A wonderful event with all sorts of percussion master classes, performances and clinics. I was proud to represent Evans and ProMark as sponsors for this fantastic weekend of percussion.
Michael Eagle
Aldo Mazza
Swiss Chris
Chembo Corniel
Afro-Cuban Workshop
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
New York Metro Pipe Band
NY Metro Drum Corps
I had the pleasure of shooting a performance as part of the D’Addario Music Foundation Pro Arte series at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. Two incredible guitarists, Cecilio Perera and Johannes Möller, performed for a full audience at Weill Recital Hall. Cecilio is the 2011 winner of the 44th Michele Pittaluga International Guitar Competition held in Alessandria, Italy. Johannes is the 2010 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition.
Cecilio Perera
Cecilio Perera
Cecilio Perera
Cecilio Perera
Cecilio Perera
Cecilio Perera
Johannes Möller
Johannes Möller
Johannes Möller
Johannes Möller
Johannes Möller
And part II…
Shareef Clayton
Shareef Clayton
Dennis Yuri Hernandez
Antonio Zamora
Terry Greene II
David Murray
Cindy Blackman-Santana
Aurelien Budynek
Felix Pastorius
Night two of the Winter Jazzfest brought on another great evening of music. It’s interesting to look back on the night and realize that I was listening to live music for 7+ hours. Great way to spend a Saturday evening, if you ask me.
Gregoire Maret
Ben Williams
Gregoire Maret & Clarence Penn
Mark Guiliana
Will Calhoun
Will Calhoun
Part II of night one…
Mark Guiliana
Ben Wendel
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Rez Abassi
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Zach Danziger
Mark Guiliana
"Big" Sam Williams
Another incredible NYC Winter Jazzfest is in the books. I managed to catch over 14 different acts across the two nights. Lugging around a bag of camera gear and trying to get close to the performers (which requires getting from venue to venue quickly) provides a nice little workout. I must applaud the organizers for putting together such a fantastic lineup across two nights and five great venues (even if the Zinc Bar was hot enough fry an egg on the stage). Sadly, the lighting wasn’t so great a most of the venues. Some bad mixtures of color, low light and bad placement made for quite a challenge, but here’s what I put together.
Matt Moran
John Medeski
John Medeski
Miguel Zenon
Jason Lindner
Ismail Lumanovski
Tamer Pinarbasi
Panagiotis Andreou
With about 35 hours left in 2011, I felt that a “best of” post would be appropriate. I also want to put it out there that I’m selling prints of my photos now. If you see anything (from any of my blog posts) that you like and are interested in hanging it up on your wall or maybe even giving it to a friend, leave a comment w/email address and I’ll get in touch with you.
Thank you all for following my photo blog this year! Your comments, compliments and assistance in spreading the word about my photography has been greatly appreciated. I’m thoroughly looking forward to what 2012 has in store. Cheers!
TK Wonder | NYC Winter Jazz Fest
Eric Krasno & Nigel Hall | Bowlive II @ Brooklyn Bowl
Aquiles Priester | Modern Drummer Festival
Alex Skolnick | The Iridium
Tunnel Sparks | Central Park
NYC Skyline | 9.11.11
Bryan Beller w/the Aristocrats | Hiro Ballroom
Phil Ehart w/Kansas | Cobb Energy Center
High Falls | Mt. Mansfield
Portrait of New York City
And lastly, the final post from my series of NY Cityscapes from 12.26.11.
Williamsburg Bridge
West Side IAC Building - Designed by Frank Gehry
West Side IAC Building
Jersey City Skyline
One World Trade Center
Part two of my December evening of cityscape photography. See part one here.
Brooklyn Bridge Skyline
Manhattan Bridge Support
Underneath the Manhattan Bridge
Empire State Building
Manhattan Skyline
Empire Portrait
I spent Monday evening creating what I consider to be some of my best land/cityscape photos. The weather was mild for a late December evening and there was only about a 5mph wind on occasion and clear skies (These things matter quite a bit when you’re shooting photos with exposures of up to 75 seconds in duration). My goal was to photograph the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, and Roosevelt Bridge while still getting some shooting time in over on the West side of Manhattan. Sadly, due to some incredible views of Lower Manhattan, I never made it up to the Roosevelt Bridge. Luckily, it should still be there the next time I head out.
Lower Manhattan Sunset
Lower Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn & Manhattan Bridges
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge
