| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | Red Baraat | Somerville, MA - Crystal ballrm./TD> | 8pm | (617) 245-2900 | |
| May 1 | Gabe Lee | Galveston, TX - Old Quarter | 8pm | (409) 762-9199 | |
| May 1 | Ichiko Aoba | Denver, CO - Paramount theatre | ?pm | (303) 633-0106 | |
| May 1, 2, 3, 4 | Joey Alexander trio | Seattle, WA - Jazz Alley | 7:30pm/all & 9:30/Sat, Sun | (206) 441-9729 | |
| May 2 | Sasami and Jia Pet | Wash., DC - The Atlantis | 8:30pm | (202) 579-9950 | |
| May 2 | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Black Mountain, NC - White Horse | 7:30pm | (828) 669-0816 | |
| May 2 | Gabe Lee | Plano, TX - Love & War | ?pm | (469) 443-001 | |
| May 2 | Yukimi | SF, CA - The Fillmore | 8pm | (415) 346-3000 | |
| May 3 | Sasami and Jia Pet | Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts | 9pm | (267) 606-6215 | |
| May 3 | Red Baraat | Wash., DC - The Hamilton | 8pm | (202) 787-1000 | |
| May 3 | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Morristown, TN - Rose ctr. | 7pm (3/workshop) | (423) 581-4330 | |
| May 3 | Russell!, Omar Pierce, and Rhomar Jessy | Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade | 8pm | (404) 577-8178 | |
| May 3, 4 | Ichiko Aoba | St. Paul, MN - Fitzgerald theater | ?pm | (651) 370-2953 | |
| May 3 | "Gongster's Paradise": includes Kulintaiko | SF, CA - St. Joseph Art Society | 3pm-7 | houseofgongs.com | |
| May 3 | Yukimi | San Diego, CA - House of Blues | ?pm | (619) 299-2583 | |
| May 4 | Hard Nips | LA, CA - Redwood | ?pm | (213) 680-2600 | |
| May 5 | Sasami and Jia Pet | Brooklyn, NY - Williamsburg music hall | ?pm | (718) 486-5400 | |
| May 6 | Sasami | Albany, NY - The Egg | ?pm | (518) 473-1845 | |
| May 7 | Ichiko Aoba | Chicago, IL - Thalia hall | ?pm | thaliahallchicago.com | |
| May 6 | Loolowningen | Kansas City, MO - Farewell | ?pm | (816) 500-4552 | |
| May 6 | Russell! and Omar Pierce | Houston, TX - White Oak music Hall | ?pm | (713) 237-0370 | |
| May 8 | Sasami | Allston, MA - Brighton music hall | ?pm | (617) | |
| May 8 | Red Baraat and DJ Rekha | Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl | 8pm | (718) 963-3369 | |
| May 8 | Audrey Nuna | Washington., DC - DC 9 | pm | (202) | |
| May 9 | Sasami | Montreal, QC - Bar le Ritz PDB | ?pm | (438) 289-9994 | |
| May 9 | Audrey Nuna | Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live | ? pm | (215) 222-1400 | |
| May 9 | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Ardmore, OK - Goddard ctr. | 7:30pm | (580) 226-0909 | |
| May 9 | Chris Trinidad (bass) & Francis Wong (sax) | Redwood City, CA - Little Green Plant | 8pm | (650) 704-1838 | |
| May 10 | Thanya Iyer | Montreal, QC - Phi ctr. | 9:30pm | (514) 225-0525 | |
| May 10 | Sasami | Toronto, ON - Great Hall | ?pm | (416) 792-1268 | |
| May 10 | Hard Nips | Ridgewood, NY - Windjammer | ?pm | (718) 456-5267 | |
| May 10 | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Oklahoma City, OK - Blue Door | 7:30pm | (405) 524-0738 | |
| May 10 | Alex Wong | Golden, CO - ABDB home | 6pm | alexwongsounds.com | |
| May 10 | Gabe Lee | Bozemann, MT - Live from the Divide | 8pm | (406) 624-3321 | |
| May 10 | Stephanie Chou | Edmonton, AB - Yardbird Suite | 8pm & 9:30 | (780) 432-0428 | |
| May 11 | Audrey Nuna | Cambridge, MA - Sonia | ?pm | (617) 864-3278 | |
| May 11 | SFIAF: Melody of China &. Ali Akbar College of Music Ensemble | SF, CA - Community Music Ctr. | 2pm | SFIAF.org | |
| May 11 | SFIAF: Sameer Gupta's Jupiter project | SF, CA - Monkey Brains | 4pm | sfiaf.org | |
| May 12 | Ichiko Aoba | Boston, MA - Berklee | 8pm | (617) 747-2261 | |
| May 12 | Sasami | Chicago, IL - Lincoln hall | ?pm | (773) 525-2508 | |
| May 13 | Miyavi | Allston, MA - Brighton music hall | ?pm | (617) 562-8801 | |
| May 13 | Audrey Nuna | Brooklyn, NY - Music hall of Williamsburg | ?pm | (718) 486-5400 | |
