Ai Kuwabara is a jazz pianist, composer, and music director based in Tokyo and Los Angeles.
A musical storyteller who crafts unique worlds through her compositions, Kuwabara was born in Chiba, Japan in 1991. She has released 11 full-length albums, creating works with precise technique and vivid sensibility.
Kuwabara debuted nationally in Japan in 2012 with her trio’s “From Here to There,” followed by “The Sixth Sense,” in 2013 which reached Number One on the Tower Records Jazz Chart and was selected by The Japan Times as the best album of the first half of 2013, also winning the Nissan Presents Jazz Japan Award 2013 Album of the Year New Star Prize. After performing her first U.S. tour in 2013 to sold-out crowds in her American debut, she performed with her trio on the main stage of the 12th Tokyo Jazz Festival. As a participant in the Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition in 2015, Kuwabara met Quincy Jones. Soon afterward, Quincy Jones Productions organized her concert in Los Angeles, a project that was so successful that Quincy Jones Productions took it further the following year, presenting shows in Los Angeles and New York. In 2017, Ai released “Somehow, Someday, Somewhere” with Steve Gadd on drums and Will Lee on bass. Quincy Jones said of the album, “Ai’s heart leads her to greatness and it's beautiful to hear and see. This girl has right and left brain on the case!” After touring with Gadd and Lee, Kuwabara released “Ai Kuwabara with Steve Gadd and Will Lee Live at Blue Note Tokyo” as her eighth album in 2019. Other releases include those also from Walt Disney Records and an album with a tie-up with TV Asahi. Kuwabara has recently composed and released a soundtrack for an original Japanese musical called “In a World of Never Ending Rain” and is presently engaged in new recording projects as well as film scoring and musical projects as a music director, conductor, and composer.
She is available for bookings in the United States and around the world.
Ai Kuwabara Performance in the past
― In 2025 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at AZUL TERRACE, Osaka, Japan / May 4, 2025 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / May 5, 2025 ◆Happy Mother's Day Concert 2025 in TOKYO at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan / May 6, 2025 ◆EBIS Bloomin’ JAZZ GARDEN “Good Comedy & Music Lounge" Daisuke Muramoto meets Ai Kuwabara : Blue Stage at Ebisu Blue Note Place / May 17, 2025 ◆“Piano Colosseum” featuring Ai Kuwabara at Ebisu Blue Note Place / May 19, 2025 ◆Musical "Anzu: Opening the Door to the Heart" at Tact Home Komorebi GRAFARE Hall, Nishitokyo, Jaoan / Aug 20-22, 2025 Taiki Nishikawa "Speak Through Song" Tour 2025 ◆at Kubota Hall, Nagasaki, Japan / Aug 26, 2025 ◆at SATOM, Kobe, Japan / Aug 28, 2025 ◆at Mona PETRO, Nagoya, Japan / Aug 29, 2025 ◆at sonorium, Tokyo, Japan / Aug 31, 2025 ◆SHIHO and Ai Kuwabara Duo Live at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / Aug 30, 2025
― In 2024 ◆Song Cycle Musical ”In a world of never ending rain” in 2024 (participated as a composer and piano conductor) at Otemachi Mitsui Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 6, 2024 ◆“Piano Colosseum” featuring Ai Kuwabara at Ebisu Blue Note Place / Apr 23&24, 2024 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at cafe corocci, Osaka, Japan / Apr 29, 2024 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at LIFE TIME, Shizuoka, Japan / Apr 30, 2024 ◆Takatsuki Jazz Street / May 3&4, 2024 ◆Happy Mother's Day Concert 2024 in TOKYO at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan / May 9, 2024 ◆DSR Production’s JAPAN JAZZ VOL.1 featuring Ai Kuwabara & Akira Yamada at pinkFrog Cafe, New York, USA /Jun 21&22, 2024 ◆SHUNTA AND FRiENDS at Rockwood Music Hall, New York, USA /Jun 26, 2024
