A photographer friend recently told me “the music will tell you when to shoot” and that is very true. We wait patiently for “the moment” to happen. It is never a planned thing. I was fortunate to capture singer Freda Payne in a special moment of her song at The Rrazz Room’s 4th Annual Rrazziversary....
Category Archives: Singers
MoonCandy
“MoonCandy is a live soulful house ensemble that features the inspirational voices & composition of some of the East Bay’s most understated jazz,soul,blues and gospel singers. MoonCandy is church without the politics… soulful, uplifting and fabulous!” – Valerie Troutt Have you heard MoonCandy? They are a tasty treat for your ears!
4th Annual SF Filipino American Jazz Festival @ Yoshi’s SF
Photo highlights from the 4th Annual San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival at Yoshi’s SF on October 9. 2011. The festival included the lovely music of (top to bottom) Annie Brazil, Ann Marie Santos, and Lena Sunday.
Blues in the night…
Bluesman Alvon Johnson keeping it bluesy for Christmas at Yoshi’s Oakland.
José James @ The New Parish Oakland
José James – vocals Kris Bowers – keyboards Takuya Kuroda – trumpet Solomon Dorsey – bass Nate Smith – drums Soulful crooner José James returned to the Bay Area for two nights in December. He and his band put on a spectacular show at The New Parish in Oakland. José performed his current hits and...
Jua Sings!!!
Vocalist Jua Howard at the Downtown Berkeley Music Festival in August 2011. If you have not heard Jua sing then you definitely want to check him out. He is currently working on his second album project. Please support live music!!!
Night With The Divas
I had the pleasure of photographing “Night with the Divas” – a concert benefiting Black Coalition on AIDS and Rafiki Wellness Center in San Francisco. The featured divas included Paula West, Jennifer Bryce, Denise Perrier, and Faye Carol. They were backed by the Marcus Shelby Trio featuring Marcus Shelby on bass, Adam Shulman on piano,...
Soulful jazzy!
José James & Jef Neve in their SFJAZZ Fall Season concert at the Florence Gould Theatre in the Legion of Honor in San Francisco last November. José James will be performing with McCoy Tyner on October 16 for the SFJAZZ Fall Season.
She’s our Dreamgirl!
Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday sang notes to the heavens at Oakland Pride this past Sunday.
Dee Dee Bridgewater @ Yoshi’s SF
Dee Dee Bridgewater mesmerized us recently at Yoshi’s San Francisco singing the music of jazz legend Billie Holiday. She was phenomenal!