If you were frequenting this site over the course of the past few months, you might recall that earlier this year, I was selected as an inaugural member of the Asian Arts Initiative’s Sound Type Music Writers Workshop in Philadelphia.
Sound Type is Asian Arts Initiative’s Music Festival and Writers Residency designed to support and uplift new, experimental and courageous music from the Asian Diaspora and beyond. The Asian Arts Initiative will also provide a series of workshops, gatherings and mentorships to primarily BIPOC musicians, journalists and critics to help build a sustainable ecosystem for them.
As a member of the workshop. I’ll be attending and writing about the showcases of the Sound Type Musical Festival, as well as other music-related programs at the festival. The commentary, articles, interviews and reviews will be published after the 2024 season.
The fourth installment of Asian Arts Initiative’s Sound Type Music Festival and Workshop will feature Chicago-based father-daughter duo Tatsu Aoki and Kioto Aoki. Tatsu Aoki and Kioto Aoki combine Japanese aesthetic concepts such as ma or negative space with experimental jazz traditions. Jonathan Minoso Kim will lead a seminar discussion with Tatsu Aoki, exploring Aoki’s music practice.
Both events will take place at AAI in Center City:
August 2, 2024: 8:00pm: Tatsu Aoki and Kioto Aoki take the AAI stage. More information and tickets are available here: https://asianartsinitiative.org/programs/sound-type-concert-tatsu-aoki
August 3, 2024: 4:00pm: Tatsu Aoki and Jonathan Minoso Kim’s seminar discussion exploring Aoki’s music practice. More information and tickets are available here: https://asianartsinitiative.org/programs/sound-type-seminar-tatsu-aoki-and-joshua-minsoo-kim
Check out the bios and information on me and the rest of the fascinating and extremely talented members of the Music Writers cohort, check out the following link:
https://asianartsinitiative.org/news/meet-our-writers-2024-sound-type-music-writers-workshop
Philly pals, come through for some forward-thinking, experimental music, some deep conversation on music and the creative process and to hang out with me.
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