[piano] shayna: johnny o'neal performs tonight. he was sidelined by illness or years and now on a recently heralded by "the new york times." >> it is the highest level of performance on an instrument. there is always something to do. you have to have a lot of humility to play this music, especially when i think about the throwback gladiators that came before me. ? [piano] shayna: he says he is honored to be a part of the legacy at minton's. displays, billie holiday, dizzy gillespie, great. shayna: what does that say about you? >> [laughter] i look at them as more like the roots and i am an extended branch from where the soul begins. it is good to continue it on and blossom and flourish. ? [piano] [applause] everything and everyone we featured on today's program by logging on to our page at wcvb.com. thank you for watching, everyone. have a great rest of your day. take care. ? [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. >> announcer: the following is a paid a