to Contemporary Asian / Asian American Music Calendar for March 2025

Contemporary Asian / Asian American Music Calendar for March 2025
Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Mar 1,2 Cambodian Rock Band play (music by Dengue Fever) LA, CA - David H. Hwang theatre 2pm & 8/Sa; 5/Sun. eastwestplayers.org
Mar 4 BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Rocky Mount, VA - Havester Perf. ctr. 8pm (540) 484-8277
Mar 4 mxmtoon and Luna Li Pomona, CA - The Glass House 8pm (909) 865-3802
Mar 6 BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Annapolis, MD - Rams Head 7:30pm (410) 268-4545
Mar 6 mxmtoon and Luna Li LA, CA - The Wiltern 8pm (213) 388-1400
Mar 7 "Sister Rivers": includes Tenzin Choegyal Brooklyn, NY - National Sawdust 7:30pm (646) 779-8455
Mar 7 Priscilla Ahn LA, CA - The Hotel Cafe 7pm hotelcafe.com
Mar 8 Vijay Iyer, Henry Threadgill, & Dafnis Prieto Boston, MA - ICA pm (617)
Mar 8 Du Yun, OK Miss, NOMON, and DJ Rekha Brooklyn, NY - National Sawdust 7:30pm (646) 779-8455
Mar 8 Charu Suri NY, NY - Scarlet Lounge 6pm-9 scarletloungenyc.com
Mar 8 Hiroya Tsukamoto Flourtown, PA - Another Chance cafe pm
Mar 8 mxmtoon and Luna Li Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades 8pm (
Mar 9 Kodo Boston, MA - Symphony hall pm
Mar 9, 10 Masayoshi Takanaka LA, CA - The Wiltern 8pm (213) 388-1400
Mar 10 mxmtoon and Luna Li Portland, OR - Wonder ballrm. 8pm (503) 284-8686
Mar 11 mxmtoon and Luna Li Vancouver, BC - Vogue theatre 8pm (604) 569-1144
Mar 11 Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East Seattle, WA - Triple Door 7:30pm
Mar 12 Kodo Ottawa, ON - NAC pm
Mar 12 mxmtoon and Luna Li Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo 8pm (206) 652-0997
Mar 12 Sunny Jain's Wild Wild East SF, CA - SFJazz, Miner aud. 7:30pm (866) 920-5299
Mar 13 Kodo Montreal, QC - Place des Arts, Wilfrid-Pelletier 8pm placedesarts.com
Mar 13 Gabe Lee Victoria, BC - Duke Saloon 7pm-11 (250) 388-3000
Mar 13, 14, 15 "Cambodian Rock Band" play (music by Dengue Fever) LA, CA - David H. Hwang theatre 8pm; & 2/Sa eastwestplayers.org
Mar 14 Linda May Han Oh quintet Cambridge, MA - Arrow Street Arts 7pm & 9 (617) 299-2300
Mar 14 Gabe Lee Seattle, WA - Conor Byrne pub 6pm (206) 784-3640
Mar 15 Hiroya Tsukamoto Dover, DE - Sunroom house concert 7:30pm nmaliwes@icloud.com
Mar 15 Kodo Toronto, ON - Thomson hall 8pm roythomsonhall.mhrth.com
Mar 15, 16, 17 Charu Suri Miami, FL - The Betsy, writer's rm. ?pm (844) 539-2840

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Mar 16 Charu Suri Miami, FL - Lummus pk. 5pm-6:30 miamiandbeaches.com
Mar 18 Kodo Nashville, TN - Schermerhon sym. ctr. 7:30pm (615) 687-6400
Mar 19 Japanese Breakfast Brooklyn, NY - National Sawdust 7:30pm (646) 779-8455
Mar 20 Kodo Auburn, AL - Gogue PAC, Woltosz theatre 7pm goguecenter.auburn.edu
Mar 20 Amma Ateria SF, CA - The Lab 8:30pm thelab.org
