Rhythmix Cultural Works

Mark Izu Quartet

Friday June 8, 8pm
$15 in advance $17 at the door

“Mark Izu’s music is a great gift to the jazz tradition, to its
ongoing transformation and revitalization into energetic and
unpredictable new directions” -Downbeat Magazine

Izu's music is an amalgam of ancient Asian traditions fired in jazz. Joyfully he opens the Rhythmix World Music Series with the Mark Izu Quartet, a brand new ensemble featuring premiere saxophonist Richard Howell, koto extraordinaire Shoko Hikage, and the thunder drums of Janet Koike, with special guest performance artist Brenda Wong Aoki.

Says Izu, “People, according to Japanese mythology, were created to keep the light on the earth. The Sun Goddess’s little brother teased her so badly, she shut herself in a cave. All was darkness. So the gods created people to tell stories dance, play music. The Sun Goddess got curious and came back. That’s our role – to keep the light on the earth. “

	Mark Izu Quartet Friday June 8, 8pm $15 in advance $17 at the door Buy tickets for Mark Izu Quartet “Mark Izu’s music is a great gift to the jazz tradition, to its ongoing transformation and revitalization into energetic and unpredictable new directions” -Downbeat Magazine Izu's music is an amalgam of ancient Asian traditions fired in jazz. Joyfully he opens the Rhythmix World Music Series with the Mark Izu Quartet, a brand new ensemble featuring premiere saxophonist Richard Howell, koto extraordinaire Shoko Hikage, and the thunder drums of Janet Koike, with special guest performance artist Brenda Wong Aoki. Says Izu, “People, according to Japanese mythology, were created to keep the light on the earth. The Sun Goddess’s little brother teased her so badly, she shut herself in a cave. All was darkness. So the gods created people to tell stories dance, play music. The Sun Goddess got curious and came back. That’s our role – to keep the light on the earth. “