Discography
| Year | Title | Artist | Label | Extra Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yea Big – Fishes | Yea Big | ||
| 2024 | STOOPING to TALK to A CAT on the DOORSTEP | Soul What Records | ||
| 2024 | Amazing Music of Jamie Kempkers | Jamie Kempkers | AIR119 | |
| 2023 | Oyaji Rock Bass Dreams minus B | FPE | ||
| 2023 | Mako Sica with | Feeding Tube Records | ||
| 2023 | Formless Mako Sica | Astral Spirits | ||
| 2023 | Drazek/Fuscaldo/Drake/AOKI/Jones | Astral Spirits | ||
| 2023 | Actual Music Now | FPE | ||
| 2022 | Yes Strings Attached | FPE | ||
| 2021 | Jia Lin’s Journey | AIR0103 | ||
| 2021 | Bass Dreams minus B | FPE | ||
| 2020 | The Best of MIYUMI Project | FPE | ||
| 2020 | Ourania | FTR592 | ||
| 2019 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Volume V | FPE | ||
| 2018 | Fred Anderson Legacy Band Live Volume 1 | AIR02772 | ||
| 2018 | Reduction Ensemble – Miyumi Project | AIR0099 | ||
| 2018 | Miyumi Project: “RAW and ALIVE II | AIR0100 | ||
| 2018 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra: Feedback | AIR0098 | ||
| 2017 | That’s What It WAZ – trio WAZ | AIR0096 | ||
| 2017 | And Then They Came For Us \ Un-American | AIR0095 | ||
| 2017 | Miyoshi Sketches” by Francis Wong | AIR0094 | ||
| 2017 | Gintenkai | AIR009715 | LP Release | |
| 2017 | Gintenkai: Tsukasa Taiko | AIR0097 | ||
| 2016 | SKYLAINDING Music of Yoko Ono” by Yoko Ono | AIR0091 | ||
| 2016 | Miyumi Project: RAW and ALIVE | AIR0092 | ||
| 2016 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Vol.4 | AIR0090 | ||
| 2015 | Melody Takakata: Page’s | AIR0088 | ||
| 2015 | Fred Anderson Birthday Quitesscitial Trio Lvie | AIR0087 | ||
| 2014 | Shadow to Shadow” with Melody Takata | AIR0086 | ||
| 2013 | Francis Wong: Wojtck Trio | AIR0085 | ||
| 2013 | Tsukasa Taiko 2013 | AIR0084 | ||
| 2012 | TOYOAKIMOTO | Chizuru Kineya | AIR0083 | |
| 2011 | Gintenkai: Amy Homma & Tsukasa Taiko | AIR0081 | ||
| 2010 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra Returns | (Duet withTatsu Aoki) | AIR0079 | |
| 2010 | Early Abstractions | Francis Wong Trio | ESTRADA Records MIC02 | |
| 2009 | Fred Anderson Trio – Birthday Live 2000 | AIR0075 | ||
| 2009 | Three Big Guys plus One | AIR0078 | ||
| 2008 | SORI (Duet with Dohee Lee) | AIR0073 | ||
| 2008 | MIYUMI PROJECT Live in Poland | Southport Records, SSD0125 | ||
| 2008 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Vol. 3 | AIR0074 | ||
| 2007 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra | (Duet withTatsu Aoki) | AIR0072 | |
| 2006 | re:ROOTED – the MIYUMI PROJECT” | Southport Records: SSD0122 | ||
| 2005 | Graphic Evidence | (with Francis Wong and Jason Kao Hwang) | AIR0066 | |
| 2005 | First Look | (Duet with Roscoe Mitchell) | Southport Records: SSD0112 | |
| 2005 | Basser Live II | (Solo bass music with JASC Tsukasa Taiko) | AIR0067 | |
| 2005 | Ancient Pine | (Duet with Tim O’Dell) | Southport Records: SSD0111 | |
| 2004 | Trio City 2 | Southport Records: SSD0108 | ||
| 2003 | Posture of Reality | (Duet with Wu Man) | AIR0065 | |
| 2003 | Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Lounge | (Fred Anderson, Maurice Brown, Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor, etc) | Demark Records: DG549 | |
| 2002 | TRIO | (with Joseph Jarman and Robbie Hunsinger) | Melungeon Records | |
