Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/11

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Subject: [Leica] Branford Marsalis Drops By
From: profmason at yahoo.com (John Mason)
Date: Wed Oct 11 13:47:39 2006

Branford Marsalis dropped by the U of Virginia,
yesterday, to do a workshop with the university's jazz
ensemble:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordLooks01BW.jpg.html

He played brilliantly, even in such an informal
setting, but that was really no surprise:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordPlays14BW.jpg.html

Neither was his sense of humor:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordTalks10BW.jpg.html

What did surprise me was his humility and lack of
pretentiousness:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordTalks03BW.jpg.html

As well as the obvious kick he got from playing with
the students:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordPlaysWithStudents01BW.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordPlays09BW.jpg.html

The students loved it:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BassistA01BW.jpg.html
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/HarpistBW.jpg.html

And so, I believe, did Branford:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/BranfordShakesHands02BW.jpg.html

More here:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Mason/BranfordMarsalis/

OT equipment, but had a Contax IIa with me, too.  Will
get around to developing the Tri-X sooner or later.

--John

J Mason
Charlottesville, Virginia

DEMOCRACY OF SPEED, a Photo Documentary Project:
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/john-m/john-m.html

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