Tatsu Aoki is one of the most recorded, talked-about bassists on the Chicago music scene.

Discography

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Editorial Review Updates
Fred Anderson Quartet, Live at Velvet Lounge Volume III

The Silent Minority

Jazz musician Tatsu Aoki is making a documentary film about the experience of Chicago’s nisei, many of whom settled here after the internment camps of World War II - "Origins of Now: Stories of the Chicago Nisei".

Origins of Now: Stories of the Chicago Nisei

By Ed M. Koziarski, Chicago Reader
April 2, 2009

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Fred Anderson Trio, Birthday Live


Fred Anderson Trio, Birthday Live 2000, official bootleg, Special Collectors Limited Edition

new album:
Fred Anderson Trio, Birthday Live 2000,
official bootleg, Special Collectors Limited Edition

Recorded Live at Velvet Lounge on 3/22 & 25, 2000
There's something about the kind of conversations you can have with old friends--you can skip straight to the heart of the matter. As is the case with this trio of Fred Anderson, Tatsu Aoki and Chad Taylor who performed many times together at the Velvet Lounge. On this particular date at the turn of the millennium, it was the birthday of the heart and soul of the Velvet, tenor sax legend Fred Anderson. This very limited edition archival recording (we call it an official bootleg) is being made available as part of the celebration of Fred's 80th year of life on our planet. It is a true collectors item as only limited copies were made.

The Miyumi Project Live In Poland

Fred Anderson's 80th Birthday Tribute Festival

In honor of Fred Anderson’s 80th birthday, the Velvet Lounge is presenting the 80tth Birthday Tribute Festival beginning Sunday, March 15, and culminating on Sunday, March 22 2009, with Fred’s birthday party. The event will feature multiple bands each night, special guests, a limited edition poster, and a limited edition cd of Fred Anderson Trio: Birthday Live 2000 at the Velvet Lounge recorded on Fred’s 72nd birthday. Advance tickets for each night are available now at the Velvet Lounge.

www.velvetlounge.net




About Tatsu


The Miyumi Project Live In Poland

TATSU AOKI - Bassist Tatsu Aoki is a prolific and accomplished musician, composer and educator. He works in a wide array of musical styles, ranging from traditional Asian music to jazz to experimental music and is a much in-demand artist performing on both contrabass and the shamisen (Japanese 3-stringed lute). He has recorded over 100 albums featuring many of the musical legends of Chicago, including Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Don Moye and John Watson Sr. 2006 saw Aoki present his most ambitious work to date, "re: Rooted" a continuation of his "Rooted" composition cycle featuring the MIYUMI Project Big Band at Millennium Park's Pritzker Pavilion. Aoki is the founder and Artistic Director of the Annual Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival.
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Tatsu Aoki
CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR 2001




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