Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao
Share I began covering the 6th annual Bellevue Jazz Festival at Bakes Place last month. Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao is a six-piece Latin Jazz band that plays a variety of rhythms from Boleros to Timba and Joropo to Danzón. This exhilarating group was comprised of some of the Puget Sound area’s hottest musicians who hail […]
REFUGE TRIO
Share John Hollenbeck, above, played at the Chapel Performance space last night with his trio Refuge, presented as part of the Earshot Jazz 2013 Spring Series. A really beautiful set by all three amazing artists. Playing with Hollenbeck was Theo Bleckmann – voice and Gary Versace – piano & keyboard
Tineke Postma
Share Tinke Postma, played at the Seattle Art Museum Thursday night as part of the Earshot Srt of Jazz Series. She was great along with a local group backing her.
Kristin and Jonathan’s Bellevue Wedding
Share Kristin Beltz and Jonathan Deal were married on the last Saturday in October at The First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue was the site of the wedding of Kristin and Jonathan. Jonathan’s father was the officiating minister and instead of the usual prayer book, he performed the wedding ceremony with the assistance of an iPad. The young couple met while singing in […]
BILL FRISELL Playing THE GREAT FLOOD
Share Recently had the pleasure of watching Bill Frisell play the music he composed to go with the film The Great Flood by Bill Morrison. Playing with Bill was Ron Miles on trumpet, Tony Scherr on bass, and Kenny Wollesen on drums. It was a moving experience. “Steeped in America’s roots music yet with a […]
Engagement Pictures at The Ballard Locks
Share Down at the Ballard Locks in Seattle last weekend, Jana and I got to spend some time with Vinnie and Jeff. We made some engagement photos in the unusually beautiful sunshine. Jeff and Vinnie are getting married down in the San Francisco Bay area around the beginning of May. Originally we planned to meet in Golden Gardens […]
Panoramic Portrait of a Wedding at the Sanders Estate
Share In late September at the Sanders Estate , Erin and Christian were married in a garden wedding. After the ceremony everyone gathered together for this group portrait which I shot from the back porch of the Mansion. In the actual print you can see everyone clearly and I think this is a great place for a wedding panorama portrait. Here is […]
Wedding Panoramic Portrait at Priest Lake Idaho
Share Shonna Bohlman and Garrett Moak were married on the shore of Priest Lake, Idaho in front of the Cavanugh Bay Resort last summer and after the ceremony we got everyone together for this large group portrait. Priest Lake Resort Wedding Photos is a link to the main post of Shonna and Garrett’s pictures, and wedding at Priest Lake Idaho is a […]
Deb and Her Dad
Share Recently had the pleasure of photographing Deb Arnold’s family when they came to visit. It was surprise gift for them and they were so happy to be able to get together again and have some great pictures to remember the occasion.
Willows Lodge Wedding Woodinville Wedding Photographer
Share Pilar Herrero and Diogo Bezerra celebrated their wedding at the Willows Lodge a very Northwest style hotel. The fabulous gardens of the Woodinville resort was where they exchanged their wedding vows. Pilar and Diogo were both so relaxed it was very enjoyable to photograph them. Things had been hectic with relatives staying over from Brazil and when Pilar […]
Family Holiday Portrait
Share Once again it that time of year when I hear from the usual clients for their annual Family Portrait to send out on a holiday greeting card. Recently I photographed Tim Narby and his family at their Seattle winery Note Bene Cellars. Tim and Carol make some fabulous wine, some of my favorite wine […]
Kirkland Wedding Photography at the Woodmark Hotel Wedding of Wendy and Matt
Share Wendy and Matt have been together for a number of years so they were not as nervous before the ceremony as some couples are. They just wanted to have fun and that is what they did with their friends and family. Purple was the color of the day with the bridesmaids dresses and flowers spotting […]
Space Needle Wedding Panorama
Share Tineke and Christian and all of their family and wedding guests gathered on the lawn under the 604 ft high Seattle Space Needle, for a large group wedding panorama portrait. They had just said their vows up on the 100 ft Skyline Level of the Space Needle Here is a link Space Needle Wedding to the photos that […]
HOTEL 1000 WEDDING IN SEATTLE
Share The Hotel 1000 in downtown Seattle was the scene for the DNA wedding of Dee Duangdao and Allen Wang had their wedding on August 12th at the Hotel 1000 in downtown Seattle. Seattle was their location of choice for a wedding because family members were close and would not have to travel down to San Diego […]
Anat Cohen at Earshot Jazz
Share The Anat Cohen Ensemble put on a wonderful performance at Cornish College’s Poncho Concert Hall as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival in October. Conversant with modern and traditional jazz, classical music, Brazilian choro and Argentine tango, Israeli clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen has established herself as a fresh voice in jazz. British bassist Orlando le Fleming and Texas drummer Rudy Royston joined […]
Musicians mourn Gaye Anderson
Share Gaye Anderson, owner and operator of the New Orleans Creole Restaurant, in Pioneer Square for 27 years, died. Gaye will be sorely misssed by the Seattle Jazz community. Her establishment has been a mainstay for great jazz and good food for a longt time. In 2005, Miss Anderson was inducted into the Seattle Jazz Hall […]
Philip Glass at Earshot Jazz festival
Share One of America’s greatest living composers, trailblazer Philip Glass performed at the Kirkland Performance Center, as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival with African kora virtuoso Foday Musa Suso, and percussionist Adam Rudolph in an evening of wonderful and masterful music. Born in 1937, raised in Baltimore, Glass went on to study at the […]
Hotel De Haro
Share Had a wedding up at Roche Harbor in June and got to stay at one of the oldest hotels in the San Juan Islands. A wonderful place with beautiful gardens. Cant wait to go back with the family and hang out for a couple of days.
Walking the Dogs to School
Share Claire on the way to Salmon Bay School. Every morning we walk the border collies Luna and Charlie to school. It is a good time to get some exercise for us and the dogs and also a good time to talk about stuff. Here we met up with her friend Clara.
Earshot Jazz Festival – Cuong Vu’s Triggerfish
Share The 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival continues with gusto. Being at BENAROYA HALL the other night was a special treat. Comfortable seats, a great view and a wonderful sound of two great trios starting with Cuong Vu’s Triggerfish. Cuong Vu is a leader of a generation of innovative musicians. As a youngster himself, Vu’s intense […]
Clarence Acox Tribute Kicks Off 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival
Share A Tribute to Clarence Acox with Garfield High School Band & special guests at ILLSLEY BALL NORDSTROM RECITAL HALL AT BENAROYA HAL kicked off the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival on Friday Oct 12th. There was an almost full house and a lot of fantastic music. Here is the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival schedule to see what is coming up next. […]
Charles Lloyd New Quartet in Seattle
Share The Charles Lloyd New Quartet with Jason Moran, Reuben Rogers, & Eric Harland playing at Town Hall. The 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival is starting up on Friday. Here is the 2012 Earshot Jazz Festival schedule. This set of images is from one of my favorite concerts of recent Earshot Jazz Festivals. It was a beautiful new […]
Mountain Top Flower Girls
Share This past summer I was at quite a few weddings and wanted to share some of the pictures I made of the children in attendance. This wedding was on top of Crystal Mountain accessed via a big red gondola. It was a fun time for all. Here is a wedding group photo of about100 people. […]