Today's Music sketches 3 - 29 - 15

Today's Music sketches 3 - 29 - 15

 The great Alvin Carter Project

 

and
 the great Steve Davis Quartet 

Ron Carter and Ethan Iverson

 Yesterday saw the legendary Ron Carter and Ethan Iverson presented by the Hartford Jazz Society
Although I remember taking a music appreciation class my knowledge of Jazz greats is mediocre, but I do know what I like. Mr. Carter, the bass player, lived up to his legendary moniker by playing with brilliance and soul, and Mr. Iverson was out standing himself.  Below are sketches I did while sitting further back at the concert.

Jen Allen Quartet @ Black Eyed Sallys sketches

Jen Allen Quartet @ Black Eyed Sallys sketches

Two Parade Dancers

Two Parade Dancers

Pencil on paper

sketches of two west Indian parade dances (unfinished)

Jazz Festival drawing sketches using ink pens

Yesterday about 4:00pm brought my drawing cart and my lawn chair to Hartford's annual Jazz Fest in downtown. The feature artist on Saturday was famed jazz saxophonist Walter Beasley. Got there a little early while they were still setting up and I heard a lesser known but great musicians. Found a spot to sit in the hot sun amongst thousands of people. There was a lot movement, playing, walking and conversation in front of me. Above are three  9"x12" drawings done with a brown marker. The first, drawing kids playing, the second drawing people having causal conversation and people walking by, and the third drawing is of the performance stage from a hill top (the building with the flag).