John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History

World Premiere: "Green Chemistry," by John D'earth, with the University of Virginia Jazz Ensemble & the Free Bridge Quintet, Saturday Night!

That buzz you hear is people in the jazz world and at the University of Virginia talking about this Saturday's premiere of John D'earth's Green Chemistry, a large-scale work for jazz band and a quintet of soloists. As a composer, John has been on a real roll, lately, and there... Read more →

The Free Bridge Quintet @ the University of Virginia, 22 October 2010

(Note: This post is appearing about two weeks after I had hoped that it would, so I'm going to ask you to pretend that it's still sometime in late October.) The Free Bridge Quintet presented its fall concert, on the 22nd, and the whole evening was spectacular. Top to bottom,... Read more →

The Thompson D'earth Band: Thursday Nights @ Miller's

Last night, I found myself within one hallowed Charlottesville, Virginia, institution and in the presence of another. The first was Miller's, a fine saloon on the downtown mall; the second was the Thompson D'earth Band, which has graced the bar's stage every Thursday night since the mid-1980s. John D'earth, trumpet,... Read more →

The Free Bridge Jazz Quintet & Kurt Rosenwinkel at the University of Virginia, 27 February 2010

Jazz guitarist and composer Kurt Rosenwinkel was in town this weekend to perform with the Free Bridge Quintet, the faculty jazz ensemble at the University of Virginia. I was lucky enough to photograph the pre-concert sound check, for the university's music department. Kurt Rosenwinkel, Old Cabell Hall, University of Virginia,... Read more →