| 2002 | A Symphony of Cities | (Duet with Famoudou Don Moye) | Southport Records: SSD0096 | |
| 2001 | ROOTED: ORIGINS OF NOW – The MIYUMI PROJECT BIG BAND | Southport Records: SSD0092 | ||
| 2001 | milk and participants – Tri-Color” Atavistic | (Jeff Parker/Dave Pavkovic/Tatsu Aoki) | ||
| 2001 | Fred Anderson: On the Run | (Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake/Tatsu Aoki) | Delmark Records: DG534 | |
| 2000 | The MIYUMI Project | (Mwata Bowden/Patti Adachi/Hide Yoshihashi/Paul Kim/Robbie Hunsinger/Tatsu Aoki) | Southport Records: S-SSD0078 | |
| 2000 | Fred Anderson Quartet Volume II | (Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake/Jeff Parker/Tatsu Aoki) | AIR0054 | |
| 2000 | Basser Live | (Solo Bass Music with special guest Paul Kim/John Sagami) | AIR0046 | |
| 1999 | Power Trio Live | (Aoki/Bowden/Phillard Trio) | AIR0040 | |
| 1999 | mirth + feckless | Tri-Color (Jeff Parker/Dave Pavkovic/Tatsu Aoki) | Atavistic alp 108 cd | |
| 1999 | Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One” Asian Improv Records: AIR0049 | (Fred Anderson/Bill Brimfield/Chad Taylor/Tatsu Aoki) | AIR0049 | |
| 1999 | 2 X 4” Southport Records: S-SSD | (Duet with Malachi Favors) | Southport Records: S-SSD | |
| 1998 | Finally Elijah” Southport Records: S-SSD0051 | (Elijah Levi and Aoki Quartet) | Southport Records: S-SSD0051 | |
| 1997 | FRED - Chicago Chamber Music | (A double disc release with Fred Anderson/Afifi Phillard/Tatsu Aoki | Southport Records: S-SSD0043 | |
| 1997 | red fire ant trio live in Iowa City” Toe CD 117 (Aoki/Pavkovic/O’Dell Trio) | Toe CD 117 | ||
| 1997 | Live at Blue Rider Theatre | (Solo bass music) | IEL Records: IEL0004 | |
| 1997 | Eigen | (Solo bass music) | IEL Records: IEL0003 | |
| 1996 | Urban Reception | (Aoki/Wong/Pavkovic Trio) | Southport Records: S-SSD0039 | |
| 1996 | FIRE - Von Freeman | (Ensemble work with Von Freeman, etc.) | Southport Records: S-SSD0035 | |
| 1996 | Actual Music” Toe Inc.: Toe CD 116 | (Duet work with Dave Pavkovic) | Toe CD 116 | |
| 1995 | Strange Familiar” BOOKish Inc.: SF101 | (Duet work with Lynn Book) | SF101 | |
| 1995 | If it wasn't for Paul” Southport Records: S-SSD 0034 | (Duet work with Bradley Parker-Sparrow) | Southport Records: S-SSD 0034 | |
| 1995 | CHICAGO TIME CODE” Asian Improv Records: AIR0019 | (Duet work with Francis Wong) | AIR0019 | |
| 1994 | KIOTO | (Solo bass music) | AIR0017 | |
| 1993 | Needless to Say... | (Solo bass music) | Sound Aspects Records: SASCD047 | |
| 1993 | Lynn Book & Tatsu Aoki - Selected Works | IEL Records: cassette only | ||
| 1993 | Avant Bass Live | (Solo bass music) | IEL Records: IEL0793 | |
| 1992 | Depressingly Happy | IEL Records: IEL09190429 | ||
| ** Detailed information on audio works and performance available upon request ** | *AIR: Asian Improv Records |
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Yea Big – Fishes | Yea Big |
| 2024 | STOOPING to TALK to A CAT on the DOORSTEP | |
| 2024 | Amazing Music of Jamie Kempkers | Jamie Kempkers |
| 2023 | Oyaji Rock Bass Dreams minus B | |
| 2023 | Mako Sica with | |
| 2023 | Formless Mako Sica | Astral Spirits |
| 2023 | Drazek/Fuscaldo/Drake/AOKI/Jones | Astral Spirits |
| 2023 | Actual Music Now | |
| 2022 | Yes Strings Attached | |
| 2021 | Jia Lin’s Journey | |
| 2021 | Bass Dreams minus B | |
| 2020 | The Best of MIYUMI Project | |
| 2020 | Ourania | |