Mar 20, 21, 22, 23 "Cambodian Rock Band" play (music by Dengue Fever) LA, CA - David H. Hwang theatre pm eastwestplayers.org
Mar 21 Kevin So Wellesley, MA - Lockheart rest. 8pm-11 (781) 943-3737
Mar 21 Vijay Iyer (pno.) & Wadada Leo Smith (trmpt.) NY, NY - MoMA 6pm (212) 708-9400
Mar 21 mxmtoon and Juliet Ivy Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell 8pm (503) 284-8686
Mar 22 Megumi Yonezawa (pno.), Ken Filiano (bass), & Ken Kobayashi (drums) Brooklyn, NY - Ibeam 7pm ibeambrooklyn.com
Mar 22 Gabe Lee Nashville, TN - Cannery hall ?pm (615) 649-9555
Mar 22 mxmtoon and Juliet Ivy Englewood, CO - Gothic theatre 9pm (303) 789-9206
Mar 22 Linda Lindas Roseville, CA - Goldfield ?pm (916) 742-4830
Mar 23 Gustavus Jazz Ensemble feat. Jon Irabagon on sax Minneapolis, MN - Crooners 4pm-5:30 (763) 571-9020
Mar 24 Jason Just (kybds.) & Jon Irabagon (sax) Chicago, IL - Fulton Street Collective 8:45pm (773) 852-2481
Mar 24 Tatsuya Nakatani (perc.) & David Dove (trombn.) Houston, TX - Lawndale art ctr. ?pm (713) 528-5858
Mar 26 Jason Kao Hwang & Resonance Brooklyn, NY - roulette 8pm roulette.org
Mar 27 Tatsuya Nakatani Winter Pk., FL - The Dining Rm. (2902 Ambergate Rd.) 7pm
Mar 28 Ohyung Brooklyn, NY - Market hotel ?pm markethotel.org
Mar 28 mxmtoon and Juliet Ivy Detroit, MI - Majestic theatre 8pm (313) 833-9700
Mar 28 Hiroya Tsukamoto Ferndale, MI - Pursell Lutherie 8pm (248) 439-0700
Mar 29 Kodo Houston, TX - Jones hall 7:30pm (713) 227-4772
Mar 30 Nakatani Gong Orch. Miami Bch., FL - Miami Bch. bandshell 7pm miamibeachbandshell.com

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Mar "Improvised Music" night: includes Spells and Potions Brooklyn, NY - The Main Drag 10pm (718) 388-6365
Mar Amma Ateria Stanford, CA - Stanford U, CCRMA (+ livestream) 7:30pm ccrma.stanford.edu
Mar "Alone Not Lonely III" (solos feat. Yoon Sun Choi –voice/piano; Jean Kim -voice/pno.; C. Greve -sax; S. Schoenbeck -bassoon) Brooklyn, NY - Ibeam 7:30pm ibeambrooklyn.com
Mar Kang Daniel NY, NY - Webster hall 7:30pm websterhall.com
Mar Red Baraat Raleigh, NC - NCSU, Stud. U., Stewart theatre 8pm b.o.: (919) 515-1100
Mar Lafayette String quartet plays works by Vivian Fung, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn Canmore, AB - artsPlace 7:30pm (403) 609-2623
Mar Rajna Swaminathan, Ganavya, & Myra Melford Stanford, CA - Stanford U, CCRMA 7:30pm (650) 723-4971
Mar Ron Kobayashi jam session Newport Beach, CA - Bayside 10:0pm-11:30 (949) 721-1222
Mar Jasmine Jang NY, NY - Rockwood 7pm (212) 477-4155
Mar The Chelsea Symphony & Thos. Purcell play Vivian Fung's violin concerto #1 NY, NY - St. Paul's Ger. Evan. Luth. church 8pm chelseasymphony.org
Mar Red Baraat and Suphala & friends Wash., DC - The Hamilton 8pm (202) 787-1000
Mar Human Rites Trio Urbana, IL - UIUC, Krannert art museum 1pm Jason F: (217) 265-0640
Mar Kato Hideki's "Hope and Despair" (revised) group Brooklyn, NY - roulette (+ livestream) 8pm (917) 267-0363
