Upcoming Shows

Mar
27

Soul of Burt Bacharach

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Apr
8

New Season, New Sound: A Spring Gathering for Jazz Appreciation Month

Featuring AAPI Jazz Collective

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Apr
24

Nerd Night at Sugar Mouse

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Mar
19

Final Fantasy and JRPG Jazz Night

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Feb
18

AAPI Jazz Collective at Spicy Moon

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Feb
15

Peter Lin Quartet at Five Spot Jazz

Saturday, February 15, 6:30pm-11pm @ Five Spot Jazz with Jerome Gillespie, Jr., Marty Kenney, and Brandon McCune 

RSVP by calling! https://www.fivespotjazz.com/

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Feb
7

Lunar New Year at Met Museum

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Jan
17

Nerd Night

TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nerd-night-live-at-sugar-mouse-tickets-1979558414506

A night of epic themes and nostalgic vibes at Nerd Night—a live music concert at Sugar Mouse NYC in the East Village.

🎮🎶 Nerd Night live at Sugar Mouse 🎶🎬

Start up your consoles for a night of epic themes and nostalgic vibes at Nerd Night—a live music concert celebrating soundtracks from your favorite video games, anime, movies, and other beloved nerdy media. Featuring a powerhouse three-band lineup including Dom Palombi’s Game Night, John Koozin and the Neighborhood, and Catbus Collective. Whether you’re a gamer, anime fan, film buff, or just love music, you’ll want to be part of the experience! While you enjoy the music, there are also pool tables, darts, free arcade consoles, and plenty of drinks! Come nerd out with us! 🤓🎵

The $25 music charge allows entry and access to the main music area and the chance to catch all 3 bands!

SHOW SCHEDULE

6:30pm – Doors

7pm-7:45pm – Catbus Collective

8pm-8:45pm – John Koozin and the Neighborhood

9:10pm-10pm – Dom Palombi’s Game Night!

Catbus Collective

Catbus Collective is a seven piece jazz ensemble known for its unique re-imagining of Japanese anime, film and pop soundtracks. Founded by Jasper Shogo Dutz, the ensemble showcases the talent of AAPI musicians who share a collective interest in Japanese pop culture, fictitious lore and video gaming. Since their debut in fall of 2023, they’ve performed at numerous anime conventions, festivals, and venues including Kogaracon, Setsucon, Yukibana, Queens Public Library, Umbra, Wonderville, Red Pavilion, Clement’s Place, AAPI Jazz Fest, & Mid-Autumn Festival.

John Koozin and the Neighborhood

"John Koozin and the Neighborhood” is Koozin’s project as a bandleader, featuring some of his closest mentors and peers. Covering the songs, jazz standards, Hymns, as well as songs from film and cartoons, this band is inspired by the works of his mentors, as well as his own experiences teaching students in Sunnyside, Queens.

Dom Palombi’s “Game Night”

"Game Night" is a Funk-Fusion complication of some of the most nostalgic video game music soundtracks, and a few of Dom's original compositions, featuring some of the biggest names on the Internet and the VGM Community! With Sounds similar to Vulfpeck, Scary Pockets, Louis Cole, Snarky Puppy, and Lettuce. They have performed for Pax East, MagFest, and other major festivals in the tri-state area.

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Jan
15

Catbus Collective Final Show at Umbra

Our final show at Umbra!

Tickets here: https://link.dice.fm/q2a4d0616ce1?dice_id=q2a4d0616ce1 

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Jan
14

AAPI Jazz Collective at Smalls

TICKETS HERE: https://www.smallslive.com/events/31513-peter-lin-aapi-jazz-collective/#

AAPI Jazz Collective led by Peter Lin

Mỹ Tâm Huynh - Vocals

Peter Lin - Trombone / Leader

Jasper Shogo Dutz - Alto Sax

Mike Bond - Piano

Marty Kenney - Bass

Wen-Ting Wu - Drums

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Jan
8

Final Fantasy Jazz Night

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Dec
17

Holiday Special with AAPI Jazz Collective

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Dec
8

Lowlands Mid-Band

Kevin Sun’s Lowlands Mid-Band! 8pm open rehearasl, 9pm short set!

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Nov
14

AAPI NJ 3rd Annual Luminary Gala

AAPI Jazz Collective Trio performing for the opening cocktail hour at AAPI NJ’s Gala: https://onecau.se/luminarygala2025 

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Nov
7

Barnes Foundation (Philadelphia)

Info & Tickets: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/whats-on/first-friday-november-2025

Enjoy an evening of art, live music, film, cocktails, and light fare at our monthly First Friday mixer.

Tonight’s music and film screening are presented in partnership with the Philadelphia Asian American Film Foundation (PAAFF) as part of their annual film festival. The group offers a year-round platform for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander storytellers and their stories. Through film, art, and community engagement, PAAFF aims to uplift voices that reflect the richness, complexity, and resilience of the Asian and Pacific Islander diaspora.

Performances by the AAPI Jazz Collective, an ensemble of established AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander)-identifying jazz musicians and artists, will reimagine folk and classical songs from a wide array of Asian cultures within a jazz context. The collective has performed at the Lunar New Year Celebration at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Asian Film Festival, and the Red Pavilion in Brooklyn. Their debut album, Identity, was released through Origin Records in July.

Performances at 6:30 & 7:45pm

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Oct
31

Catbus Collective for Halloween

Cosplay Contest, Music, and Trivia! Come celebrate Halloween at Umbra!

https://link.dice.fm/L6726b07bb39

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Oct
30

AAPI Jazz Collective at New Brunswick Jazz Project

https://nbjp.org/events/month/2025-10/

Mỹ Tâm Huynh - vocals

Peter Lin - trombone

Julius Tolentino - sax

Mike Bond - piano 

Wen-Ting Wu - drums

Masaaki Saito - bass

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Oct
26

AAPI Jazz Collective at Paramus Public Library

AAPI Jazz Collective performs for the Paramus Public Library music series!

https://bccls.libcal.com/event/14909697

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Oct
25

"Oh God...Beautiful Machine" World Premiere by Vince di Mura and Yusef Komunyakaa, conducted by Sebastian Grand

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Oct
11

AAPI Jazz Collective at American Dream

AAPI Jazz Collective performs for American Dream’s Mid-Autumn Jazz Celebration happening in “The Avenue”

https://corp.americandream.com/events/aapi-jazz-celebration

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Oct
9

Jerry Weldon Sextet Album Release Party

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Oct
1

Moonlight Jazz with AAPI Jazz Collective

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Sep
27

Middlesex County Jazz Festival

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Sep
26

AAPI Jazz Collective in Fort Lee

AAPI Jazz Collective will be celebrating Mid Autumn Festival at the Barrymore Film Center in Fort Lee! Come by for a wonderful concert.

Tickets: https://barrymorefilmcenter.org/full-schedule/pz9sa4hn3x22yaf-rp72g-xaj4m-4b477-fff3a-cesfx-gyr5a-r8a46-ct58a-ga3la-m4nf9-b3j2x-wypcz-8nm2j-lh7kp-enflr-zltbz-d3r3x-hkj22-4jfcr-p8hpy-crp56-92y4g

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Sep
25

The Spi-Game Big Band

Led by drummer Victor Jones. More info here: https://thecuttingroomnyc.com/

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Sep
20

Catbus Collective opening for Coda

Catbus Collective opening for the featured vocalist for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure openers like Bloody Stream, CODA!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNa4fCktay0/

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Sep
13

Montclair Jazz Festival

With Jazz House Faculty Collective featuring the music of James Moody

https://www.montclairjazzfestival.org/

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