Mai Sugimoto Residency

21+. 9pm.


Set 1 -

Mai Sugimoto Solo


Set 2 -

Mai Sugimoto with Ed Wilkerson Jr., Katie Ernst, and Jason Roebke


Mai Sugimoto is a saxophonist, composer, and active member of Chicago's jazz and creative music scene. Born/Raised, her debut album (Asian Improv Records, 2018), explores this cultural and musical binary, juxtaposing her Japanese upbringing with the American jazz idiom. Her first solo album, monologue (Asian Improv Records, 2021), was reviewed by Brad Rose of Foxy Digitalis, who writes, “Sugimoto’s skill is boundless as she can jump between different ideas while stitching them together with a common material thread. It’s music that demands attention and must be felt to be heard.” Of her latest album, Sunlight filtering Through Leaves (Asian Improv Records, 2024), Peter Margasak writes that “[the album] conveys that singular joy of good improvised music, when it’s not about ripping solos but group unity. Naturally, I’m advising you all to pay close attention to Sugimoto from here on out.”


maisugimoto.com [ http://maisugimoto.com/]

instagram.com/sugifoto [ http://instagram.com/sugifoto]

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