― In 2023 ◆Song Cycle Musical ”In a world of never ending rain” in Concert (participated as a composer and piano conductor) at Otemachi Mitsui Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Jan 6, 2023 ◆Reading Stage ”First time” (participated as a composer and pianist) Naoki Prize Winner×YOASOBI Collaboration Project at Yomiuri Otemachi Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Jan 7-9, 2023 ◆-KYOGAKU- 2023 Ai Kuwabara with Strings feat.Rei at I’M A SHOW, Tokyo, Japan / Jan 19, 2023 ◆Super Jazz Live in ORBIS at Toyama Prefectural Small Theatre ORBIS / Mar 4, 2023 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at cafe corocci, Osaka, Japan / April 2, 2023 ◆Happy Mother's Day Concert 2023 in TOKYO at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA, Tokyo, Japan / May 10 , 2022 ◆Musical “WARPAINT” (participated as a music directer and keyboard conductor) at Nissay Theatre (Tokyo), Morinomiya Piloti-hall (Osaka), Misono-za (Nagoya), Kyoto Theater (Kyoto), Japan / May 7 - June 13, 2023 ◆Ai Kuwabara Jazz Live at Inagi City i Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Aug 5 , 2022 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI, Shizuoka, Japan / Aug 19 , 2022 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at cafe corocci, Osaka, Japan / Sep 24, 2023 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at Bar Arde Un, Osaka, Japan / Sep 25, 2023 ◆“Piano Colosseum” featuring Ai Kuwabara at Ebisu BLUE NOTE PLACE, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 17, 2023 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project Live at Billboard Live Osaka, Japan / Nov 6, 2023 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project Live at Blue Note Tokyo / Nov 8, 2023
― In 2022 ◆Kiho Maaya Jazz Live [Night&Day] at Billboard Live Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan / Jan 7, 2022 Ai Kuwabara the Project “THE LIVE TAKES” Recording Tour ◆at Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 26, 2022 ◆at Billboard Live Osaka, Japan / Jun 24, 2022 ◆at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Jul 2, 2022 ◆at Komaki-shi Ajioka City Center, Aichi, Japan / Jul 3, 2022 ◆Happy Mother's Day Concert 2022 in TOKYO at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA, Tokyo, Japan / May 8, 2022 ◆GEN HORIUCHI BALLET FUTURE 2022 with Ai Kuwabara Trio at Mielparque Hall Tokyo, Japan / July 26, 2022 ◆Jazz Beyond Tokyo Vol.1 at WWWX, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 3, 2022 ◆YOKOHAMA JAZZ PROMENADE 30th Special Live el tempo with special guest Ai Kuwabara at Yokohama Kannai Hall, Kanagawa, Japan ◆Discover “BILL EVANS” vol.3 featuring Monty Alexander, Ai Kuwabara & Banksia Trio at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Oct 20, 2022 ◆Yokosuka Jazz Dreams Live Series 2022 at Yokosuka Arts Theatre / Nov 5, 2022 ◆Taiki Nishikawa Hall Concert 2022 Journey at Yamaha Hall, Tokyo, Japan
