Izu Compositions
Photo by Bob Hsiang
Available for Commission
Mark Izu received a Northern California Regional EMMY® Award for outstanding Musical Composition/Arrangement for his score for Bolinao 52, a film about the Vietnamese Boat People which also received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary.
Mark Izu is a seminal leader in the Asian American Jazz movement. His compositions include symphony, film, theater, dance and jazz. The principal curator of the original Asian American Jazz Festival held at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for nearly two decades, he helped establish the genre. Playing the acoustic bass, as well as several traditional Asian instruments, Izu has gained national and international attention as a musician and composer.
Visit the First Voice Web site to view a list of commissioned works by Mark Izu.
Listen to compositions by Mark Izu:
- Epilogue (Queens Garden) (1:25)
- Into the Valley (1:46)
- Sheng Illusion (2:15)
- KK Learns to Walk (1:05)
- Hichiriki Chorus with Synthesizer (:39)
- Mermaid Prelude, excerpt (3:47)
