Rotary 5 and Nagoya Rotary Club.

By MIYA IWATAKISPECIAL TO THE RAFUDave Iwataki was walking down First Street when a photo in a storefront window showing three Black men seated at a counter being helped by a Black server caught his eye.Hank Crawford) on drums; Keith Fiddmont (director of the Santa Monica City College Jazz Ensemble since 1998) on sax and flute; Maceo Hernandez (Demon Drummer of East L.

The area became known as Bronzeville.Dave Iwatakis musical tribute to eras of Little Tokyo history comes to East West Players on May 23.YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoFor his 2017 performance of J-Town/Bronzeville Suite in Gardena.

co-chair of NCOBRA (National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America); Miya Iwataki.This allowed Dave to spread his compositional wings.

it is an ambitious piece in three movements featuring original music.

descendant of a Central Avenue band leader.We also serve as a bridge between different Japanese immigrant generations (i.

I think that I’ve also been able to see my sister.And it’s super cool to see how the princesses and the court are all just truly ambassadors: they are not just a face — they are outspoken leaders in the community.

Because we are in the public eye.and their parents pose during the 2023 Nisei Week Parade.