| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | SE:UM | Vashon, WA - VCA | 7:30pm | (206) 259-3007 |
| May 4 | Kiran Ahluwalia | Lexington, MA - Scottish Rite museum | 7pm | LCE: (781) 862-8043 |
| May 4 | SE:UM and Jasmine Jazz | Vancouver, BC - Annex | 7:30pm | (604) 665-3035 |
| May 5 | Kiran Ahluwalia | NY, NY - Joe's Pub | 8:30pm | publictheater.org |
| May 5 | SE:UM | Nanaimo, BC - Port theatre | 7:30pm | (250) 754-8550 |
| May 6 | "DisOrientalism": includes Arkai and Grace Yoo | NY, NY - Joe's Pub | 7pm | publictheater.org |
| May 7 | Prateek Kuhad | Seattle, WA - Moore theater | 8pm | (206) 682-1414 |
| May 8 | SE:UM | Wise, VA - UVA Wise, Gilliam ctr., Black box | 7pm (1 - demo) | proartva.org |
| May 8 | Prateek Kuhad | Vancouver, BC - Commodore ballrm. | 7pm | (604) 739-4550 |
| May 9 | Jun Iida | NY, NY - Silvana | 7pm | (646) 692-4935 |
| May 10 | SE:UM | Baltimore, MD - The Patterson | 7:30pm | (410) 276-1651 |
| May 10 | Kiran Ahluwalia | Chicago, IL - So. Asia inst. | 7:30pm | (312) 929-3911 |
| May 10 | "Worldbeat Exctravaganza": includes ATASH and Nagavalli | Austin, TX - Sahara Lounge | 8:30/A; 10:30/N | (512) 927-0700 |
| May 10 | Prateek Kuhad | Calgary, AB - U Calg., MacEwan hall | 8pm | (403) 220-7968 |
| May 11 | SE:UM | Queens, NY - Flushing town hall | 7pm | (718) 463-7700 |
| May 11 | Ken Kobayashi project | NY, NY - Shrine | 9pm | (212) 690-7807 |
| May 11 | "Asian American Pie": includes Moonroof, Judah Kim, John Faye, Alyssa Garcia, and Beau Frčres | Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live, The Lounge | 7:30pm | (215) 222-1400 |
| May 11 | Madame Gandhi and Tmuun | Wash., DC - Freer gallery plaza | 6:30pm-9 | asia.si.edu |
| May 11 | Kiran Ahluwalia | Minneapolis, MN - Cedar cultural ctr. | ?pm | (612) 338-2674 |
| May 11 | Prateek Kuhad | Edmonton, AB - Starlite rm. | 8pm | (780) 428-1099 |
| May 11 | Kumi Maxson (bass), Chris Trinidad (bass), & Francis Wong (sax) | So. SF, CA - Sky Cafe | noon-2:30 | (650) 989-8588 |
| May 11 | "See / Feel / Hear Music": talk & demo with Evelyn Glennie and Christine Sun Kim | LA, CA - Redcat theatre | 8pm | redcat.org |
| May 12 | "Wine Village": Steve Hung | Baltimore, MD - Inner Harbor, W. Shore pk. | 3pm-5 | baltimore-wine.com |
| May 13 | SE:UM masterclass & performance | Bronx, NY - Lehman col. | 4pm-6 | lehman.edu/events-calendar |
| May 13 | Prateek Kuhad | Saskatoon, SK - Coors event ctr. | 7pm | (306) 651-1000 |
| May 13 | Kiran Ahluwalia | Santa Fe, NM - Paradiso | 7:30pm | (505) 930-5073 |
| May 15 | Kavita Shah quartet | NY, NY - Mezzrow | 7:30pm & 9 | smallslive.com |
| May 15 | Prateek Kuhad | Winnipeg, MB - Park theatre | 8pm | (204) 478-7275 |
| May 15 | "Vibe Vault": BettySoo, Nagavalli, Miggy Milla, Sangeetha Kaur!, Lara Price, Adi Rao, and others | Austin, TX - Parish | 8pm | paidhaustin.com |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16 | Thao (o/f Meridian Bros.) | New Orleans, LA - Music box village | 8pm | musicboxvillage.com |
| May 17 | Vienna Teng | Marblehead, MA - Me & Thee music | ?pm | meandthee.org |
| May 17 | Hanabie | New Haven, CT - Toad's Place | ?pm | (203) 624-8623 |
| May 17 | Kevin So | Laurel, MD - Montpelier arts ctr. | 8pm-10 | (301) 377-7800 |
| May 17 | APA Heritage Fest.: includes A Light Sleeper and Bass Dreams Minus B | Chicago, IL - Zhou B art ctr. | 7pm-10 | ohartfoundation.org |
| May 17 | Prateek Kuhad | Minneapolis, MN - Cedar cultural ctr. | 8pm-11 | (612) 338-2674 |
| May 18 | Vienna Teng | Shirley, MA - The Bull Run | ?pm | (978) 423-4311 |
| May 18 | Newark AAPI Jazz Fest: includes Akiko Tsuruga, Linda May Han Oh | Newark, NJ - Newark Express | noon-9 | fb: AAPIJazzFest |
