Leica Dressed for Jazz

[dalethorn]

I stopped and talked for a few minutes about jazz, about seeing a lot of great performers in Santa Barbara including one of my favorite trumpet players, Nate Birkey. So in walking away, this man started playing I Can't Get Started, upon which I walked back and showed him a video clip of Nate Birkey doing that same number with a band somewhere on the East Coast. Quite a vibe. f1.4, 1/90 handheld, ISO 800. I guessed the focus...

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[Brian]

Very good job guessing the focus at F1.4; The image has a real Three-D look to it. The sign in the background looks like a musical note floating into the air, like the old cartoons.

Did the street-performer like the Video?

 

[dalethorn]

Very good job guessing the focus at F1.4; The image has a real Three-D look to it. The sign in the background looks like a musical note floating into the air, like the old cartoons. Did the street-performer like the Video?

Indeed he did. We had a good short chat then too. Most people scurry by, some drop a dollar in the box, and I'm reminded of the world class musician (violinist, don't recall?) who was performing as a street musician in a public transport station in New York I think, and after some time had passed, nobody was particularly aware of him or recognized the artistry. It's good we have photography to remind us of all kinds of things.

 

[NJH]

Nigel Kennedy by any chance? He has a rep for trying anything and everything.

Great shot btw.

 

[BBW]

Lovely and timeless.

I also very much appreciate the backstory, Dale.

 

[christilou]

Perfect tones for this beautiful shot, I'm filled with envy! I went to Moscow a few years ago and we walked into a subway where there was at least half an orchestra seated and playing classical music, the acoustics were fabulous.

 

[boojum]

Just a casual shot of the trumpeter for The Shanghai Woolies at their Portland, OR, 5 April concert. A local group and good.

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