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Tatsu Aoki is a leading advocate for the Asian American community,
as well as a prolific composer, a performer of traditional and experimental music forms,
a filmmaker, and an educator.

Tatsu Aoki is a leading advocate for the Asian American community,
as well as a prolific composer, a performer of traditional and experimental music forms, a filmmaker, and an educator.

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Tatsu Aoki is a leading advocate for the Asian American community, as well as a prolific composer, a performer of traditional and experimental music forms, a filmmaker,
and an educator.

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“Aoki (…) has not been alone in championing the exotic interweaving of Asian music and American jazz. But thanks to a relentless work ethic and a visionary’s approach to the art of improvisation, he surely has been the most influential.”
– Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“Aoki (…) has not been alone in championing the exotic interweaving of Asian music and American jazz. But thanks to a relentless work ethic and a visionary’s approach to the art of improvisation, he surely has been the most influential.”
– Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

“Aoki (…) has not been alone in championing the exotic interweaving of Asian music and American jazz. But thanks to a relentless work ethic and a visionary’s approach to the art of improvisation, he surely has been the most influential.”
– Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune

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The Mai Sugimoto Trio | Elastic Arts | FEBRUARY 22, 9:00 PM
The Mai Sugimoto Trio, presented by Asian Improv aRts Midwest $10 Mai Sugimoto Trio with Avreeayl Ra and Tatsu Aoki
String of Echoes | Links Hall Event – Feb 7-9, 2020
String of Echoes - Tatsu Aoki and Myra Su Links Hall STRING OF ECHOES is a music-puppetry performance collaboration between
Award – United States Artists
Awarded 2020 USA Fellows - United States Artists Link to United States Artists Website
Sudden Impact Winter Finale 2019 – Thurs, Dec 19, 2019 @ 7:00p.m.
Sudden Impact Winter Finale 2019 Details facebook Tatsu Aoki brings together the Sudden Impact series to facilitate new catalystic events,
SAT, Nov 2 @9:00 P.M. | Trio WAZ – Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival
SAT, Nov 2, 2019 | 9:00 P.M.Elastic Arts Event Information3429 W Diversey Ave, 2nd FlChicago, IL 60647 USAFirst set : Trio WAZSecond
Dec 22, 2019 | Fred Anderson Quartet – Kondo/Aoki/Drake/Zerang
Fred Anderson Quartet Vol. I Archival Recording CD Release Performance at Constellation Date Music Performance -  SUN, DECEMBER 22, 2019 @
Oct 29 | Sonic and Illusive Dance, Street Tentacle at Cafe Mustache
Date Oct 29, 2019 Time 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. @ Cafe Mustache 2313 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois 60647
Aug 28, 9p.m.〜 Chicago Jazz Spotlight Radio Interview
Radio Interview Details Date August 28, 2019 Time 9~10:00p.m. 90.9 FM WDCB Chicago Jazz Spotlight with host Al Carter-Bey Tatsu
The Bridge #8 à l’Atlantique Jazz Festival 2018
Go to the article and the video on Culturebox.
Polymath Tatsu Aoki celebrates his kanreki with a night of bass and drums
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