The Aya Sekine Trio

Aya Sekine is a Japanese-born, Detroit-based pianist, improviser, composer, educator, visual artist, placemaker, and cultural strategist whose work spans more than three decades across Japan, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Rooted in jazz and Black American music traditions, her practice extends beyond performance into education, cultural organizing, creative advocacy, and the long-term work of building sustainable artistic communities. Lucille’s is a cozy venue with clean sight lines & good sound featuring Jazz, Blues & Latin acts, plus eats. Founded in 2021, Lucille’s is a publicly accessible jazz lounge which is located inside TolHouse, a private, Members-only social club designed for the city-dwelling creative and entrepreneurial class.