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"If
music is a language, then Berkeley percussionist and composer
Anthony Brown is probably one of the most articulate men in jazz."
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The San Francisco Chronicle
"...and
Mr. Brown, swinging away on drums, made the piece levitate."
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The New York Times
Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra
SANJU: 30 Years of Asian American Jazz
Anthony Brown's GRAMMY nominated Asian American Orchestra presented SANJU: Celebrating 30 years of Asian American Jazz on September 11, 2011 at Yoshi’s San Francisco. Smithsonian scholar, composer and percussionist Dr. Anthony Brown and bassist, composer and Emmy Award winner Mark Izu have been musical collaborators for over three decades and performed together at the first Asian American Jazz Festival (AAJF) held thirty years ago in September 1981. An exhibition curated by Nancy Hom of original silkscreened posters, photographs and other memorabilia from the AAJF's archives were displayed in Yoshi's SF Lobby, and a free symposium on the first AAJF including the co-founders and curators was held in the Jazz Heritage Center. SANJU also honored 89-year old retired historian, musician, and educator George Yoshida, who played jazz in WWII Japanese American internment camp bands, has been a mentor and role model for Brown and Izu, and performed with the Asian American Orchestra.
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) filmed the SANJU project and produced a documentary that will air on San Francisco’s KQED-TV, Sunday May 13th at 11PM.The Asian American Orchestra also performed as the house band for the recent KQED Local Heroes Awards event at Yoshi’s SF. Here are links to KQED's schedule for air times of two upcoming TV shows featuring the Asian American Orchestra as well as other events:
- Don't Lose Your Soul (SANJU documentary, 30 mins.)
- KQED Local Heroes Awards (performances by the Asian American Orchestra, MCed by Genny Lim, 60 mins.)
- Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra will perform a free concert Saturday, May 12, from 1:00-2:30 PM at the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival in San Francisco
- Anthony Brown and Mark Izu will be guests on KPFA, 94.1FM, Thursday, May 10, 7:00 PM on the"APEX EXPRESS" show
- Anthony Brown will be a guest on Avotcja's show on KPOO, 89.5FM, FRIDAY, 5/11, 1:00 PM
The SANJU Project is made possible with support from Fifth Stream Music, Koret Foundation, Zellerbach Family Foundation, Yoshi's SF, and Jazz Heritage Center.
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