About

Asian Improv aRts Midwest director and artist / musician Tatsu Aoki (AIRecords president since 1999) joined the label in 1994 with his album Kioto. His own label Innocent Eyes and Lenses (IEL) then merged with AIRecords five years later. After these early years, AIR enjoyed an extremely productive collaboration co-releasing recordings with Bradley Parker-Sparrow and Joanie Palatto’s Southport Records and continues to publish a growing catalogue representing the generation of experimental, creative and Asian-American musicians.
Asian Improv Records is a project by Asian Improv aRts and Asian Improv aRts Midwest