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Subject: [Leica] Branford Marsalis Drops By
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Thu Oct 12 03:38:49 2006
References: <20061011204734.90243.qmail@web32011.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

You all had a great day, that's clear from the warmth and animation of 
speaker 
and players. So John, which of these is **your** favourite - and why?

Peter Dzwig

John Mason wrote:

> 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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