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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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TATSU AOKI’S TAIKO LEGACY 14 & REDUCTION 5
TATSU AOKI’S TAIKO LEGACY 14 & REDUCTION 5 TSUKASA TAIKO 21ST YEAR JOURNEY December 16-17, 2017 || Museum of Contemporary Art
The 2017 Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival (CAAJF) at Elastic Arts
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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Tatsu Aoki’s The MIYUMI Project
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Tuesdays on the Terrace: Fred Anderson Legacy Project
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APAHM CELEBRATION AT THE CONSTELLATION: Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project
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MCA Studio
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Tsukasa Taiko 20th year Anniversary: Reduction 4
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Tsukasa Taiko 20th year Anniversary: Taiko Legacy 13
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Experimental Films
Tatsu Aoki introduces selections from his massive film work, accompanied by Jonathan Chen, on electronics, and Jamie Kempkers, on cello.
Tatsu Aoki’s Miyumi Project CD Release at Constellation
The MIYUMI Project is Tatsu Aoki’s laboratory of sound, where he explores the nexus of cultures: Asian and American; Japanese