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

Discography

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Chicago Premiere! "PUZZLE" trilogy
Experimental Film and Soundscape by Tatsu Aoki


PUZZLE trilogy


Nov. 16, 2012. 19:30
The Nightingale Theatre
1084 N. Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60642
http://nightingaletheatre.org


Chicago has not seen before!!!

Tatsu Aoki’s legendary experimental film works.

Puzzle I (2001), Puzzle II (2002) and Puzzle III (2003) will be shown in its entirety with live music and sound scape.

A day trip to Lincoln Park zoo turns in to a colorful journey of light and shadow. The world of abstraction and mesmerizing cinema - mechanical reality.

Puzzle trilogy will invite you to an experience of traveling sprits and obscure moving images

Total of 118 min. with live sound scape performance

featuring music and sound by Jonathan Chen, Jamie Kempers,Guillermo Gregorio and Tatsu Aoki.

Sampler link: https://vimeo.com/11223966




TOYOAKIMOTO by Tatsu Aoki

Reconstruction of Tokyo Style Geisha Music
Asian Improv Records 0083
TOYOAKIMOTO [CD] available online via the website Amazon.com now.


TOYOAKIMOTO

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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