FILM OF GUITARIST MILES OKAZAKI’S SOLO PERFORMANCE OF THE ENTIRE OEUVRE OF THELONIOUS MONK IS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
That’s right. As the heading states, Miles Okazaki played from memory all 66 of Thelonious Monk’s compositions at The Jazz Gallery on Broadway and 27th Street in New York. Without accompaniment. After two years of work and planning. The responsibility for preparing and performing such an event was entirely Okazaki’s. …