| May 18 | Tan Dun conducts Baltimore Symph. Orch. in works by Tan Dun and Stravinsky | Bethesda, MD - Strathmore ctr. | 8pm | mybsomusic.org |
| May 18 | The Deciphering Broken Rhythms Collective | SF, CA - Medicine for Nightmares gallery | 7-9pm | (415) 824-1761 |
| May 18 | Excentrik & the Shadow band (T. Kazaleh, N. Shalhoub, C. Trinidad, C. Jahde) | So. SF, CA - Sky Cafe | noon-2:30 | (650) 989-8588 |
| May 19 | Vienna Teng | Bath, ME - Chocolate Church arts ctr. | ?pm | (207) 442-8455 |
| May 19 | Tan Dun conducts Baltimore Symph. Orch. in works by Tan Dun and Stravinsky | Baltimore, MD - Meyerhoff hall | 3pm | mybsomusic.org |
| May 19 | APA Heritage Fest.: includes Ritsu Kataumoto and Jeff Chan / Ausberto Acevedo / Suwan Choi | Chicągo, IL - Zhou B art ctr. | 1pm-3 | ohartfoundation.org |
| May 19 | Vijay Iyer trio | Santa Monica, CA - Moss theater | 7pm | jazzbakery.org |
| May 20 | Miki Yamanaka trio & jam session | NY, NY - Smalls | 10:30pm & 12 (jam after set) | smallslive.com |
| May 24 | Cody Hibbard | Durant, OK - Gilley's | pm | ( |
| May 25 | Son Lux | No. Adams, MA - MASS MoCA | 8pm | (413) 662-2111 |
| May 25 | Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk finalists: includes Alex Wong | Kerrville, TX - Quiet Valley ranch (+ livestream) | ?pm | kerrvillefolkvestival.org |
| May 25 | Cody Hibbard | Helotes, TX - Floore country store | pm | ( |
| May 25 | Hanabie | Saskatoon, SK - Coors event ctr. | ?pm | (306) 651-1000 |
| May 25 | Sound of Dragon fest.: Yang Xue talk & demo of erhu music | Vancouver, BC - Annex | noon | soundofdragon.com |
| May 25 | Sound of Dragon fest.: Bows & Strings Dance Huqin ensemble & Vancouver Erhu quartet | Vancouver, BC - Annex | 8pm | soundofdragon.com |
| May 25 | Kulintaiko (Conrad Benedicto, Jinji Jeramie, Melody Takata, Chris Trinidad, Francis Wong) | So. SF, CA - Sky Cafe | noon-2:30 | (650) 989-8588 |
| May 26 | Sound of Dragon fest.: Chinese Winds & Percussion music (includes new work by Wu Zhongxi) and Orchid Ensemble & Sutrisno Hartana (erhu / zheng / suling / gender) | Vancouver, BC - Annex | 8pm | soundofdragon.com |
| May | "Noguchi at Night" benefit: Michelle Zauner and Hisham Akira Bharoocha [sold out] | Long Island City, NY - Noguchi garden museum | 7pm-10 | noguchi.org |
| May | Vijay Iyer & friends play works in dialogue with writings of Prof. Eve Ewing | Chicago, IL - UChicago, Logan ctr. | 7:30pm | (773) 702-2787 |
| May | Japanese Breakfast | Norfolk, VA - The Norva | ?pm | (757) 627-4547 |
| May | Raveena [sold out] | Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall | ?pm | lh-st.com |
| May | The Hu | Bloomington, IL - Castle Theatre | ?pm | (309) 820-0352 |
| May | Great Wall Youth Orch. | Sacramento, CA - Calif. State RR museum | 1pm & 3 | purplesilk.org |
| May | Thao | SF, CA - The Fillmore | ?pm | (415) 346-6000 |
| May | The Hu | Columbus, OH - Newport Music hall | ?pm | (614) 461-5483 |
| May | Raveena | Detroit, MI - El Club | ?pm | (313) 757-7942 |
| May | "Show Yourself" benefit: Raye Zaragoza, Alex Wong, and Sarah Kang | NY, NY - Rockwood (+ livestream) | 8:30pm | rockwoodmusichall.com |
| May | Covet | Austin, TX - Antoine's | ?pm | (512) 814-0361 |
| May | Son Lux | Seattle, WA - Neptune theatre | ?pm | (206) 682-1414 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo [sold out] | Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace | 8pm | (416) 532-1598 |
| May | The Hu | Louisville, KY - Mercury Ballrm. | ?pm | (502) 583-4555 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo | Montreal, QC - La Tulipe | 8pm | (514) 529-5000 |
| May | Asia North fest.: Dong Xi (Chao Tian -yangchin; Tom Teasley -perc.) | Baltimore, MD - Stillpointe Theatre | 8pm | https://www.towson.edu/asianorth |
