South Bay Premiere of ‘J
The Civic Hotel in Bronzeville, formerly the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo, at First and San Pedro streets. GARDENA — "J-Town/Bronzeville Suite," an innovative musical history of a little known era of Little Tokyo, is filled with stunning music performed by stellar traditional Japanese and jazz musicians. "'J-Town/Bronzeville Suite' is a living homage to a place and time that was an important chapter in the life and legacy of Little Tokyo, Los Angeles," says composer David Iwataki, who also writes, composes for films and documentaries, and plays keyboard. A panel discussion will follow the musical presentation. While Japanese Americans were uprooted and imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II, African Americans migrated from the Deep South to seek employment in the Southland. Thousands moved into the vacant Little Tokyo buildings, where they remained until the war's end. Most of Los Angeles had restrictive housing covenants that barred ...