― In 2021 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Concert「-KYOGAKU-2021」Vol.1 at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Japan / Jan 6, 2021 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Concert「-KYOGAKU-2021」Vol.2 at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Japan / Feb 13, 2021 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Album「OPERA」Release Concert at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Japan / Apr 6, 2021 「Opera, Solo&Trio」Tour 2021 ◆at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Jun 13, 2021 ◆at BLcafe, Nagoya, Japan / Jun 15, 2021 ◆at Billboard Live Osaka / Jun 16, 2021 ◆at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Japan / Jun 25, 2021 ◆Song Cycle Musical ”In a world of never ending rain” Prologue at Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan ◆GEN HORIUCHI BALLET FUTURE 2021 at Mielparque Hall Osaka, Japan / July 17, 2021 ◆el tempo directed by Kavka Shishido with special guest Ai Kuwabara at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Nov 20, 2021 ◆Natsumi Kon 10th Anniversary Concert「Aimer」 at HULIC HALL TOKYO, Tokyo, Japan / Nov 27 & 28, 2021 ◆Kiho Maaya Jazz Live [Night&Day] at Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 7-9, 2021 ◆Kiho Maaya Jazz Live [Night&Day] at Billboard Live Osaka, Osaka, Japan / Dec 14, 2021 ◆Miho Fukuhara Wonderful Christmas Time at Blue Note Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 24 & 25, 2021
― In 2020 ◆SHONAN JAZZ BY THE SEA LIVE in RIVIERA ZUSHI MARINA, Kanagawa, Japan / Jan 11, 2020 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project Live at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Jan 30, 2020 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project Live at Meguro Persimon Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Feb 22, 2020 ◆EAST MEETS WEST 2020 [Canceled] at Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Mar 28&29, 2020 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo-Piano Album Release Concert「OPERA」 at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Toyko, Japan / Apr 6, 2020 ◆Shinosuke Tatekawa “Kunpuu” (as a guest performance) at Tokyo International Forum C, Tokyo, Japan / May 11-14 [Canceled 5/11], 2020 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project Live at Blue Note Tokyo [ with Streaming ] , Japan / Sep 21, 2020 ◆Play with Bone -Solo Piano Live Streaming- #1 / Oct 25, 2020 ◆Play with Bone -Solo Piano Live Streaming- #2 / Nov 1, 2020 ◆KAWASAKI JAZZ 2020 Jazz Piano Battle Jam at Musa Kawasaki Symphony Hall / Nov 14, 2020 ◆Ryota Fujimaki The Premium Concert 2020 at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Nov 30, 2020
― In 2019 ◆Blue Note plays Blue Note with James Francies & Tony Allen at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Jan 21&22, 2019 ◆Hollywood Festival Orchestra New Year Concert in Sendai at Sendai Bank Hall Izumity21, Miyagi, Japan / Jan 23, 2019 ◆Ai Kuwabara the Project at Mothion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Feb 23, 2019 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Live at Meguro Persimon Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Mar 23, 2019 ◆EAST MEETS WEST 2019 with Sam Moore, Randy Brecker, Mike Stern, Will Lee, Chris Parker, Akiko Yano…etc at Tokyo International Forum Hall C, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 26-28, 2019 ◆Takatsuki Jazz Street, Osaka, Japan / May 3-4, 2019 ◆Ai Kuwabara Pit Inn３days at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / May 24-26, 2019 ◆54th Heineken JAZZALDIA at San Sebastian, Spain / Jul 24-28, 2019 Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Tour ◆at ROOMS, Fukuoka, Japan / Aug 9, 2019 ◆at Creole, Kobe, Japan / Aug 10, 2019 ◆at 5/R Hall, Nagoya, Japan / Aug 11, 2019 ◆at Harmony Hall, Osaka, Japan / Aug 12, 2019 ◆BLUE NOTE plays BLUE NOTE with special guest Joel Ross at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Nov 11, 2019 ◆Ichijoji Fest “The Days of Pleasure” , Kyoto, Japan / Nov 30, 2019 ◆Daichi Yamamoto『Andless』 Release Live at WWW, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 13, 2019 ◆Ryota Fujimaki with Ai Kuwabara Strings
