Newport Jazz Festival: Day 1

Here are some highlights from Day 1 of the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival. You can check out the complete collection of photos HERE.

 Naturally 7

Maceo Parker

Futureman of Béla Fleck & The Flecktones

Rhiannon Giddens

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

Newport Jazz Festival: Day 2

This is what day 2 of the Newport Jazz Festival.  Check out the slide show below.

Newport Jazz Festival: Day 1

I took in the Newport Jazz Festival again this year.  Check out the slide show below to see what day one looked like.

Newport Festivals Foundation Family Concert

This year the Newport Festivals Foundation held a free family concert.  The Sleepy Man Banjo Boys were there to represent the folk side of things and Amy Cervini was there to represent the jazz side of things.  Check out the side show below to see what it looked like through my lens.

My Favorite Images: Derek Trucks

I was going through photos I took this summer. While doing so, I ran across this image of Derek Trucks who was performing at the Newport Jazz Festival. I'm a big fan of close-up shots of hands playing instruments.  It's one of those shots that I always try to capture.  Sadly, they don't always turn out the way I envision them in my head.  This one, however, did.

On Film: Signs, Banners, Displays and Such

Film camera fun...

On Film: Newport Jazz Festival

Film camera fun at the Newport Jazz Festival.

3 Cohens: Yuval, Anat & Avishai Cohen

Christian McBride

James Carter

Joe Lovano 

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Audience

My Favorite Images: Avishai & Anat Cohen

My camera and I were hanging out at the Newport Jazz Festival taking in the sights and sounds.  The festival takes place at Fort Adams State Park and, one of my favorite places to photograph from is the windows of the fort right behind the main stage.  I was looking out the window and noticed Avishai Cohen and sister Anat Cohen who had stepped back while brother Yuval Cohen and their band jammed.  Anat was snapping her fingers and swaying her head to the music while Avishai was temporally stoic.  I think it's a cute image and a snapshot that has landed on my list of favorite images.

 

My Favorite Images: Ambrose Akinmusire

Ambrose Akinmusire at the Newport Jazz Festival, August 6, 2011

I spent this past Saturday roaming around Fort Adams State Park taking in the sounds of the Newport Jazz Festival.  Of course I had my camera!  I wondered over to the Harbor Stage to catch some of Ambrose Akinmusire's set.  I knew before I took the photo, that even though I was taking it in color, it would be a black and white photo.  Some images you just like.  This is one of those that I quite simply, just like.