Documentary Musicians on stage

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Brilliant images, Rolf.

Thank you, Tony!
But I really would like to see more pictures by other photographers
to make this thread more appealing. There are so many different kinds of music.
The musicians in smaller venues will be happy to get some attention and they normally do not object to being photographed. In case you give them some photos for free, they will be quite pleased when you turn up a second time.
This is also a way to get known as a photographer and you may gain free entry for oncoming concerts.

 

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some jazz from Vienna (A)
Gina Schwarz Quartett
LINE UP Lisa Hofmaninger – sopransaxophon, bassclarinet • Primus Siter – guitar
• Gina Schwarz – bass • Judith Schwarz – drums

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Again a beautiful series with wonderful colours not only in the spotlights.
My favourite: the guitarist and the bass-player in concentrated action taking it away, the sound waves and the power of the music made visible. A stunning double exposure, Rolf.
You show the musicians in their intense performance without the usual microphones and stands covering them and without stage gear reducing them to decorative embellishment.

 

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Blake Christiana and Rick Bugel of Yarn at The Towne Crier Cafe.

Rick Bugel of Yarn.

 

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the big band experience
I haven chosen to break the overall view down into segments in order to show the emotion involved

 

[Coksic]

Band is FC Apatride UTD and they play roots reggae.

 

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two blue lights - and Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer – voice | Lars Andreas Haug – tuba (both from Norway)

 

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Ensemble New Babylon
performs "Poker, Roulette" by Sarah Nemtsov
this is a composition to experience the border between concert and musical theatre
a piece that is not going to be witnessed on stage very often as it takes a lot of preparation

 

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main interest in these images - the bass - it played a major part in that concert
Sternal - Grenadier -Burgwinkel
LINE UP Sebastian Sternal – piano | Larry Grenadier – bass |
Jonas Burgwinkel – drums

 

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one of my first attempts using double exposure in-camera to show the interplay between the different sections of the band
the overall view(run of the mill) does not at all exemplify the energy involved in the music
Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
LINE UP Karin Meier – voice | Florian Egli, Tobias Meier – altosaxophon | Rafael Schilt, Tobias Pfister – tenorsaxophon | Matthias Tschopp – baritonsaxophon | David Blaser, Matthias Spillmann, Martial In-Albon, Aurel Nowak – trumpet | Lukas Wyss, Maurus Twerenbold, Silvio Cadotsch, Lucas Wirz – trombone | Dave Gisler – guitar | Luzius Schuler – piano | Lukas Traxel – bass | Jonas Ruther – drums | David Grottschreiber – conductor

 

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seething hot in red light
Schaerer-Niggli-Duo (CH)
Line-up: Andreas Schaerer (voc), Lucas Niggli (dr)
The two Swiss musicians explore the whole palette of possibilities of Schaerer’s voice and Niggli’s drum set

 

[Bobby Tingle]

 

[William Lewis]

First is John Doe, most famously from X, performing solo in Madison WI in 2007. Just recently found the walgreens CD again. IIRC I was running a Kiev 4 and a Jupiter 12 and Fuji 400.

Next up is Kevin Bowe from Minneapolis. Great underknown singer songwriter. Bought a Casino because of this show

Lastly, a little old school blues from the Lamont-Cranston Band.

 

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back in town - Lucas Niggli with another duo - it differs wildly from the one above
Niggli-Hug Duo (CH)
LINE UP Charlotte Hug – viola, voice • Lucas Niggli – drums, percussion

 

[Bobby Tingle]

 

[BShep]

Here's a couple from a recent show (of Montreal). Taken with Sony RX100 vi.

 

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Insomnia Brass Band
at the annual MIB JAZZ FESTIVAL in Bremen
LINE UP Anke Lucks – trombone • Almut Schlichting – baritonsaxophon
• Christian Marien – drums

 

[Bobby Tingle]

 

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musicians plus a photo-projection of historical pictures of New York
LINE UP RACHELLE GARNIEZ – guitar / accordeon / vocals / piano | ERIK DELLA PENNA – guitar/ banjo / vocals

 

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these are pictures from the soundcheck. In these days I do not have the nerve to attend a live concert because of that virus spreading indiscriminately

Ola Onabulé: Point Less
LINE UP Ola Onabulé – voice | John Crawford – piano | Guillermo Hill – guitar | Jakub Cywinski – bass | Andres Ticino – percussion | Thomas Kaefel – Drums

 

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from the archive - to keep up spirits - when all concerts got cancelled thanks to corona virus
Geomungo Factory (Korea)
LINE UP Mi-young YOO – Geomungo | Jeong-seok LEE – Geomungo
Ein-ryoung JEONG – Geomungo | Sun-a KIM – Gayageum
.....and to turn our complex thoughts and minds to more beautiful things (www.esportsi.com)