Francis Wong: "What we do in art is actually...we make history."
Francis Wong is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, and erhu player. He specializes in the fusion of free jazz and Asian musics, and is a central member of the Asian American jazz movement. He has worked with Glenn Horiuchi, Jon Jang, John Tchicai, James Newton, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Brown, and Liu Qi-Chao. He and Jon Jang founded Asian Improv Records in 1987 (now Asian Improv aRts) and both have recorded albums for the label.
In this concert, Francis will be joined by Erika Oba on piano, and Deszon Claiborne on trapset drums.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch
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Francis Wong is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, and erhu player. He specializes in the fusion of free jazz and Asian musics, and is a central member of the Asian American jazz movement. He has worked with Glenn Horiuchi, Jon Jang, John Tchicai, James Newton, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Brown, and Liu Qi-Chao. He and Jon Jang founded Asian Improv Records in 1987 (now Asian Improv aRts) and both have recorded albums for the label.
In this concert, Francis will be joined by Erika Oba on piano, and Deszon Claiborne on trapset drums.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch
Francis Wong: "What we do in art is actually...we make history."
Francis Wong is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, and erhu player. He specializes in the fusion of free jazz and Asian musics, and is a central member of the Asian American jazz movement. He has worked with Glenn Horiuchi, Jon Jang, John Tchicai, James Newton, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Brown, and Liu Qi-Chao. He and Jon Jang founded Asian Improv Records in 1987 (now Asian Improv aRts) and both have recorded albums for the label.
In this concert, Francis will be joined by Erika Oba on piano, and Deszon Claiborne on trapset drums.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch
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Francis Wong is a jazz saxophonist, flutist, and erhu player. He specializes in the fusion of free jazz and Asian musics, and is a central member of the Asian American jazz movement. He has worked with Glenn Horiuchi, Jon Jang, John Tchicai, James Newton, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Brown, and Liu Qi-Chao. He and Jon Jang founded Asian Improv Records in 1987 (now Asian Improv aRts) and both have recorded albums for the label.
In this concert, Francis will be joined by Erika Oba on piano, and Deszon Claiborne on trapset drums.
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch
show less
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