Stephanie Chou: AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
6PM
Steph brings her band back to Joe’s Pub for a spring performance in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month! They’ll also be celebrating the release of her newest recording Dragon, a composition for erhu and string trio commissioned and performed by the NYC-based multicultural chamber ensemble INTERWOVEN.
Stephanie Chou is a composer/saxophonist/singer who blends influences from her Chinese heritage with Western jazz and pop to create a bracingly original sound. Tonight’s show will feature some premieres of newly-written material and classics from her eclectic and wide-ranging body of work. The program includes some fan-favorites including strings, a special string quartet performance of Dragon, and more. Don’t miss their only NYC show this season!
Stephanie Chou - voice, alto saxophone, compositions
Andy Lin - erhu, viola, violin
Jason Yeager - piano
Matt Aronoff - bass
Ronen Itzik - drums, percussion
Plus INTERWOVEN, a multi-cultural ensemble whose mission is to integrate the sounds of East and West, as well as Old and New.
Keiko Tokunaga - violin
Andrew Gonzalez - viola
Hikaru Tamaki - cello
“A stunning work that not only shines light on a dark chapter of history but also feels inspirational for contemporary listeners.” – DownBeat
“A seamless blend of styles…creative and mesmerizing throughout, as it traverses sounds both old and new….Chou’s performance never wavers, and is a delight throughout.” — Broadway World
“One of New York’s most socially relevant and ambitious jazz talents.” — New York Music Daily
“A singular equation fashioned out of an idiosyncratic array of influences…A beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.“ — The Mercury News