Hears Looking At You Photo – A Visual Essay of Jazz and Blues Jazz and Blues Art Photography of Kamau Amen-Ra, Tasin Sabir, Edward Miller, Charles Rhone, James Knox Location: San Leandro Public Library Street: 300 Estudillo Avenue City/Town: San Leandro, CA Exhibit Dates: July 1 – 31 2010 Artists’ Reception: Thursday, July 15, 6:30PM...
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Bill Henderson @ San Jose Jazz Festival 2009
Bill Henderson is one of my favorite vocalists on the planet. Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt introduced me to his music several years ago. I actually first heard him on Charlie Haden’s The Art of the Song album which also featured Shirley Horn. I took this photo of him at the San Jose Jazz Festival in 2009.
Brian Ho OGD Trio
Brian Ho swinging hard on his Hammond B3 organ with his trio at Jupiter in Berkeley.
Charles Lloyd @ Palace of Fine Arts
Charles Lloyd New Quartet at the Palace of Fine Arts for the SFJAZZ Spring Season.
Natalie Cole @ Yoshi’s Oakland
I have been loving Natalie Cole for as long as I can remember. You cannot imagine how overjoyed I was to hear and photograph her in concert this weekend. It will be an experience I will treasure always. More photos from this great can be seen here.
Patti Austin @ Yoshi’s San Francisco
Patti Austin – Yoshi’s San Francisco I have loved Patti Austin for as long as I can remember. It was an honor to photograph her shows. I saw her three times during her run and each show was amazing. You can see more photos from her show here.
Ernestine Anderson @ Yoshi’s San Francisco
Ernestine told her band, “Play like you had the blues last night.” That is exactly what they did.
Fillmore Jazz Festival 2009
The Fillmore Jazz Festival was held July 4 and 5 on Fillmore Street running from Eddy Street up to Jackson Street. There were three different performance stages featuring jazz, blues, latin and soul music. There were even swing dancing lessons. My photo highlights include the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra f/t Faye Carol, Marcus Shelby &...
Jeremy Pelt Quintet @ Yoshi’s Oakland
Jeremy Pelt – trumpet/flugelhorn Danny Grissett – piano J. D. Allen – tenor saxaphone Dwayne Burno – acoustic bass Darrell Green – drums Trumpeter Jeremy Pelt and his band played two great sets at Yoshi’s Oakland on January 15, 2009.
10 for Monday
I was recently asked to select 8-10 jazz photos that I would submit for an exhibit. Where does one begin? Which photos to select? Where is that photo that I thought was supercool? The 10 images selected were taken at Bay Area music events and festivals over the past four years. Update: I have been selected...