Mar Hokago NY, NY - Rockwood 8:30pm (212) 477-4155
Mar Haru Nemuri Houston, TX - Scout bar ?pm (281) 335-0002
Mar Lafayette String quartet plays works by Vivian Fung, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn Edmonton, AB - MacEwan U., Alberta col., Muttart hall 2pm edmontonrecital.com
Mar Ji Money Experiment NY, NY - Silvana 8pm-10 (646) 692-4935
Mar Gabe Lee Memphis, TN - Hernando's Hideaway ?pm (901) 509-2352
Mar Red Baraat Wilmington, DE - Baby Grand 8pm (302) 652-5577
Mar Haru Nemuri Wash., DC - Black Cat ?pm (202) 667-4490
Mar Gabe Lee Little Rock, AR - Stickyz RnR Chicken Shack ?pm (501) 372-7707
Mar Berklee Indian Ensemble Boston, MA - Berklee Perf. Ctr. 8pm (617) 747-2261
Mar Red Baraat, Shubh Saran, and Kahani Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl 7pm (718) 963-3369
Mar Thanya Iyer Chattanooga, TN - The Dark Roast ?pm darkroastmusic@gmail.com
Mar Dreamcatcher Chicago, IL - Radius 7:30pm (312) 767-1355
Mar Red Baraat and Shubh Saran [sold out] Somerville, MA - Somerville theatre, Crystal ballrm. 8pm GAL: (617) 876-4275
Mar Berklee Indian Ensemble Ithaca, NY - Cornell, Statler aud. 7pm fb: CornellSAP
Mar poetry (Marie Yuen), shamisen/bass (Tatsu Aoki), cello (Jamie Kempkers), & woodwinds (Mai Sugimoto) Chicago, IL - Elastic arts 8pm (773) 772-3616
Mar Kang Daniel Houston, TX - House of Blues 7:30pm (888) 402-5837
Mar BettySoo The Woodlands, TX - NUUC, Millbend coffeehouse ?pm (936) 499-9559
Mar Wendy Woo's "Girl Crush" showcase Ft, Collins, CO - Avogadro's Number 8pm (970) 493-5555
Mar Red Baraat Fairfield, CT - Sacred Heart U com'y. theatre 7pm (203) 371-7956
Mar Berklee Indian Ensemble Brooklyn, NY - Nat'l. Sawdust 7:30pm (646) 779-8455
Mar Dreamcatcher Denver, CO - Fillmore aud. 7:30pm (303) 837-0360
Mar Vivien L. NY, NY - Mercury Lounge 9pm (212) 260-4700
Mar Tatsuya Nakatani Orlando, FL - CityArts 7:30pm (407) 648-7060
Mar BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) [sold out] Blairstown, NJ - Roy's hall 8pm (908) 362-1399
Mar Tatsuya Nakatani Gainesville, FL - Portal 4 ?pm fb: achadwick
Mar thuy Boston, MA - Royale ?pm (617)
Mar BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Ardmore, PA - Ardmore music hall 8pm (610) 649-8389
Mar Dreamcatcher Irving, TX - Toyota music factory, Pav. 7:30pm (972) 810-1499
Mar Mui Zyu Austin, TX - End of an Ear 3:15pm (512) 462-6008
Mar Wendy Woo band (o/f Pat Green) Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie theatre 8pm (970) 482-8300
Mar Jay Afrisando talks about "Music-making in aurally diverse communities" Stanford, CA - Stanford U, CCRMA (+ Zoom) 5:30pm ccrma.stanford.edu
Mar Cix Chicago, IL - Radius 7:30pm (312) 767-1355
Mar Francis Wong special quartet SF, CA - Bird and Beckett 8:30pm (415)
Mar Jay Afrisando Stanford, CA - Stanford U, CCRMA (+ livestream) 7:30pm ccrma.stanford.edu
