Calendar of contemporary Asian / Asian American music for December 2023

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Dec 1 Haley Heynderickx [sold out] Brattleboro, VT - Stone church ?pm (802) 416-0420
Dec 4 Vienna Teng Cambridge, MA - Club Passim (+ livestream) 9:30pm (617) 492-7679
Dec 4 Lucas Yasunaga (electronics) and others (Will Shorre and Will Yager / Zack Rowden) Baltimore, MD - Red Rm. 8pm redroom.org
Dec 6 Yoona Kim Boston, MA - Midway Artist Studios, Ft. Pt. Lyric rm. ?pm nonevent.org
Dec 7 Jasper String quartet plays works by Vivian Fung, Still, and Beethoven Philadelphia, PA - Chestnut Hill Friends Mtg. 7:30pm (215) 247-3553
Dec 8 Akiko Tsuruga trio Brooklyn, NY - Ornithology cafe 7pm-9:30 (
Dec 8 Carl Stone + Min Xiao-fen, Ned Rothenberg, and Soo Yeon Lyuh Brooklyn, NY - Roulette (+ livestream) 8pm (917) 267-0363
Dec 8 "Catalytic Sound" fest.: includes Dylan Fujioka & Tashi Dorji and MANAS Asheville, NC - Static Age 7:30pm staticagenc.com
Dec 9 Thanya Iyer Brooklyn, NY - Public Records 7pm (347) 529-4869
Dec 9 "Catalytic Sound" fest.: includes Dylan Fujioka, Tashi Dorji and Thom Nguyen Asheville, NC - Static Age 7:30pm staticagenc.com
Dec 10 Peter Lin quartet Linden, NJ - Dream lounge ?pm (908) 977-1750
Dec 10 Tatsuya Nakatani Denver, CO - Leon Gallery 7pm playgroundensemble.org
Dec 10 Vancouver Erhu Quartet plays works by Moshe Denburg, Elizabeth Knudson, Amir Eslami, and Yawen Wang Vancouver, BC - Annex 4pm (604) 665-3035
Dec 12 Thanya Iyer Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo 7:30pm (514) 284-3804
Dec 14 Vienna Teng Kent, OH - Kent stage pm (Climate Action workshop - 4) (

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Dec 20 gamin & yuniya edi kwon NY, NY - Abrons art ctr. 7pm (212) 598-0400
Dec 22 Karachi Community Radio, Slowspin, and others Brooklyn, NY - Public Records 7pm (347) 529-4869
Dec 29 Nat Myers Wash., DC - Kennedy Center, Millennium stage 6pm (202)

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Dec Akiko Tsuruga quintet New Brunswick, NJ - Tavern on George (outside, heated tent) 8pm-11 (732) 545-6205

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Dec Tsuyoshi Niwa trio and Kihong Jang duo NY, NY - Tomi 8pm-11/TN; 11-12:30/KJ (646) 497-1254
Dec "Wherever You Are" virtual session: Milck, Ari Hest, and Alex Wong Nashville, TN - livestream 2pm alexwongsounds.com
Dec Writer's Block LA: Jae Jin LA, CA - Hotel Cafe 10:40pm-10:55 (323) 461-2040
Dec Ryoju Fukushiro trio NY, NY - Tomi 11pm-12:30 (646) 497-1254
Dec Greg Hatza (organ) & Enayet Hossain (tabla)/TD> Baltimore, MD - An die Musik 7pm & 9 (410) 385-2638
Dec Meg Okura's Katan NY, NY - Silvana 6pm-8 (646) 692-4935
Dec Simon Yu's r.O.T.i. NY, NY - Rockwood music hall midnight (212) 477-4155
Dec Takenori Nishiuchi quintet NY, NY - Tomi 10:30pm-1 (646) 497-1254
Dec Ken Kobayashi trio NY, NY - Tomi 6pm-7:30 (646) 497-1254
Dec Vienna Teng Annapolis, MD - Ram's Head on stage 1pm ramsheadonstage.com
Dec Steve Hung Baltimore, MD - Christmas Village 5pm baltimore-christmas.com
Dec Sunny Kim (vocals), Ben Monder (gtr.), Vardan Ovsepian (piano) LA - Blue Whale 9pm-11:45 (213) 620-0908
Dec Glades LA, CA - The Echo 7pm (213) 413-8200
Dec LATI Taiko Torrance, CA - TCAC, Armstrong theatre 6pm/Sat.; 2/Sun. (310) 781-7171
Dec Haley Heynderickx Kingston, NY - BSP ?pm info{at]bspkingston[dot}com
Dec Tsuyoshi Yamamoto trio NY, NY - Tomi 9pm-11:30 (646) 497-1254
Dec "Merry Mart": Steve Hung Baltimore, MD - Creative Alliance, Marquee lounge noon-2 (410) 276-1651
Dec Vienna Teng Wash., DC - The Hamilton ?pm (202) 769-0122
Dec Surabhi Ensemble Chicago, IL - Temple gallery 4pm surabhiensemble.org
Dec Dir En Grey [sold out] Denver, CO - Marquis theater 7pm (303) 487-0111