| 2019 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Volume V | |
| 2018 | Fred Anderson Legacy Band Live Volume 1 | |
| 2018 | Reduction Ensemble – Miyumi Project | |
| 2018 | Miyumi Project: “RAW and ALIVE II | |
| 2018 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra: Feedback | |
| 2017 | That’s What It WAZ – trio WAZ | |
| 2017 | And Then They Came For Us \ Un-American | |
| 2017 | Miyoshi Sketches” by Francis Wong | |
| 2017 | Gintenkai | |
| 2017 | Gintenkai: Tsukasa Taiko | |
| 2016 | SKYLAINDING Music of Yoko Ono” by Yoko Ono | |
| 2016 | Miyumi Project: RAW and ALIVE | |
| 2016 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Vol.4 | |
| 2015 | Melody Takakata: Page’s | |
| 2015 | Fred Anderson Birthday Quitesscitial Trio Lvie | |
| 2014 | Shadow to Shadow” with Melody Takata | |
| 2013 | Francis Wong: Wojtck Trio | |
| 2013 | Tsukasa Taiko 2013 | |
| 2012 | TOYOAKIMOTO | Chizuru Kineya |
| 2011 | Gintenkai: Amy Homma & Tsukasa Taiko | |
| 2010 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra Returns | (Duet withTatsu Aoki) |
| 2010 | Early Abstractions | Francis Wong Trio |
| 2009 | Fred Anderson Trio – Birthday Live 2000 | |
| 2009 | Three Big Guys plus One | |
| 2008 | SORI (Duet with Dohee Lee) | |
| 2008 | MIYUMI PROJECT Live in Poland | |
| 2008 | Fred Anderson Quartet Live Vol. 3 | |
| 2007 | Jonathan Chen Orchestra | (Duet withTatsu Aoki) |
| 2006 | re:ROOTED – the MIYUMI PROJECT” | |
| 2005 | Graphic Evidence | (with Francis Wong and Jason Kao Hwang) |
| 2005 | First Look | (Duet with Roscoe Mitchell) |
| 2005 | Basser Live II | (Solo bass music with JASC Tsukasa Taiko) |
| 2005 | Ancient Pine | (Duet with Tim O’Dell) |
| 2004 | Trio City 2 | |
| 2003 | Posture of Reality | (Duet with Wu Man) |
| 2003 | Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Lounge | (Fred Anderson, Maurice Brown, Jeff Parker, Chad Taylor, etc) |
| 2002 | TRIO | (with Joseph Jarman and Robbie Hunsinger) |
| 2002 | A Symphony of Cities | (Duet with Famoudou Don Moye) |
| 2001 | ROOTED: ORIGINS OF NOW – The MIYUMI PROJECT BIG BAND | |
| 2001 | milk and participants – Tri-Color” Atavistic | (Jeff Parker/Dave Pavkovic/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 2001 | Fred Anderson: On the Run | (Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 2000 | The MIYUMI Project | (Mwata Bowden/Patti Adachi/Hide Yoshihashi/Paul Kim/Robbie Hunsinger/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 2000 | Fred Anderson Quartet Volume II | (Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake/Jeff Parker/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 2000 | Basser Live | (Solo Bass Music with special guest Paul Kim/John Sagami) |
| 1999 | Power Trio Live | (Aoki/Bowden/Phillard Trio) |
| 1999 | mirth + feckless | Tri-Color (Jeff Parker/Dave Pavkovic/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 1999 | Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One” Asian Improv Records: AIR0049 | (Fred Anderson/Bill Brimfield/Chad Taylor/Tatsu Aoki) |
| 1999 | 2 X 4” Southport Records: S-SSD | (Duet with Malachi Favors) |
| 1998 | Finally Elijah” Southport Records: S-SSD0051 | (Elijah Levi and Aoki Quartet) |
| 1997 | FRED - Chicago Chamber Music | (A double disc release with Fred Anderson/Afifi Phillard/Tatsu Aoki |
| 1997 | red fire ant trio live in Iowa City” Toe CD 117 (Aoki/Pavkovic/O’Dell Trio) | |
