Chicago asian american ensemble

Sunday, September 28

TIME: 3:00pm-4:00pm

VENUE: West Stage. Midway Plaisance at South Ellis Ave.

A photo of the band members standing side by side on a stage with a blue curtain in the background, some are holding their instruments. Tatsu Aoki is in the middle holding his bass.

A photo of the band members standing side by side on a stage with a blue curtain in the background, some are holding their instruments. Tatsu Aoki is in the middle holding his bass.

Chicago asian american ensemble

In celebration of 30 years of empowering Asian American music in Chicago, Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW) brings together a collective of musicians to draw upon the aesthetics of Chicago’s Asian American music with traditional music, experimental music, and creative jazz.

The musicians:

Mai Sugimoto - reeds

Jeff Chan - saxophone

Jonathan Chen - violin

Jamie Kempkers - cello

Tatsu Aoki - bass

Kioto Aoki - taiko, shamizen, tsuzuki

SuWan Choi - Korean percussion

OTHERS TBA