― In 2018 ◆Ai Kuwabara×Shun Ishiwaka “Dear Family” at Blue Note Tokyo Japan / Jan 18, 2018 ◆Ai Kuwabara Pit Inn 3 days “Triple Souls” at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 20-22, 2018 Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Tour “Play with Bone" ◆at 5/R Hall&Gallery, Nagoya, Japan / Jul 15, 2018 ◆at Live Juke, Hiroshima, Japan / Jul 17, 2018 ◆at ROOMS, Fukuoka, Japan / Jul 18, 2018 ◆at CREOLE, Kobe, Japan / Jul 19, 2018 ◆at SALON D’ AVENE, Osaka, Japan / Jul 20, 2018 ◆at Mokkiriya, Kanazawa, Japan / Jul 21, 2018 ◆at Musicasa, Tokyo, Japan / Jul 26, 2018 ◆at Jazz me blues noLa, Sendai, Japan / Jul 29, 2018 ◆17th TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL at Yoyogi-Park, Row of Zelkova trees [the PLAZA], Tokyo, Japan / Sep 1, 2018 ◆FM COCOLO「World Jazz Warehouse」Public Recording Concert / Sep 14, 2018 at Toyonaka Performing Arts Center Aqua Culture Hall ◆Kanazawa Jazz Street at Oyama-jinja Shrine, Ishikawa Shikou Memorial Park, Hokkoku Shimbun Akabane Hall, Ishikawa, Japan / Sep 15&16, 2018 Ai Kuwabara with Steve Gadd & Will Lee Japan Tour ◆at Blue Note Nagoya, Japan / Sep 20, 2018 ◆at Billboard Live Osaka, Japan / Sep 21, 2018 ◆at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Sep 22&23, 2018 ◆at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Sep 24, 2018 ◆Jazz At The Philharmonic 2018 at Mitsui Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 31, 2018 Ai Kuwabara the Project「To The End Of This World」Release Tour ◆at Gate’s 7, Fukuoka, Japan / Nov 4, 2018 ◆at Club Quatro, Osaka, Japan / Nov 5, 2018 ◆at Club Quatro, Nagoya, Japan / Nov 6, 2018 ◆at Hamarikyu Asahi Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Nov 7, 2018 ◆KAWASAKI JAZZ 2018 at Lazona Kawasaki Plazasol, Kanagawa, Japan / Nov 13, 2018 ◆Ai Kuwabara with Strings「-KYOGAKU- 2018」 at Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 21, 2018
― In 2017 ◆Ai Kuwabara Shinjuku Pit Inn５days “5 Souls" at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / April 2-9, 2017 Quincy Jones Production Presents AI KUWABARA TRIO ◆at Club Bonafide, New York / June 9, 2017 ◆at Blue Whale, Los Angeles / June 12, 2017 Somehow, Someday, Somewhere Japan Tour with Steve Gadd&Will Lee ◆at Billboard live Osaka, Japan / Jun 21, 2017 ◆at Blue Note Nagoya, Japan / Jun 22, 2017 ◆at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Jun 23-24, 2017 Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Tour 2017「Plays " Somehow, Someday, Somewhere "」 ◆at Live Juke, Hiroshima, Japan / Aug 2, 2017 ◆at ROOMS, Fukuoka, Japan / Aug 3, 2017 ◆at Mokkiriya, Kanazawa, Japan / Aug 6, 2017 ◆at coo, Sapporo, Japan / Aug 19, 2017 ◆at JAZZ ME BLUES nora, Sendai, Japan / Aug 26, 2017 ◆at 5/R, Nagoya, Japan / Aug 30, 2017 ◆at flamingo the arusha, Osaka, Japan / Aug 31, 2017 ◆16th TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL Ai Kuwabara x Shai Maestro at JZ Brat Sound of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 2, 2017 ◆HOLIDAY vol.4 “ai kuwabara the project” at UNIT, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 27, 2017 ◆JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC at Mitsukoshi Theater, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 29, 2017 ◆KAWASAKI JAZZ 2017 at Lazona Kawasaki Plazasol, Kanagawa, Japan / Nov 16, 2017 ◆The Live Anime NYC Gundam Thunderbolt: “BANDIT FLOWER” Concert at Javits Center, New York, USA / Nov 19, 2017 ◆Ai Kuwabara × Akira Yamada Duo Concert at Club Bonafide, New York, USA / Nov 20, 2017 ◆Ai Kuwabara Pit Inn Christmas Special @Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 23, 2017
