AAPI Jazz Fest 2023 | Live from Ravi Shankar Stage

AAPI Jazz Fest 2023
Saturday, May 20th
@ Express Newark (Hahne & Co. Building), 54 Halsey Street, Newark, NJ
Ravi Shankar Stage

Hosted by Keanna Faircloth

Free Admission for all attendees, but we ask you to consider making a donation to support the AAPI Jazz Fest. Larger donations (tax deductible) can be made here, just type "AAPI Jazz Fest" when asked to "Please specify other fund": https://tinyurl.com/aapijazzfest
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1:00pm-1:45pm
mitamu

Tammy Huynh - Vocals
Kengchakaj Kengkarnka - Keys
Peter Enriquez - Guitar
Pete Dennis - Electric Bass
Kobi Abcede - Drums"
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2:00pm-2:30pm
PANEL: The Sound of Solidarity: Asian and Black Intersectionality in Music
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3:00pm-3:45pm
Christine Correa Quintet

Christine Correa - Vocalist
Michael Sarin - Drummer
Sam Newsome - Sax
Andrew Boudreau - Piano
Simón Willson- Bassist
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4:00pm-4:30pm
PANEL: The Search for Equality: Asian Women Voices in Jazz
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5:00pm-5:45pm
Tim Lin Quartet

Tim Lin - Tenor Saxophone
Gary Versace - Piano
Steve LaSpina - Bass
Billy Drummond - Drums
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6:00pm-6:30pm
PANEL: “But where are you REALLY from?”: Finding authenticity in jazz artistry through cultural exploration
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7:00pm-7:45pm
Eri Yamamoto Trio

Eri Yamamoto, piano
David Ambrosio, bass
Ikuo Takeuchi, drums
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9:00pm-10:00pm
AAPI Jazz Collective + Jam Session

Peter Lin - trombone
Erena Terakubo - alto sax
Mike Bond - piano
Daseul Kim - bass
Wen-Ting Wu - drums
Megha Vadehra - tap dance
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About AAPI Jazz Fest:
AAPI Jazz Fest celebrates the pan-Asian jazz community and its ongoing, vital presence in the music world. We seek to honor the past, present, and future, highlighting the depth and breadth of the varied Asian American artists and communities that are committed to expressing themselves through this unique art form and its derivations.
The second annual AAPI Jazz Fest 2023 is the first of its kind on the East Coast and a timely celebration that will coincide with AAPI Heritage Month each May. This FREE indoor festival will feature a unique intersection of distinctive, multigenerational AAPI artists of varying jazz styles. Livestream option available! Please visit www.yardbirdent.com/aapijazzfest for more info.

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Sponsors (List in Formation):
Bill Imada and IW Group
Rutgers University Newark
Srinija Srinivasan
Jazz Generation
National Jazz Museum in Harlem

Partners (List in Formation):
The Statuary