El tercer guitarrista involucrado en el programa es Fred Frith, que ha publicado en Intakt el doble CD Road al mando de su trío...
2022-06-061h 22HDO - JazzX5Fred Frith - John Scofield - Miles Okazaki: Guitarristas. Por Pachi Tapiz. HDO 548 [Podcast de jazz]En HDO volvemos a parte de su dinámica habitual centrando la entrega 548 en tres grabaciones lideradas por guitarristas, las tres más que recomendables.
John Scofield acaba de publicar en el sello ECM Solo, armado únicamente con su guitarra eléctrica y sus loopers, para dar cuenta de un repertorio tanto ajeno (jazzístico y no jazzístico), como propio. Miles Okazaki lidera un cuarteto que completan Matt Mitchell, Anthony Tidd y Sean RIckman en Thisness (Pi Recordings). El tercer guitarrista involucrado en el programa es Fred Frith, que ha publicado en Intakt el doble CD Road al mando de su trío...
2022-06-061h 22
Erroll Garner UncoveredEP.07 - Miles Okazaki / That’s My KickGuitarist and composer Miles Okazaki joins Dr. Kelley for a journey though Garner’s album That’s My Kick. They examine Garner as the musical “trickster” of myth, and Okazaki demonstrates what made Garner’s legendary left hand rhythms such an important aspect of his artistry.
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2021-06-1151 min
Chasing FretsMiles Okazaki: Drum Rudiments for GuitaristsJazz iconoclast Miles Okazaki talks about transforming these stick exercises into pick exercises, and how that process can improve technique while inspiring fresh rhythmic and melodic ideas.
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2020-07-3100 minChasing FretsMiles Okazaki's Approach to Melodic PatternsEschewing traditional jazz guitar methods, Okazaki employs visual diagrams and melodic permutations. In this episode, he discusses his unusual approach and how it figures into his own improvisations.
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Hit us up: chasingfrets@premierguitar.com (mailto:chasingfrets@premierguitar.com)
Special thanks to Rode and Audio-Technica
2020-07-2700 min
Everyone Loves GuitarMiles OkazakiUsing guitar to overcome shyness, moving from a small town in Washington state to NYC, performing well under pressure and the benefit of working with mentors… working with Stanley Turrentine, John Zorn, Steve Coleman… dealing with divorce and some other low points, cooking, being of service to others, self-care, and why his pastry game is pretty good. Great work ethic, passionate musician. Miles Okazaki is a NYC based guitarist whose main focus is on rhythmic concepts for improvisation, composition, and music theory. As a sideman, he’s played with artists like Kenny Barron, John Zorn, Stanley Turrentine, Dan We...
2020-03-092h 04
A Noise From The Deep: Greenleaf Music Podcast with Dave DouglasANFTD #4: Miles Okazaki
Dave Douglas and Michael Bates host a conversation with American guitarist Miles Okazaki about how nature informs …
2013-05-1301 min
The Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #376: Miles Okazaki
Guitarist Miles Okazaki’s new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. It’s the third and final album in the series that includes Mirror and Generations. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the series and the different aspects of his music he explored on each album; the Golden Mean and Fibonacci numbers and how they figure into his compositions; why it was important for him to record a live album; and how his artwork informs his music and vice versa. Learn more at milesokazaki.com and follow him...
2012-05-2800 minThe Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #376: Miles Okazaki
Guitarist Miles Okazaki’s new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. It’s the third and final album in the series that includes Mirror and Generations. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the series and the different aspects of his music he explored on each album; the Golden Mean and Fibonacci numbers and how they figure into his compositions; why it was important for him to record a live album; and how his artwork informs his music and vice versa. Learn more at milesokazaki.com and follow him...
2012-05-2800 minPodcast Archives - The Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #376: Miles Okazaki
Guitarist Miles Okazaki’s new album is Figurations (Sunnyside, 2012), recorded live at The Jazz Gallery in New York City. It’s the third and final album in the series that includes Mirror and Generations. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the series and the different aspects of his music he explored on each album; the Golden Mean and Fibonacci numbers and how they figure into his compositions; why it was important for him to record a live album; and how his artwork informs his music and vice versa. Learn more at milesokazaki.com and follow him...
2012-05-2800 minThe Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #66: Miles Okazaki
Jason Crane interviews guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki 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 Zenón, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen Shyu, drummer Dan Weiss, and bassist Jon Flaugher. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the philosophy behind the album, and why the music also stands on its own.
If you’d like to buy this albu...
2009-07-1300 minThe Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #66: Miles Okazaki
Jason Crane interviews guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki 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 Zenón, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen Shyu, drummer Dan Weiss, and bassist Jon Flaugher. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the philosophy behind the album, and why the music also stands on its own.
If you’d like to buy this albu...
2009-07-1300 minPodcast Archives - The Jazz SessionThe Jazz Session #66: Miles Okazaki
Jason Crane interviews guitarist and composer Miles Okazaki 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 Zenón, David Binney, and Christof Knoche; along with vocalist Jen Shyu, drummer Dan Weiss, and bassist Jon Flaugher. In this interview, Okazaki talks about the philosophy behind the album, and why the music also stands on its own.
If you’d like to buy this albu...
2009-07-1300 min