"Listen, and feel the beauty of your separation, the unsayable absence. There is a moon inside every human being. Learn to be companions with it. Give more of your life to this listening." - Rumi

For many years, these words resonated above audiences at bluewhale in Little Tokyo. Now, after years apart, we're preparing to return to listening together again at new home in Atwater Village.

bluewhale is returning with a new home and an expanded vision: dedicated listening rooms for jazz and Western classical music, a full-service restaurant rooted in hospitality and thoughtful food, and an all-ages environment where artists, students, families, and music lovers can gather, listen, and connect.