Mar Opera Theatre of St. Louis' New Works Collective: includes "Slanted" by Simon Tam & Joe X. Jiang St. Louis, MO - COCA, Berges theatre 7:30pm OTSL b.o.: (314) 961-0644
Mar Mai Sugimoto & Molly Jones (woodwinds/perc./toys) Chicago, IL - Elastic arts 8pm (773) 772-3616
Mar Shuba Chicago, IL - Schubas ?pm (773) 525-2508
Mar Gabe Lee Dallas, TX - Sundown at Granada ?pm (214) 823-83-05
Mar Jack Hadley band Wheat Ridge, CO - Clancy's pub 1pm (720) 456-7320
Mar The Fourth Messenger (music by Vienna Teng) Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark (+ livestream) pm (
Mar Sonic Boom fest.: works for mixed ensemble by Darren Xu, Chia-lin Cathy Kuo, Kelly Wang, and others Vancouver, BC - Vanc. Academy of Music, Koerner recital hall 7:30pm vancouverpromusica.ca
Mar Jihye Lee orch. NY, NY - Birdland 5:30pm-7 (212) 581-3080
Mar Shuba NY, NY - Mercury Lounge ?pm (212) 260-4700
Mar Stray Kids Atlanta, GA - St. Farm arena 7:30pm statefarmarena.com
Mar Lealani (o/f Grace McKagan) LA, CA - The Echo ?pm (213) 413-8200
Mar Kid Koala's "The Storyville Mosquito" project Nashville, TN - OZ arts 8pm (+ 10:30am/Sat.; 3/Sun.) (615) 350-7200
Mar Gabe Lee Houston, TX - Mucky Duck ?pm (713) 528-5999
Mar Oshima Bro.s film and show Waldoboro, ME - Waldo theatre 7pm (207) 975-6490
Mar BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) Falls River, MA - Narrows ctr. 8pm (508) 324-1926
Mar Joey Alexander [sold out] Kennet Sq., PA - Longwood Gardens 8pm (610) 388-1000
Mar Jae Jin Baltimore, MD - house show ? booking{at]jaejinmusic[dot}com
Mar Gabe Lee Galveston, TX - Old Quarter Acoustic cafe ?pm (409) 762-9199
Mar Berklee Indian ensemble Houston, TX - Wortham ctr., Cullen theater 8pm (832) 487-7041
Mar Red Baraat Tempe, AZ - TCA 7:30pm (480) 350-2822
Mar Ron Kobayashi jam session Newport Bch., CA - Bayside 10pm-11:30 (949) 721-1222
Mar Oshima Bro.s film and show Belfast, ME - Belfast Marina 7pm (207)
Mar Nakatani Gong Orch. Houston, TX - Orange Show 7pm (713) 926-6368
Mar Gave Lee Kenney, TX - Kenney Store catering ?pm (
Mar Red Baraat and Roopa in Flux SF, CA - SF Jazz, Miner aud. 7:30pm (866) 920-5299
Mar Richmond Sym. plays works by Vivian Fung, J. Lee III, Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven Ashland, VA - Blackwell aud. 0pm (
Mar Tatsuya Nakatani Austin, TX - Cloud Tree gal'y ?pm (512)
Mar Stray Kids Ft. Worth, TX - Dickies Arena 7:30pm dickiesarena.com
Mar Berklee Indian ensemble Atlanta, GA - GT, Ferst ctr. 6:30pm-9 midtownatl.com
Mar Gabe Lee Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf ?pm (940) 808-0008
Mar Grex + Francis Wong Bay area, CA - YouTube live 8pm YT: grexbandofficial
Mar /TD> gamin & ensemble (gamin -Kor. winds; S. Takeishi -perc.; V. Pak -janggo_drum; J. Fairbanks -pno.; C. Fairbanks -cello; M. Ehrlich -b_clar./sax; and others) Brooklyn, NY - roulette 8pm (917) 267-0363
Mar Big Ears fest.: Arooj Aftab, Vijay Iyer, & Shahzad Ismaily Knoxville, TN - 5pm bigearsfestival.org
