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Legend of Morning Glory

Legend of Morning Glory

Legend of Morning Glory, kabuki taiko oratorio by Brenda Wong Aoki, Music composed by Mark Izu

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The Legend of Morning Glory is a story from the Kabuki about a rich girl and a poor boy, who promise to love each other forever. Fate separates them and the girl searches for the boy, weeping until she goes blind. Wandering the countryside, she is known as the Morning Glory, an itinerant storyteller famed for her tale of lost love. Until one day, years later, he returns...

Price: $15.00
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Navarasa

Navarasa

Navarasa, based on the 9 emotions, by Mark Izu and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel

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This CD is based on the Hindu concept of navarasa, or 9 emotional states, expressed through a combination of shakuhachi, bass, and mouth organ (the Chinese sheng and Japanese shô). The performers on this CD are Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, an American who has lived most of his life in Japan studying Japanese music, and Mark Izu, a Japanese American who has spent his life on the American west coast as a jazz artist and composer deftly utilizing aspects of traditional Asian music. The music is mostly improvised, based on the various rasa themes. Japanese music has roots in India, so we decided to use the navarasa for inspiration.

Price: $15.00
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Dreams and Illusions: Tales of the Pacific Rim

Dreams and Illusions: Tales of the Pacific Rim

Asian-Pacific folk tales for the whole family. Scored with original music and traditional instruments.

Price: $16.95
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Last Dance

Last Dance

Performed by Anthony Brown’s Grammy Nominated Asian American Jazz Orchestra and San Jose Taiko. Featuring storytellers Brenda Wong Aoki & George Yoshida.

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Last Dance tells the internment story through spoken word, poetry, historic photos, 40’s Big Band sound and original music. It’s a tribute to Japanese Americans who used music and dance to remind themselves and the world who they were.

Price: $15.00
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The Queen\'s Garden

The Queen's Garden

A spoken word classic with jazz. WINNER INDIE Award, *****5 Stars Amazon.com

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An epic story with jazz about the love between a good girl who’s all “chop suey” (Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and Scots) and a Hawaiian prince born too late in the wrong country.

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Mermaid Meat

Mermaid Meat

The Secret to Immortality and Other Japanese Ghost Stories

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The CD with book features four traditional Japanese ghost tales illustrated with full color plates. The recorded stories are accompanied by music by Mark Izu.

The title piece, Mermaid Meat, is an original story written by Brenda Wong Aoki based on the Japanese proverb “Eating the flesh of a mermaid is the secret to eternal youth”. Originally commissioned by Kent Nagano, the conductor of the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, the piece is accompanied by an original score by Mark Izu. A tragic tale of a young girl who feasts on the flesh of a mermaid in order to live forever, the story speaks to our collective fascination with youth and beauty.

Price: $24.95
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The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter

DVD of a classic silent film with a new score by Mark Izu

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Starring Sessue Hayakawa, this Asian-American silent film masterpiece was long considered lost. It was rediscovered in France and brought to George Eastman House for restoration with the original tints. With a new musical score by Mark Izu, this silent classic is available from Milestone on DVD.

Price: $29.95
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Mark Izu: Threading Time

Mark Izu: Threading Time

Mark Izu and Circle of Fire - Asian Jazz

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The CD, Threading Time, by Mark Izu and Circle of Fire, is a rare performance of two national treasures, Gagaku Master Togi Suenobu (Japan), Tabla Master Zakir Hussain (India) swirled into smooth jazz by composer Mark Izu (USA).

The album journeys through dimensions of jazz and myth as it explores the ancient intonations of Japanese gagaku and the music of peoples traveling the legendary Silk Road.

Price: $15.00
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September 18-19, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performing at Kennesaw State University, Georgia.

September 20-26, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki performing at the International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, Tennessee.

October 28, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories for Matcha Night at the Asian Museum, 5-9 PM

October 30, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories at 142 Throckmorton Theatre.

October 31, 2010: Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu perform Japanese Ghost Stories at Yoshi's Jazz Club, San Francisco

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