― In 2016 ai kuwabara trio project Mini Tour ◆at Mister Kelly’s, Osaka, Japan / Feb 11, 2016 ◆at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / Feb 12, 2016 ◆at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / Feb 13, 2016 ◆THE PIANO DUO LIVE5 “Ai Kuwabara×Masaki Hayashi” at RAG, Kyoto, Japan / Feb 27, 2016 ◆ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / May 11, 2016 Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Tour 2016 ◆at Hallstairs ESPRESSO BAR GIG, Sapporo, Japan / Jun 23, 2016 ◆at HERMIT DOLPHIN, Hamamatsu, Japan / Jul 4, 2016 ◆at RAG, Kyoto, Japan / Jul 5, 2016 ◆at CREOLE, Kobe, Japan / Jul 6, 2016 ◆at Lush Life, Hiroshima, Japan / Jul 7, 2016 ◆at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / Jul 8, 2016 ◆at Mokkiriya, Kanazawa, Japan / Jul 9, 2016 ◆-KYOGAKU- 2016 Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Concert at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Jul 12, 2016 ◆Quincy Jones Production Presents AI KUWABARA TRIO at Blue whale, Los Angeles, USA / Sep 8, 2016 ◆KAWASAKI JAZZ “mononkul feat. Ai Kuwabara” at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music “Black Hall” / Nov 15, 2016 ◆JAZZ SUMMIT TOKYO at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 3, 2016 ◆-KYOGAKU- 2016 at Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo, Japan / Dec.7, 2016 ◆SHIHO with Ai Kuwabara New Year’s Eve Concert in Busan, Korea / Dec 30, 2016
― In 2015 ◆Audi Cafe produced by CITABRIA at Audi Forum Tokyo, Japan / Mar 20, 2015 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Concert at Musashino Swing Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 18, 2015 ai kuwabar trio project "Love Theme" Release Tour ◆at Cotton Club, Tokyo, Japan / Jun 8, 2015 ◆at Mister Kelly’s, Osaka, Japan / Jun 19&20, 2015 ◆at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / Jun 21, 2015 ◆Anjin Premier Live Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano @Daikanyama T-SITE, Tokyo, Japan / Jun 25, 2015 ◆Parmigiani Montreux Jazz Festival Solo Piano Competition (as a finalist) at Claude Nobs Chale, Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland / Jul 5&6, 2015 ◆Karuizawa Jazz Festival / Jul 25&26, 2015 at KARUIZAWA OHGA HALL, Nagano, Japan / Jul 25&26, 2015 ◆ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Aug 13, 2015 ◆ JAZZ SUMMIT TOKYO at SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan / Aug 29, 2015 ◆Naruyoshi Kikuchi presents Modern Jazz Discotheque at Shinjuku Pit Inn, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 26, 2015 ◆Kon Natsumi 1st LIVE at Mt.RAINIER HALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 17, 2015 ◆KAWASAKI JAZZ at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music “Black Hall”, Kanagawa, Japan / Nov 23, 2015 ◆Ai Kuwabara Christmas Concert with Strings 2015 at Suntory Hall Blue Rose, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 22, 2015
