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Festival Review + Photography: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013 (New Orleans, LA)

Festival Review + Photography: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2013 (New Orleans, LA)

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 26-28th and May 2-5th, 2013 Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, LA ©2013 Jim Brock Photography/www.eyeonthemusic.com Full Gallery: Weekend 1, Weekend 2 The 44th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is a few weeks past and my rear view reflections only seem to sweeten the experience. This Jazz(…)

Concert Review + Photography: 3 Brave Souls at The Kirk Douglas Theatre (Culver City, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: 3 Brave Souls at The Kirk Douglas Theatre (Culver City, CA)

February 8, 2013 Jazz Bakery (Kirk Douglas Theatre) in Culver City, CA Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Full Gallery: 3 Brave Souls, Kirk Douglas Theatre, Culver City, February 8, 2013 Friday’s “3 Brave Souls” CD release event at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City is just one of many ongoing performances held by the Jazz(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Dragon Smoke at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Dragon Smoke at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Dragon Smoke (New Orleans, LA) December 12, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Full Gallery: Dragon Smoke, The Mint, Los Angeles, 12.12.12 Certain celestial alignments skip decades, if not lifetimes, or at a minimum, involve covering great distances at greater expense. Think solar eclipses, Comet Hale-Bopp or if you get(…)

Festival Review + Photography: Voodoo Experience 2012 (New Orleans, LA)

Festival Review + Photography: Voodoo Experience 2012 (New Orleans, LA)

Voodoo Experience October 26-28th, 2012 City Park in New Orleans, LA ©2012 Jim Brock Photography/www.eyeonthemusic.com Full Gallery: Voodoo Experience 2012 As an unabashed Jazzfest vet, I approached my first Voodoo with excitement and a hint of fear. The mix of rap, EDM, and the often indefinable, sprinkled with the best of New Orleans contemporary and traditional,(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Red Baraat at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Red Baraat at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Red Baraat (Brooklyn, NY) September 18th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Since I last caught up with Red Baraat in February, the self described “Brooklyn dhol’n’brass” by way of a second line, has been to the White House, played Bonnaroo and High Sierra, performed at the TED conference, toured Europe(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Bombino at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Bombino at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Bombino (Niger) September 18th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Tuareg guitarist Omara “Bombino” Moctar was born in a nomadic encampment in Niger in 1980. Some 26 years later he was playing alongside Keith Richards and Charlie Watts in California. The here to the there and now is an amazing(…)

Concert Review + Photography: The Revivalists at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: The Revivalists at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

The Revivalists (New Orleans, LA) September 11th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music Jazzfest’s surprise moments can happen any time. One of mine came this year when The Revivalists kicked off the Fest from the Gentilly stage before noon on the opening Friday. While the band has played the Fest(…)

Concert Review + Photography: Honey Island Swamp Band at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Concert Review + Photography: Honey Island Swamp Band at The Mint (Los Angeles, CA)

Honey Island Swamp Band (New Orleans, LA) August 14th, 2012 The Mint in Los Angeles, CA Gallery: Jim Brock Photography/©Eye on the Music It’s apropos that the Honey Island Swamp Band would return for a summer gig at The Mint following an appearance at Outside Lands the prior weekend. After all, the Bay Area figures so prominently(…)