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Jon Jang

Allison Au's Migration Project: Transition, Trauma, and Transcendence

by Dave Kaufman
November 1, 2023

"Human beings are both fixed and wandering, settlers and nomads. Our history is the story of the nomad giving way to the settler but when people are unsettled, they have to migrate." (Ruth Padel, On Migration, 2013) Human migration has exerted a profound and far-reaching influence on the evolution of our civilization and the ...

Asian-American Jazz & Improv

by Ludovico Granvassu
June 5, 2019

As jazz was born where cultures converged, it's not a surprise that it is the most adaptable form of music. An art form permeable since its very inception to musical traditions from other continents. This week we focus on the contribution of musicians that approached jazz and improvised music benefiting from the wider perspective afforded to ...

Iron Men

by Patrick Burnette
January 10, 2019

We end 2018 with a bang as the podcast celebrates its sixth--or iron--anniversary. Did you give your significant other a rose dipped in metal for your sixth? If you didn't, shame on you! Get dipping--it's never too late. As per usual at these shindigs, we discuss groups comprised of the number of musicians that the anniversary ...

John Santos: Keeper of the Culture

by Steve Bryant
August 26, 2013

In a career spanning almost 40 years, percussionist John Santos has gained world-wide renown and acclaim as one of the great composers and bandleaders in the Afro-Cuban jazz idiom. The four-time Grammy nominee is one of the foremost proponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today, known for his innovative use of its traditional musical forms ...

4th Annual Chinatown Music Festival, San Francisco, August 17, 2013

July 19, 2013

The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco in association with Asian Improv aRts, API Cultural Center, Chinatown Community Development Center and Chinese Progressive Association present the 4th Annual Chinatown Music Festival on Saturday, August 17 from 11:00am to 5:00pm at Portsmouth Square on Kearny Street between Washington Street and Clay Street in San Francisco’s Chinatown. The ...

2nd Annual Chinatown Music Festival

August 5, 2011

The 2nd Annual Chinatown Music Festival in San Francisco's Chinatown on Sunday, September 25, 2011. The Festival will feature free performances by Jest Jammin,' Genryu Arts, Sherlin Chan & The Star Valley Children's Choir, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco led by John Calloway, Charlie Chin, San Francisco Guzheng Society and the world-premiere of “Portrait ...

Bare Bones Improvisation: A Challenge Rewarded

by Mark Corroto
May 12, 2010

Mood, ambiance and atmosphere are the basic building blocks of music making. Taken at its essence, music is made up of these three components. In generating sound--especially experimental, improvised sound--getting to the essence is a major victory for musicians. And, although it may appeal only to the adventurous listener, there is an importance to bare bones ...

Tiananmen!

By Jon Jang

Label: Soul Note
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Introduction 2. Tears from the Heavenly Gate 3. Great Wall/Gold Mountain 4. I Feel the Thunder in My Heart 5. Come Sunday, June 4 1989 6. Fifth Modernization 7. Butterfly

Jon Jang: Tiananmen!

by AAJ Staff
May 10, 2002

Though a modern release, this beautiful document of Jon Jang's efforts to infuse the Asian American experience into jazz music can even be seen today as the ground breaking classic that it is. True to the evolving nature of the music, it is one of the most unique and innovative creations of the times. And it ...