| May 13 | "Beethoven Trilogy III": Wu Man (pipa), Juilliard String Quartet, and others play works by Tan Dun, J. Montgomery, E. Kissin, B. Dean, and J. Widmann | NY, NY - Lincoln Ctr., Tully hall | 7:30pm | chambermusicsociety.org | |
| May 13 | Raveena | Toronto, ON - Danforth music hall | ?pm | (416) 778-8163 | |
| May 13 | Sasami | St. Paul, MN - Turf club | ?pm | (651) 647-0486 | |
| May 14 | Raveena | Montreal, QC - Le Studio TD | ?pm | (514) 492-1775 | |
| May 14 | Ichiko Aoba | Brooklyn, NY - Kings theatre | ?pm | kingstheatre.com | |
| May 14 | Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi), Ikue Mori (eltronx.), B. Martin (perc.) | NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre | 8:30pm | thestonenyc.com | |
| May 15 | Raveena and Renao | Boston, MA - Paradise | 8pm | (617) 562-8800 | |
| May 15 | Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi), Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), & Nasheet Waits (drums) | NY, NY - New School, Glass Box theatre | 8:30pm | thestonenyc.com | |
| May 15 | Miyavi | Toronto, ON - Danforth music hall | 8pm | (416) 778-8163 | |
| May 15 | Audrey Nuna | Toronto, ON - Drake Undergrd. | ?pm | (416) 531-5042 | |
| May 15 | Kishi Bashi and Oshima Bros. | Milwaukee, WI - Vivarium | 8pm | (414) 242-8200 | |
| May 15 | Stephanie Chou | Seattle, WA - Royal rm. | 7:30pm | (206) 906-9920 |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 17 | Joey Alexander Trio | Tarrytown, NY - Jazz Forum | 7pm & 9:30 | (914) 631-1000 |
| May 16 | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Cortland, NY - Rose hall | ?pm (11am gtr. wkshp) | rosehallcortland com |
| May 16 | Kishi Bashi and Oshima Bros. | Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme | 7pm | (616) 272-3758 |
| May 16 | Stephanie Chou | Vashon, WA - Kay White hall | 7:30pm | (206) 259-3007 |
| May 17 | "Asian American Pie II": Kikashima, IKE, and Judah Kim | Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy | 8pm | |
| May 17 | Ichiko Aoba | Philadelphia, PA - Miller theater | ?pm | |
| May 19 | Peelander-Z | New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa | ?pm | (504) 571-5522 |
| May 22 | Sarah Kinsley | LA, CA - UCLA, Royce hall | 8pm | cap.ucla.edu |
| May 30 | Red Baraat | Knoxville, TN - Bijou theatre | 8pm | knoxbijou.org |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Kansas St. music faculty play works by Vivian Fung, Leyou Wang, Reena Esmail, Nirmali Feng, HyeKyung Lee, and Cuong Vu | Manhattan, KS - KSU, All Faiths chapel | 7:30pm | k-state.edu/mtd/events |
| May | Arushi Jain | Wash., DC - Freer gallery ctyd. | noon & 3pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | Del Sol quartet & Air Force choir perform "Angel Island Oratorio" by Huang Ruo [sold out] | Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. | 7pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | "Tuesday Night Cafe": includes Julie Yeeun Kim, Isha Sakhalkar, and Joyce Kwon | LA, CA - Union ctr. ctyd. / Zoom | 7:30pm | fb: tnproject |
| May | K-pop dance masterclass | Wash., DC - Nat'l Museum of Asian Art, flexspace | 7pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | "A Page of Madness" silent film accompanied live by Coupler | Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. | 7pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Liberty, TN - Liberty arts ctr. | 7:30pm | libertyarts@usa.com |
| May | Forests | Denver, CO - Seventh Circle | 10pm | 7thcirclemusiccollective.org |
| May | Chinese silent films accompanied by Min Xiao-Fen (Chnz. plucked instruments/voice) & River Guerguerian (perc./voice) | Wash., DC - Freer gallery, Meyer aud. | 7pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Columbus, MO - Columbus arts council | 7pm | (662) 328-2787 |
| May | Forests | Tulsa, OK - Vanguard | ?pm | thevanguardtulsa.com |
