Happy Birthday, Aida!

I celebrate you, Mom. When I think of you, I think of the boundless love you have always shown for your family, the limitless kindness you extend to anyone within reach, and the sterling example of dignity and faith that you have displayed throughout your life. And since I was the one always running around the house with the camera, you'd think I might have captured some of that along the way. Well, maybe a bit of it...

Love you, Mom! Happy Birthday. See you soon!!

Jazz Drummers

The tribute to Miles davis and Gil Evans at the Hollywood Bowl a few weeks ago got me to thinking about some of the great drummers I've had the privilege to meet and photograph. Thanks to my client, DW Drums, I've been given some wonderful and rare opportunities to meet these exceptional artists and watch them, HEAR them play. The music, the experience, in a word, sublime.

One of the artists featured here, Peter Erskine, played at the Bowl Tribute.

Too Close to the Flame

Not much to say about this one. I think the poor guy was just trying to get warm.

Jazz at the Bowl

A wonderful tribute last night to jazz greats Miles Davis and Gil Evans at the Hollywood Bowl. Some exceptional talents played tribute to the music of these two legendary artists. On hand on trumpet were: Terence Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, and Gil Evan's son, Miles Evans (Wonder who he was named after?). On base: Christian McBride, on drums: Peter Erskine and Jimmy Cobb, on tuba: Howard Johnson, as well as an orchestra, and all of this under the direction of conductor Vince Mendoza.

I had nice seats in Promenade 1, courtesy of Peter Erskine, whom I've photographed on several occasions. I had my G10 with me, but it was too dark and I was too far away to get anything really clean. So, I cropped and photoshopped.

Incredible music! Thank you, Peter.