| May | Thuy | Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground | 8pm | (647) 351-9001 |
| May | Walking Windows fest.: Kikagaku Moyo | Winooski, VT - main stage | 7:20pm | walkingwindows.com |
| May | John Chin trio | NY, NY - Mezzrow | 10:30pm & 12 (jam) | (646) 476-4346 |
| May | The Hu | Portland, ME - State theater | ?pm | (207) 956-6000 |
| May | Michael Seyer | Detroit, MI - DIME, The Underground | ?pm | (313) 223-1600 |
| May | covet | Nashville, TN - Exit/In | ?pm | (615) 321-3340 |
| May | Son Lux | SF, CA - August hall | ?pm | (415) 872-5745 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo | Boston, MA - Royale | pm | (617) 338-7699 |
| May | Walking Windows fest.: Japanese Breakfast [sold out] | Winooski, VT - main stage | 8:50pm | walkingwindows.com |
| May | The Hu | Albany, NY - Empire Live | ?pm | (518) 900-5900 |
| May | Thuy | Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right | 7pm | (718) 599-5800 |
| May | "Zero Cohesion" fest.: includes Amirtha Kidambi & Matteo Liberatore | Wash., DC - Rhizome DC | 7pm | rhizomedc.org |
| May | covet | Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade, Hell | ?pm | (404) 577-8178 |
| May | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Plymouth, IN - Wild Rose Moon | 4pm (radio show) & 8 | (574) 276-1185 |
| May | Michael Seyer | Milwaukee, WI - Cactus club | ?pm | (414) 897-0663 |
| May | Son Lux | Felton, CA - Felton music hall | ?pm | (831) 704-7113 |
| May | Amirtha Kidambi & Matteo Liberatore | Philadelphia, PA - Rotunda | 8pm | (267) 934-3705 |
| May | No-No Boy | Wash., DC - Songbyrd | 7pm | (202) 544-5500 |
| May | Ravish Momin workshops (pt. 1: Abletron, looping stations & live perc. / pt. 2: production techniques) | Asheville, NC - Asheville Rhythm studio | 3pm (pt.1) & 5 (pt. 2) | ashevillepercussionfestival.com |
| May | covet | Orlando, FL - HENAO cc | ?pm | (407) 272-0317 |
| May | Michael Seyer | Chicago, IL - Sleeping Village | ?pm | (773) 654-3971 |
| May | "Bloom Shaboom" fest.: Aireene Espiritu | SF, CA - Burrows Pocket Park | noon | (415) 715-6746 |
| May | Son Lux | LA, CA - Fonda theatre | ?pm | (323) 464-6269 |
| May | "Show Yourself" benefit: Vienna Teng, Alex Wong, and Jasmine Jang [Mon. - live sold out] | NY, NY - Rockwood (+ livestream) | 9pm/Sun.; 8:30/Mon. | rockwoodmusichall.com |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo [sold out] | Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere | ?pm | elsewherebrooklyn.com |
| May | The Hu | Wash., DC - Warner theater | ?pm | (202) |
| May | Sunken Cages (Ravish Momin) | Athens, GA - ATHICA | 7:30pm | (706) 389-5450 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo and Miho Hatori | Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere | ?pm | elsewherebrooklyn.com |
| May | Michael Seyer | Denver, CO - Ophelia's Electric Soapbox | ?pm | (303) |
| May | No-No Boy [7pm - sold out] | NY, NY - Rockwood | 7pm & 10:30 | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo | Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer | pm | (215) |
| May | Covet | Wash., DC - Union Stage | pm | unionstage.com |
| May | Michael Seyer | Salt Lake City, UT - The Beehive | ?pm | ( |
| May | No-No Boy (o/f M. Glaspy) | Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm studios | 7pm | (845) 679-2744 |
| May | Jae Jin | NY, NY - midtown | 7:30pm | sofarsounds.com/events/39194 |
| May | The Hu | Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore | ?pm | (980) 266-6460 |
| May | Sunken Cages | Memphis, TN - Crosstown Arts | 7:30pm | (901) 507-8030 |
| May | Michael Seyer | Boise, ID - The Shredder | ?pm | (208) 345-4355 |
