AIRMW PRESENTS: DRAZEK FUSCALDO FT. TATSU AOKI + GEORGE MARICH

AIRMW is back with a beautiful night of improvisation featuring long time collaborators Drazek/Fuscaldo (ex Mako Sika) w/ special guests Tatsu Aoki and percussionist George Marich.It will be a great night of music. First set at 8pm!

$15 - Tickets Available at the Door
May 6, 2023, 8PM
Elastic Arts Foundation (3429 W. Diversey #208 Chicago IL, 60647)

Artist Bios

Drazek Fuscaldo (formerly Mako Sica) is the dynamic, freeform duo Przemyslaw Krys Drazek (electric trumpet, mandolin, electric guitar) and Brent Fuscaldo (vocals, electric bass, harmonica, thumb piano, gong, percussion).  Since they formed in early 2007, they have appeared on releases by Feeding Tube Records, Astral Spirits, Instant Classic, La Société Expéditionnaire, Permanent, BLW BCK, Slow Knife, Plus Tapes, as well as National Public Radio's syndicated program, Radio M.  

Tatsu Aoki is a leading advocate for the Asian American community, as well as a prolific composer, a performer of traditional and experimental music forms, a filmmaker, and an educator. He was born in 1958 into the Toyoakimoto artisan family, and performing by the age of four. In the early 1970s, Aoki was active in Tokyo’s underground arts movement with experimental arts and music. In 1977, Aoki left Tokyo and is now one of the most in-demand performers of bass, shamisen, and taiko, contributing to more than ninety recording projects and touring internationally over the last 35 years.