“I’ve played music with Byron for over 30 years in a variety of bands. He possesses amazing skills on drums, vibraphone, tympani, and every other percussion instrument, is one of…
Jazz Profile: Cody Wright
by Eddie LeShure “It’s not often that I run across a musician like Cody. His charming personality and virtuosity on both bass and guitar should serve him well. I look…
Jazz Profile: Serpentine Arborvitae
by Eddie LeShure “Playing with Serpentine is such a treat. She’ll often start a tune in a very unassuming manner, then silently click into some unseen gear to take it…
Jazz Profile: Peggy Ratusz
by Eddie LeShure “When Peggy performs she makes sure to maintain the quality and integrity that each song deserves. I love watching her do this. When you listen, you know…
It’s Not a Numbers Game
by David Simchock How many times have you heard someone say, “If I take enough pictures, one of them is bound to be a good one!” A gazillion times? More…
Jazz Profile: Rich Willey
by Eddie LeShure “Rich Willey is a damn fine musician…an excellent trumpet player with great chops, great ideas, excellent reading skills and amazing dexterity on both trumpet and bass trumpet….
Jazz Profile: Frank Zipperer
by Eddie LeShure “Frank has an unparalleled ability to photograph musicians doing what they do best – making music. His photographs are truly time capsules, accurate snapshots that candidly capture…
Travel Photography – Part 4 of 4: Things
by David Simchock This is the fourth and final segment of our “Travel Photography” focus. We’ve already covered “people” and “places,” so this month, we’ll round things off and take…
Jazz Profile: Bill Bares
by Eddie LeShure “Bill Bares is an artist in the true sense of the word —an imaginative, inspired and joyful creator, a deeply educated, spectacular, yet organic, jazz pianist. On…