| May | BettySoo (o/f James McMurtry) | Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley | 7pm | (615) 259-9891 |
| May | Sungwon Kim trio | NY, NY - Rockwood | 6:30pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Alex Wong's "Permission" dinner party | Nashville, TN - Angelhouse South | 7pm | alexwongsounds.com |
| May | BettySoo | Boston, MA - City Winery, Haymkt. | pm | |
| May | BettySoo | NY, NY - Rockwood | 8:30pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Troy Weekes & Ji Groove | NY, NY - Rockwood | 10pm | (212) 477-4155 |
| May | Vagabonds (Swaminathan / Ganavya / Lal) | Brooklyn, NY - Soapbox gallery (+ livestream) | 8pm | soapboxgallery.org |
| May | Eric Nam and Raveena | Wash., DC - Smithsonian Arts & Industries bldg. | 6:30pm | asia.si.edu/whats-on/events |
| May | Free Press Music | SF, CA - Excelsior branch library | 2pm-2:45 | (415) 355-2868 |
| May | Mr. Koo band and others | Brooklyn, NY - Bar Freda | ?pm | barfreda.com |
| May | Mamamoo | Baltimore, MD - CFG arena | 7:30pm | cfgbankarena.com |
| May | Hiroya Tsukamoto | W. Falmouth, MA - library | 7pm | (508) 548-4709 |
| May | Kalyani Singh | NY, NY - Rockwood | 6pm | rockwoodnyc.com |
| May | Rez Abbasi (gtr.), Josh Feinberg (sitar), Jennifer Vincent (cello), & Michael Sarin (drums) | NY, NY - Joe's Pub | 7pm | (212) 967-7555 |
| May | CAAMfest film fest.: "Fanny, the right to rock" | SF, CA - SFMOMA | 5:30pm | caamfest.com |
| May | Hiroya Tsukamoto | Wellfleet, MA - Wellfleet Preservation hall | 7pm | (508) 349-1800 |
| May | AAPI jazz fest.: Takuya Kuroda, mitamu, Tim Lin, Rez Abbasi, Eri Yamamoto, Julius Tolentino & Chameleon big band, Jordan VanHemert, Friendship, Christine Correa, AAPI jazz collective | Newark, NJ - Express Newark | noon-10pm | yardbirdent.com |
| May | Mamamoo | Atlanta, GA - St. Farm arena | 7:30pm | statefarmarena.com |
| May | BC Chinese Orch. & Grand Ensemble chorus | Richmond, BC - Gateway theatre | 7:30pm | (604) 270-1812 |
| May | CAAMfest music showcase: Fanny, Ruby Ibarra, and Peaboo & the Catz | SF, CA - Yerba Buena Gardens, Esplanade | 1pm-3 | (415) 543-1718 |
| May | CAAMfest: Milck and documentary film ("I can't keep quiet") | SF, CA - SFMOMA | 6pm | caamfest.com |
| May | Danny Arakaki | Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool | ?pm | union-pool.com |
| May 22 | Mamamoo | Nashville, GA - Bridgestone arena | 7:30pm | bridgestonearena.com |
| May 23 | BettySoo & band | Austin, TX - Sagebrush | 7pm | sagebrushtexas.com |
| May 25 | WCS showcase: includes Aireene Espiritu | Livermore, CA - Almost Famous Wine | 6:30pm-9:30 | almostfamouswine.com |
| May 26 | Sound of Dragon ensemble & Ding Yi music co. play works by Alice Ping Yee Ho, Farshid Samandari, Jordan Nobles, Moshe Denburg, Lan Tung, Chenwei Wang, Jianmin Wang, Nixia Li, and Chenayo Li | Vancouver, BC - Annex theatre | 8pm (7 - talk) | soundofdragon.com |
| May 27 | Taste of Cincinnati: Mark Joshua | Cincinnati, OH - Taste of Findlay Mkt. stage | 7pm-10 | tasteofcincinnati.com |
| May 27 | Free Press Music | SF, CA - Bernal Heights branch library | 2pm-2:45 | (415) 355-2810 |
| May 27 | Karl Evangelista's Bukas | SF, CA - The Lab | 8pm-10:30 | thelab.org |
| May 28 | Hayley Kiyoko | Montreal, QC - Corona theatre | ?pm | (514) 492-1775 |
| May 28 | Linda May Han Oh | St. Louis, MO - Steward jazz ctr. | 6:30pm | (314) 571-6000 |
| May 28 | Karl Evangelista's Bukas | Oakland, CA - Oaktown Jazz workshops | 3pm | (510) 649-1785 |
| May 30, 31 | Hayley Kiyoko | NY, NY - Irving Plaza | ?pm | (212) 777-6817 |
| May 31 | BettySoo & Pat Byrne | Ft. Worth, TX - The Post at River E. | 8pm-10 | (817) 945-8890 |
| Date | Artist(s)/Event | Place | Time | Info./Tix |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | "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 |
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