AAPI Jazz Fest 2023

54 Halsey Street,Newark NJ 07102

20 May, 2023

Description

AAPI Jazz Fest 2023, produced by Yardbird Entertainment and The Institute of Jazz Studies, is happening on Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 12pm-10pm at Express Newark (inside the Hahne & Co. Building @ 54 Halsey Street) in Newark, NJ. Join us for a full day of AAPI focused artists, panel discussions, vendors, and more! 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": Tax Deduductible Donation to AAPI Jazz Fest AAPI Jazz Fest 2023 Artist Lineup: Takuya KurodaJordan VanHemertRez AbbasiJulius Tolentino & Chameleon Big BandFRIENDSHIP (led by Jenny Xu)Christine Correamitamu (led by Tammy Huynh)Tim LinEri YamamotoAAPI Jazz Collective (led by Peter Lin) + Jam SessionAAPI Jazz Fest 2023 Panel Discussion Topics: Asian Perspectives in Jazz Education: Identifying Asians in Jazz EducationThe Sound of Solidarity: Asian and Black Intersectionality in Music (sponsored by The National Jazz Museum in Harlem)The Search for Equality: Asian Women Voices in Jazz“But where are you REALLY from?”: Finding authenticity in jazz artistry through cultural explorationAbout 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. Livestream Links: Ravi Shankar Stage Livestream Toshiko Akiyoshi Stage Livestream Follow us on social media! Website: https://www.yardbirdent.com/aapijazzfestFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAPIJazzFestInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aapijazzfestTwitter: https://twitter.com/aapijazzfest Hashtags: #AAPIJazzFest #AAPIJF Sponsors (List in Formation): Bill Imada and IW GroupRutgers University NewarkSrinija SrinivasanJazz GenerationNational Jazz Museum in HarlemClement A. Price Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern ExperiencePartners (List in Formation) The Statuary