| 1997 | Live at Blue Rider Theatre | (Solo bass music) |
| 1997 | Eigen | (Solo bass music) |
| 1996 | Urban Reception | (Aoki/Wong/Pavkovic Trio) |
| 1996 | FIRE - Von Freeman | (Ensemble work with Von Freeman, etc.) |
| 1996 | Actual Music” Toe Inc.: Toe CD 116 | (Duet work with Dave Pavkovic) |
| 1995 | Strange Familiar” BOOKish Inc.: SF101 | (Duet work with Lynn Book) |
| 1995 | If it wasn't for Paul” Southport Records: S-SSD 0034 | (Duet work with Bradley Parker-Sparrow) |
| 1995 | CHICAGO TIME CODE” Asian Improv Records: AIR0019 | (Duet work with Francis Wong) |
| 1994 | KIOTO | (Solo bass music) |
| 1993 | Needless to Say... | (Solo bass music) |
| 1993 | Lynn Book & Tatsu Aoki - Selected Works | |
| 1993 | Avant Bass Live | (Solo bass music) |
| 1992 | Depressingly Happy | |
| ** Detailed information on audio works and performance available upon request ** |
Tatsu Aoki appears on
WDCB Chicgo’s Home for Jazz
- May 5, WDCB Another Place – Program Host(s):Andy Pierce, Sunday Midnight to Monday 1am (Archive replay available)
- Featured on “Ourania/ Makosica “ Feeding Tube Records (Scheduled for release in 2021)
- Nicole Mitchell’s “Mandorla Awakening II/Black Earth Ensemble” 2018-19
- Hide Yoshihashi and JASC Tsukasa Taiko (06)
- Gintenkai / Amy Homma & Tsukasa Taiko (11)
- Tsukasa Taiko / Gintenkai 2013 unit (13)
Please visit: Tsukasa Taiko website: taikolegacy.com
- Shadow to Shadow / Melody Takata (14) AIR0086
Please visit: GenRyu Arts webasite: genryuarts.org
- Before My Life / Tim O’Dell (01)
- Ancient Pines / Tim O’Dell (05)
- At Wars End / Tim O’Dell (13)
Please visit: Tim O’Dell webasite: timodellmusic.com
- Blue Monday Jam At Hothouse / Yoko Noge & The Jazz Me Blues (94)
- Thrill Me / Yoko Noge & The Jazz Me Blues (96)
- Yoko Meets John / Yoko Noge & The Jazz Me Blues (99)
- Struttin’ With Yoko / Yoko Noge & The Jazz Me Blues (01)
- Live at Kaho Theater / Yoko Noge & The Jazz Me Blues (04)
Please visit: Yoko Noge website: yokonoge.com
- TRIO CITY / Ron Surace with Tatsu Aoki and Dave Pavkovic (01)
- TRIO CITY 2 / Ron Surace with Tatsu Aoki and Dave Pavkovic (04)
- We Are Not Machines / Bradley Parker-Sparrow (01)
As a producer, Aoki has produced over 30 albums, including the legendary Max Roach and Jon Jang’s “Beijing Trio”, as well as projects in the hip hop arena, and a number of other projects in the Asian Pacific American arts, such as film and concert series.
- Kioto Aoki, “ TBD“ , Scheduled Release March 2021
- Da Wei Wang featuring Ben Karas, “Liquid Metal Core“ Scheduled Release March 2021
- Mai Sugimoto, “TBD”, Scheduled Release March 2021
- Jeff Chan, “TBD”, Scheduled Release 2021
- Jason Finkelman, “Kuroshio” Release 11/6/20
- Mwata Bowden, “One Foot In, One Foot Out”, 2019
- Yoko Noge, “The Best of Jazz Me Blues Band”, 2019
- Jon Jang and Francis Wong, “The Pledge of Black Asian Allegiance”, 2019
- Kaori Williams, “Japanese Songs, My Home, My Heart”, 2018
- Tsukasa Taiko and Genryu Arts, “The Gintenkai – Vinyl Edition”, 2018
- Mai Sugimoto, “Born/Raised” 2018
- Jeff Chan w/ Mwata Bowden, et al.“Jeff Chan’s Clarinet Conglomerate”, 2011
- Jeff Chan,Edward Wilkerson Jr. et al , “Horns of Plenty”, 2009
- Wu Man, “Posture of Reality”, 2003
- Beijing Trio / Jon Jang, Jiebing Chen, Max Roach
- Gathering of Ancestors / Francis Wong
- Sounds Like 1996: Asian American Artists
- Experimental Tokyo