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Dec 18 Music from China plays works by Zhou Long, Shengnan Cao, and Yang Yong [pre-recorded] NY, NY - YouTube 8pm (212) 885-7119
Dec Miki Yokoyama trio NY, NY - Kitano jazz lounge 8pm-11 (212) 885-7119
Dec Ryoju Fukushiro trio NY, NY - Tomi 8pm-11 (646) 497-1254
Dec Concert for Peace: Fulcrum Pt. Ensemble and guests play works by Reena Esmail, Shirish Korde, and Vijay Iyer (where Iyer plays his film score) Chicago, IL - DePaul, Holtschneider Perf. Ctr., Gannon hall 7pm (773) 325-5200
Dec Dir En Grey Chicago, IL - House of Blues ?pm (312) 923-2000
Dec Haley Heynderickx [sold out] Providence, RI - Columbus theatre ?pm (401) 621-9660
Dec Tomoaki Baba trio and Paul JB Lee trio NY, NY - Tomi 8pm-11/TB; 11-12:30/PL (646) 497-1254
Dec Dir En Grey Cleveland, OH - House of Blues ?pm (216) 523-2583
Dec Kiran Ahluwalia Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage 8pm (510) 644-2020
Dec Haley Heynderickx Portland, ME - Space Gallery ?pm (207) 828-5600
Dec Emi Makabe trio Brooklyn, NY - Ibeam 8:30pm-10 (646) 456-6532
Dec Jasper Dutz and AfuriKo NY, NY - Tomi 7pm-9:30/JD; 10-12:30/AK (646) 497-1254
Dec Dir En Grey NY, NY - Gramercy theatre ?pm (212) 614-6932
Dec Yasushi Gonjo trio NY, NY - Tomi 10:30pm-1 (646) 497-1254
Dec MANAS (Thom Nguyen & Tashi Dorji) Baltimore, MD - Red Room ?pm (410) 243-6888
Dec Deems Tsutakawa & band Bellevue, WA - Bellevue Westin, Cypress rm. 8pm-11 (425) 638-1000
Dec Jon Hatamiya big band LA, CA - Blue Whale 9pm-11:45 (213) 620-0908
Dec Helen Sung's "Sung with words" feat. Chareneee Wade (vocals) Philadelphia, PA, - South 7pm & 9:30 (215) 600-0220
Dec Satoko Fujii & Kappa Maki Brooklyn, NY - Ibeam 8:30pm-10:30 (646) 456-6532
Dec Ikue Mori (laptop), Will Bernard (gtr.), Brian Chase (drums), & Yuka Honda (kybd.) NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theater 8:30pm thestonenyc.com
Dec Hiroya Tsukamoto Medford, NJ - Medford arts ctr. 7pm (609) 654-6033
Dec "Festival Nites with Guelphites": includes Preetam Sengupta Guelpph, ON - Guelph Black Heritage Society 7:30pm fb: preetamsengupta
Dec Kiran Ahluwalia Pasadena, CA - Cal Tech, Beckman aud. 8pm (626) 395-4652
Dec Kengo Yamada quintet NY, NY - Tomi 9pm-11:30 (646) 497-1254
Dec Hiroya Tsukamoto workshop on songwriting and guitar-playing techniques (fingerstyle) Medford, NJ - Medford arts ctr. 11am (609) 654-6033


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