AAPI Jazz Fest

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month in NYC this Wednesday with some jazz jams at ! 7:30pm-9:30pm. Jam Session second set! Link in bio!

Coming up next week!

Check out the this Sunday for AAPI Jazz Fest Showcase at American Dream! Performance at 4pm!

Catbus Collective is seven piece jazz ensemble known for its unique fusion of anime soundtracks and jazz music. Founded by Jasper Dutz, the ensemble showcases the talent of AAPI musicians who share a collective interest in Japanese pop, folk, anime and video game music. Since their debut in fall of 2023, they’ve performed at anime conventions, esports gaming centers and hold a weekly residency at the Red Pavilion in Bushwick.

- vocals
- trumpet
- woodwinds
- trombone
- piano
- bass______ - drums

Check out this Sunday, September 22nd for the AAPI Jazz Fest Showcase at American Dream! Performance at 2pm!

Kengchakaj is a Bangkok-born, New York-based award-winning pianist, improviser, and electronics experimentalist.

Kengchakaj practice engages with improvising sounds that draw inspiration from ancestral soundscapes, knowledge, and modes of collaboration and expression rooted in Southeast Asian tradition and lineage.

He is a graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, a Fulbright Scholarship recipient, and a Gold Award Lumen Prize winner with Nitcha Tothong.

Kengchakaj was an artist in residence at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity, Babycastles, and Nusasonic’s Common Tonalities project.

Currently, Kengchakaj is a 2023-2024 CultureHub artist in residence, New Museum’s Y10 NEW INC member, and Eyebeam Democracy Machine fellow.

- Piano/Synth/
- Saxes/Electronics
- Bass ______ - Drums