─ In 2014 ai kuwabara trio project "the Window" Hokkaido Release Tour ◆at JR tower hotel nikko sapporo・Sky Banquet Room, Sapporo / Apr 14, 2014 ◆at Sunagawa City Community Center Yuu, Sunagawa / Apr 15, 2014 ◆at Makubetsu Centennial Hall, Obihiro / Apr 16, 2014 ◆at Sapporo Education and Culture Center, Sapporo / Apr 18, 2014 ai kuwabara trio project "the Window” Release Tour ◆at HERMIT DOLPHIN, Hamamatsu, Japan / May 9, 2014 ◆at Mister Kelly’s, Osaka, Japan / May 10, 2014 ◆at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / May 11, 2014 ◆Ai Kuwabara Solo Piano Concert at Takaoka Bunka Hall, Toyama, Japan / May 17, 2014 ◆ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / May 22, 2014 ◆"the Window” Release Concert at HAKUJU HALL / Jul 20, 2014 ◆46th Summer Jazz at Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall / Aug 23, 2014 ◆The EXP series #01 ai kuwabara trio project at Blue Note Nagoya, Japan / Oct 15, 2014 ◆The EXP series #01 ai kuwabara trio project at Blue Note Tokyo, Japan / Oct 20, 2014 ◆Montreux Jazz Solo Piano Competition in Kawasaki at Showa University of Music TEATRO GIGLIO SHOWA ＜1st Prize＞, Kanagawa, Japan / Nov 29, 2014 ◆Playing Bösendorfer vol.16 at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art Theater21, Kanazawa, Japan / Dec 21, 2014 ◆Ai Kuwabara Concert at Yomiuriland Nippon TV Ran Ran Hall, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 25, 2014
― In 2013 ◆“A Touch of Music” - ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Feb 6, 2013 ai kuwabara trio project “THE SIXTH SENSE” Release Tour ◆at Mr.Kelly’s, Osaka, Japan / Apr 18, 2013 ◆at Green Dolphin, Kobe, Japan / Apr 19, 2013 ◆at Star Eyes, Nagoya, Japan / Apr 20, 2013 ◆at Jz Brat Sound of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 25, 2013 ◆JAZZ AUDITORIA supported by POINT GREEN at WATERRAS Special Stage, Tokyo, Japan / Apr 29, 2013 ◆ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Jun 7, 2013 Ai Kuwabara Concerts in Bern ◆at Bistrot Morillon, Bern, Switzerland / Jun 21, 2013 ◆at ONO, Bern, Switzerland / Jun 23, 2013 ◆SAPPORO CITY JAZZ 2013 - ai kuwabara trio project at Odori Park 2-chome Special Stage, Sapporo, Japan / Jul 23, 2013 ◆TOKYO JAZZ CIRCUIT 2013 in MEGA WEB at MEGA WEB Palette Plaza, Tokyo, Japan / Aug 18, 2013 ◆12th TOKYO JAZZ FESTIVAL at Tokyo International Forum Hall A, Tokyo, Japan / Sep 8, 2013 ◆5th Otsu Jazz Festival, Shiga, Japan / Oct 19, 2013 ◆SAPPORO CITY JAZZ in TOKYO 2013 at Special Tent in front of Jingu Gaien Picture Gallery, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 30, 2013 ai kuwabara trio project the U.S. tour ◆at Chevron Auditorium, International House, UC, Berkeley, USA / Nov 14, 2013 ◆at The Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, USA / Nov 16, 2013 ◆at Kenneth King Academic & Performing Arts Center Auraria Campus, Denver, USA / Nov 18, 2013 ◆at Fine Arts Building University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, USA / Nov 20, 2013 ◆ai kuwabara trio project at Motion Blue YOKOHAMA, Kanagawa, Japan / Dec 3, 2013 ◆Playing Bösendorfer vol.15 at 21st Century Museum of Comtemporary Art, Kanazawa Theater21, Japan / Dec 22, 2013
― In 2012 ai kuwabara trio project “from here to there” Release Live ◆at Green Dolphin, Kobe, Japan / May 23, 2012 ◆at Boozy Muse, Tokyo, Japan / Jun 23, 2012 ◆at Strings, Tokyo, Japan / Jul 11, 2012 ◆4th Otsu Jazz Festival, Shiga, Japan / Jul 11, 2012 ◆”THE SIX SENSE LIVE” at LAPIN ET HALOT, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 20, 2012 ◆TOWER JAZZ FREE LIVE 2012 at Moon Romantic, Tokyo, Japan / Oct 30, 2012 ◆ELTTOB TEP ISSEY MIYAKE Magic X'mas SPECIAL EVENT at ELTTOB TEP ISSEY MIYAKE, Tokyo, Japan / Dec 15, 2013 ◆Playing Bösendorfer vol.14 at 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Theater21, Kanazawa, Japan / Dec 22, 2013