The Present: PACIFIC BRIDGE
Akira Tana & Otonowa
With Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion), Noriyuki Ken Okada (bass), Ben Stolorow (keyboard)
Performance at 8:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Since the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, Bay Area native Akira Tana has made annual pilgrimages to Japan with the group under his leadership Otonowa, creating music directly from the crucible of disaster, building a bridge between Nikkei and Japanese musicians that inspires and heals.
“Akira Tana, the acclaimed drummer has worked with a Who’s Who of jazz legends, from Art Farmer to Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins to Sonny Stitt, James Moody to Lena Horne.” –KPFA
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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Akira Tana & Otonowa
With Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion), Noriyuki Ken Okada (bass), Ben Stolorow (keyboard)
Performance at 8:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Since the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, Bay Area native Akira Tana has made annual pilgrimages to Japan with the group under his leadership Otonowa, creating music directly from the crucible of disaster, building a bridge between Nikkei and Japanese musicians that inspires and heals.
“Akira Tana, the acclaimed drummer has worked with a Who’s Who of jazz legends, from Art Farmer to Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins to Sonny Stitt, James Moody to Lena Horne.” –KPFA
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 Present: PACIFIC BRIDGE
Akira Tana & Otonowa
With Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion), Noriyuki Ken Okada (bass), Ben Stolorow (keyboard)
Performance at 8:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Since the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, Bay Area native Akira Tana has made annual pilgrimages to Japan with the group under his leadership Otonowa, creating music directly from the crucible of disaster, building a bridge between Nikkei and Japanese musicians that inspires and heals.
“Akira Tana, the acclaimed drummer has worked with a Who’s Who of jazz legends, from Art Farmer to Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins to Sonny Stitt, James Moody to Lena Horne.” –KPFA
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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Akira Tana & Otonowa
With Masaru Koga (reeds/percussion), Noriyuki Ken Okada (bass), Ben Stolorow (keyboard)
Performance at 8:30 pm. Reception to follow.
Since the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Tohoku, Bay Area native Akira Tana has made annual pilgrimages to Japan with the group under his leadership Otonowa, creating music directly from the crucible of disaster, building a bridge between Nikkei and Japanese musicians that inspires and heals.
“Akira Tana, the acclaimed drummer has worked with a Who’s Who of jazz legends, from Art Farmer to Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins to Sonny Stitt, James Moody to Lena Horne.” –KPFA
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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