Contemporary East II: Lesley Mok / Yuko Fujiyama

Pianist Yuko Fujiyama founded Contemporary East in 2022. The new nonprofit organization aims to showcase the beauty of Eastern expression in improvisational music, and provide opportunity for artists of diverse backgrounds across disciplines to converse and create together.

In its first curatorial project, in partnership with the Roulette, the Contemporary East Series returns to Roulette’s stage to present four ensembles across two days featuring projects by Lesley Mok, DoYeon Kim, Leo Chang, and Fujiyama.

For night two, drummer Lesley Mok will perform works from her debut record The Living Collection featuring a 10-piece band that crosses musical communities – jazz, concert music, experimental electronics, and beyond. Fujiyama will also perform original compositions and improvisations in collaboration with Mok, flutist Robert Dick and dancer Miki Orihara.