This album is dedicated to my daughter, Izabella Okazaki
My deepest thanks go out to:
My family, who has always supported and encouraged me unconditionally: Linda Okazaki, Ray Weber, Arthur Okazaki, Linda Bolliger, Luke Weber, Eva Weber,
the musicians on this record, whose artistry allowed the music to live and breathe: David Binney, Jon Flaugher, Christof Knoche, Chris Potter, Dan Weiss, and Miguel Zenon,
the masters of recorded sound at Systems Two Studios, Mike, Joe, and Nancy Marciano,
my teachers and mentors over the years, John Potter, Alex Fowler, Anthony Davis, Tom Everett, Ganesh Kumar, and especially Michael Townsend and Rodney Jones,
Jane Monheit, and my bandmates on the road, Rick Montalbano, Michael Kanan, Ari Ambrose, Orlando LeFleming,
Queva, Scott, and the 55 bar in New York for providing a venue for this music,
the friends and musicians who have inspired me to make music over the years, Garry Dial, Chuck Easton, Peter Eldridge, Ben Gerstein, Marian Hieda + Harry Dennis, Lena Horne, Mateo McDaniels, Bruce McKinnon, Tony Moreno, Thomas Morgan, Myles Paige, Lenny Pickett, Pavani Thagirisa, Stanley Turrentine,
you, who have taken the time to find and listen to this music.
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
NOTES ON THE COMPOSITIONS
NOTES ON THE ARTWORK
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