| May | beabadoobee | Jacksonville, FL - Underbelly | 7pm | (904) 699-8186 |
| May | Sunken Cages | St. Louis, MO - LEMP Arts | 4pm | (314) 771-1096 |
| May | Vijay Iyer Trio | Santa Fe, NM - Lensic CPA | 7:30pm | (505) 988-1234 |
| May | Hangout music fest.: beabadoobee [sold out] | Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout, Mermaid stage | 8:30pm | hangoutmusicfest.com |
| May | Vijay Iyer Trio | Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale PAC | 8pm | (480) 499-8587 |
| May | Sarah Kang | NY, NY - Rockwood | 8:30pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | "AAPI Jazz Fest.": Victor Lin, Julius Tolentino, Ace Wms., Kevin Sun, Austin Zhang, Helen Sung, Lisa Liu, Tyler Kaneshiro, and Birsa Chatterjee | Newark, NJ - Rutgers-Newark, Great Hall & Clement's Pl. (+ livestreams) | 1:30pm-9:30 | yardbirdent.com |
| May | Eri Yamamoto (piano) & Ikuo Takeuchi (drums) | Baltimore, MD - An die Musik (+ livestream) | 2pm | andiemusiklive.com |
| May | Covet | Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground | co?pm | (647) 351-9001 |
| May | KAYE, Alex Wong, and Dylan Adler | NY, NY - Rockwood (+ livestream) | 8:30pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Beabadoobee | Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel | ?pm | (828) 398-1837 |
| May | Covet | Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz PDB | ?pm | (438) 289-9994 |
| May | Owen Chen quintet | NY, NY - Rockwood | 9pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Michael Seyer | Sacramento, CA - Harlow's, Starlet rm. | ?pm | (916) 441-4693 |
| May | Covet | Toronto, ON - Velvet Underground | ?pm | (647) 351-9001 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo | Detroit, MI - El Club | ?pm | (313) 757-7942 |
| May | The Hu | Little Rock, AR - The Hall | ?pm | (501) 406-1364 |
| May | Erika Matsuo | NY, NY - Rockwood | 7pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | "AAPI Celebration": Keigo Hirakawa trio and Mark Joshua | Dayton, OH - Dayton Art Inst., Shaw Gothic Cloister | 5:30pm | (937) 223-4278 |
| May | Son Lux | New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa | ?pm | (504) 571-5522 |
| May | BottleRock fest.: Madame Gandhi and Kikagaku Moyo | Napa, CA - Napa Valley Expo, Allianz stage | 2:30pm/MG & 5:15/KM | bottlerocknapavalley.com |
| May | Grex | Oakland, CA - Oakland.Secret | 11pm | fb: events/594788204902205 |
| May | "Wilco's Solid Sound fest.": Japanese Breakfast | No. Adams, MA - Mass MoCA | 7:30pm | solidsoundfestival.com |
| May | Son Lux | Atlanta, GA - King Plow arts ctr., Terminal West | ?pm | (404) 876-5566 |
| May | Buzzfest: The Hu | The Woodlands, TX - CWM Pavilion | ?pm | (281) 364-3010 |
| May | Kikagaku Moyo [sold out] | SF, CA - August hall | 8pm | (415) 872-5745 | M
| May | Francis Wong Special Quartet | SF, CA - Bird and Beckett (+ livestream) | 5pm-7 | |
| May | Ensemble 4 These Times plays works by 9 living women composers, including: Weiwei Miao, Chen Yi, and Vivian Fung (previously recorded) | SF, CA - YouTube and Facebook | 7pm | https://centerfornewmusic.com |
| May | "Biophilia Records fest.": Rajna Swaminathan | NY, NY - livestream | 6:15pm-6:45 | https://biophiliarecords.com |
| May | "Identity: Project Blue Marble": includes Phum Viphurit, Miyavi, Yuna, and others | LA, CA - livestream | 2pm-10 | twitch.tv/amazonmusic |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Che Chen (recorder/voice/organ) | Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool | 2pm | (718) 609-0484 |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Guitar Wolf | Lancaster, PA - Tellus360 | ?pm | (717) 393-1660 |
send your info. and comments to: aamusic88 {at} aol.com
Return to: