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South Side Symphony
AAPI Heritage Month Anime Night & Concert: South Side Symphony & Kids on the Slope
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center Dr
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
May 31, 2024
6:30 PM PDT
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About this concert
We're celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May with a multi-week lineup spotlighting AAPI artists and featuring dance, music, film and more! Bring the whole family for free artistic offerings on the Julianne and George Argyros Plaza, including Friday movie nights, Polynesian dance lessons (Tuesday Night Dance), and Live on Argyros Stage concerts.
On May 31, join us for an unforgettable event that explores Black music in anime & Japanese jazz. This brand-new musical venture will be part anime screening, part concert and part discussion that highlights the dynamic fusion of two cultures.
Why do so many Black people love anime? Why does anime love jazz, hip hop, and other Black American music genres? Dr. Marcus Norris and South Side Symphony return to explore these questions and more, celebrating cultural exchanges as we transition from AAPI Heritage Month to Black Music Month. It’s a party on the Argyros Plaza featuring a full orchestra and a concert packed with new twists on some of your favorite anime themes!
Event Schedule
6:30 PM – Enjoy food trucks & photo ops!
8:00 PM – Kids on the Slope
8:30 PM – South Side Symphony
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South Side Symphony Biography
Dr. Marcus Norris founded South Side Symphony with the idea “What if orchestras didn’t exist, and were invented today by a young Black man?” He describes the sound as “like a younger, more ‘ratchet’ version of The Roots, accompanied by lush live strings and horns.” The predominantly-Black orchestra has performed with Chloe x Halle, Andra Day, played on several film scores including NBC Universal’s “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.“, and most recently recorded their first live album through a weekend of three sold-out shows in North Hollywood. After hearing South Side Symphony perform under Marcus’s Musical Direction at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala, Beyoncé asked Marcus to orchestrate several songs for her and 50-piece orchestra as part of her surprise 2023 Dubai return to live performance. The orchestra’s motto is “Our Music in Our Time,” because we know nobody can tell our stories like we can.
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