Origins of Now Big Band: 30th Year Edition of the Asian American Jazz Festival

Sunday, September 28

TIME: 3:00pm-4:00pm

VENUE: West Stage. Midway Plaisance at South Ellis Ave.

A black and white photo of the band members standing side by side on a stage, some are holding their instruments. Tatsu Aoki is seated cross-legged in the front center.

Origins of Now Big Band: 30th Year Edition of the Asian American Jazz Festival

In celebration of 30 years of empowering Asian American music in Chicago, Asian Improv aRts Midwest (AIRMW) brings together a collective of musicians to draw upon the aesthetics of Chicago’s Asian American music with traditional music, experimental music, and creative jazz.

The celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Asian American Jazz Festival is made possible in part by support from the MacArthur Foundation.

The musicians:

Mai Sugimoto - reeds

Jeff Chan - saxophone

Jonathan Chen - violin

Jamie Kempkers - cello

Tatsu Aoki - bass

Kioto Aoki - taiko, shamizen, tsuzuki

SuWan Choi - Korean percussion

OTHERS TBA