The Past: Memories, Movies & Music
Mark Izu & Friends
With George Yamasaki (piano), Shoko Hikage (koto) & Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion)
Emmy Award winning composer Mark Izu and musicians perform live to rarely seen Japanese American Home Movies from the 1930’s.
“Bay Area pioneer on the creative music scene” ––Down Beat Magazine
This performance is part of a larger series presented by First Voice & J-town Task Force:
J-Town Culture Bearers: PAST PRESENT FUTURE INFINITY
[email protected] • Sponsors: J-town Task Force, J-town Foundation, GFTA, and William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Since 1976 Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu have played a central role in the evolution of Asian American Art. They founded First Voice in 1997, with a mission to create, present and contribute the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" - essential to the authentic representation of the people of the United States. Aoki’s grandfather, Chojiro Peter Aoki, was one of the founders of Japantown in 1897.
The J-town Task Force mission is to preserve and develop Japantown, strengthen the ethnic diversity, and create an atmosphere of safety, beauty, vitality, and prosperity.
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Mark Izu & Friends
With George Yamasaki (piano), Shoko Hikage (koto) & Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion)
Emmy Award winning composer Mark Izu and musicians perform live to rarely seen Japanese American Home Movies from the 1930’s.
“Bay Area pioneer on the creative music scene” ––Down Beat Magazine
This performance is part of a larger series presented by First Voice & J-town Task Force:
J-Town Culture Bearers: PAST PRESENT FUTURE INFINITY
[email protected] • Sponsors: J-town Task Force, J-town Foundation, GFTA, and William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Since 1976 Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu have played a central role in the evolution of Asian American Art. They founded First Voice in 1997, with a mission to create, present and contribute the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" - essential to the authentic representation of the people of the United States. Aoki’s grandfather, Chojiro Peter Aoki, was one of the founders of Japantown in 1897.
The J-town Task Force mission is to preserve and develop Japantown, strengthen the ethnic diversity, and create an atmosphere of safety, beauty, vitality, and prosperity.
The Past: Memories, Movies & Music
Mark Izu & Friends
With George Yamasaki (piano), Shoko Hikage (koto) & Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion)
Emmy Award winning composer Mark Izu and musicians perform live to rarely seen Japanese American Home Movies from the 1930’s.
“Bay Area pioneer on the creative music scene” ––Down Beat Magazine
This performance is part of a larger series presented by First Voice & J-town Task Force:
J-Town Culture Bearers: PAST PRESENT FUTURE INFINITY
[email protected] • Sponsors: J-town Task Force, J-town Foundation, GFTA, and William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Since 1976 Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu have played a central role in the evolution of Asian American Art. They founded First Voice in 1997, with a mission to create, present and contribute the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" - essential to the authentic representation of the people of the United States. Aoki’s grandfather, Chojiro Peter Aoki, was one of the founders of Japantown in 1897.
The J-town Task Force mission is to preserve and develop Japantown, strengthen the ethnic diversity, and create an atmosphere of safety, beauty, vitality, and prosperity.
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Mark Izu & Friends
With George Yamasaki (piano), Shoko Hikage (koto) & Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion)
Emmy Award winning composer Mark Izu and musicians perform live to rarely seen Japanese American Home Movies from the 1930’s.
“Bay Area pioneer on the creative music scene” ––Down Beat Magazine
This performance is part of a larger series presented by First Voice & J-town Task Force:
J-Town Culture Bearers: PAST PRESENT FUTURE INFINITY
[email protected] • Sponsors: J-town Task Force, J-town Foundation, GFTA, and William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Since 1976 Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu have played a central role in the evolution of Asian American Art. They founded First Voice in 1997, with a mission to create, present and contribute the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" - essential to the authentic representation of the people of the United States. Aoki’s grandfather, Chojiro Peter Aoki, was one of the founders of Japantown in 1897.
The J-town Task Force mission is to preserve and develop Japantown, strengthen the ethnic diversity, and create an atmosphere of safety, beauty, vitality, and prosperity.
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