Mar Gabe Lee New Braunfels, TX - Redbird Listening Rm. 7:30pm (830) 606-7886

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Mar Kazuki Yamanaka Brooklyn, NY - Ibeam 8pm-10 (929) 397-0025
Mar Sarah Cahill (piano) plays works by Chen Yi, Theresa Wong, T. Carreño, F. Ali-Zadeh, V. Kaprálová, F. Price, and others Detroit, MI - DIA, Rivera Ct. 7pm & 8:30 (313) 833-7900
Mar Polycoro chamber choir sings works by Vivian Fung, Nilo Alcala, T. Martinsdottir, S. Guillaume, and others Winnipeg, MB - Knox Utd. church 7pm (204) 942-4579
Mar Daikaiju Houma, LA - Intracoastal club ?pm (985) 746-5028
Mar Today's Unicorn Queens, NY - Monika's Cafe Bar 9pm-12 (718) 204-5273
Mar KGVYK world music quartet NY, NY - Silvana 7pm-8 (646) 692-4935
Mar Behaviorist NY, NY - Pianos 10pm (212) 505-3733
Mar Daikaiju New Orleans, LA - Santos ?pm (504) 605-3533
Mar Chris Brown (eltrnx.) & Soo Yeon Lyuh (el. haegum) and CB & James Fei (eltrnx.) SF, CA - C4NM 7pm (415) 275-2466
Mar Daikaiju Mobile, AL - the Merry Widow ?pm info{at]themerrywidow[dot}net

Date Artist(s)/Event Place Time Info./Tix
Mar Sarah Cahill (piano) plays works by Chen Yi, Theresa Wong, T. Carreño, F. Ali-Zadeh, V. Kaprálová, F. Price, and others Bowling Green, OH - BGSU, Moore music ctr., Bryan hall 8pm-9:30 K. Doles: (419) 372-2685
Mar Hyo-Jeong Lee NY, NY - Rockwood 10:30pm (212) 477-4155
Mar Yuma Uesaka (sax), Sam Weber (bass), &Evan Hyde (drums) NY, NY - Bar Next Door 6:30pm-7:45 (212) 529-5945
Mar Melina Soochan Laval, QC - House of Jazz 6pm-9 (450) 669-3000
Mar Yoko Miwa trio Cambridge, MA - Mad Monkfish 7pm-10 (617) 441-2116
Mar "Brink Guitar Fest.": Miles Okazaki & Dan Weiss Brooklyn, NY - Spectrum ?pm spectrumnyc.com
Mar "Out of the Woods" fest.: Roshni Samlal (tabla), Rajna Swaminathan (mrudangam), Roopa Mahadevan (voice), Deepal Sanghvi Chodhari (santoor), & Nitin Mukul (visual art) NY, NY - Rubin museum 7pm-8:30 (212) 620-5000
Mar "Asia North" fest.: En'b and Ami Dang Baltimore, MD - Motor house 7pm/E; 8/AD (410) 637-8300
Mar Hammerhead fest.: Daikaiju Atlanta, GA - The Basement ?pm (404) 622-8686
Mar Wendy Woo Berthoud, CO - City Star brewery 7pm- (970) 532-7827
Mar Ron Kobayashi's open jazz jam Newport Beach, CA - Bayside 10pm-12 (949) 721-1222
Mar Sibylline's "Turn: Spring Equinox" show: includes Oshima Bros. Dresden, ME - Goranson Farm ?pm (207) 737-8834
Mar Kanacept Stony Brook, NY - Jazz Loft ?pm (631) 751-1895
Mar Daikaiju Chattanooga, TN - JJ's Bohemia ?pm (423) 362-5695
Mar Miyumi Project Chicago, IL - Elastic arts 9pm (773) 772-3616
Mar Jack Hadley band Evergreen, CO - Little Bear 4pm-8 (303) 674-9991
Mar Berthoud h.s. choir benefit: Wendy Woo Berthoud, CO - Berthoud h.s., aud. ?pm- (970) 217-3173
Mar MusicaNova Orch. plays works by Mayumi Kimura Meguro, Mozart, Reinecke, and Bruckner Phoenix, AZ - MIM 2pm (480) 478-6000


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