Title
Mark Izu's "Songs for J-Town"
Alt-Text
A digital collage, inspired by the history of San Francisco's Japantown and composer musician Mark Izu's 45 years of performing, created for Mark Izu's "Songs for J-Town"
Description
"Songs for J-Town," 4/23/22 performance at the Presidio
Theatre - Emmy Award winning composer Mark Izu presents an evening
of American jazz infused with traditional Japanese Gagaku music
and poetry about San Francisco's Japantown.
For more information: https://www.presidiotheatre.org/show/2022songsforjtown/
Digital Collage Images:
A Filipino Mother and daughter. Photo: Pacifico Mortel (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) via FoundSF.org
Filipino poet Al Robles in San Francisco's Manilatown on August 4, 1977. Photo by Nancy Wong, San Francisco, California (CC BY-SA) 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
I-Hotel protest, San Francisco January 1977. Photo by Nancy Wong, San Francisco, California (CC BY-SA) 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hayward, Calif.--Grandfather and grandchildren awaiting evacuation bus. Photo by Dorothea Lange
Young Woman Riding a Phoenix. Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770 Art Institute Chicago (CC0 1.0)
Suenobu Togi Sensei, photo courtesy of Mark Izu
Benkyodo Candy Factory, 1906
Brenda Wong Aoki & Mark Izu, Japantown photos by Mark Shigenaga
Blossoms & mandala photos by Andi Wong
A Filipino Mother and daughter. Photo: Pacifico Mortel (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) via FoundSF.org
Filipino poet Al Robles in San Francisco's Manilatown on August 4, 1977. Photo by Nancy Wong, San Francisco, California (CC BY-SA) 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
I-Hotel protest, San Francisco January 1977. Photo by Nancy Wong, San Francisco, California (CC BY-SA) 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Hayward, Calif.--Grandfather and grandchildren awaiting evacuation bus. Photo by Dorothea Lange
Young Woman Riding a Phoenix. Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770 Art Institute Chicago (CC0 1.0)
Suenobu Togi Sensei, photo courtesy of Mark Izu
Benkyodo Candy Factory, 1906
Brenda Wong Aoki & Mark Izu, Japantown photos by Mark Shigenaga
Blossoms & mandala photos by Andi Wong
Digital Collage by Andi Wong
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Creator
Andi Wong for First Voice
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