Jazz Photos by Ben Johnson
Photographer Ben Johnson - Jazz Photos and Much More

This site is dedicated to preserving the historic Live performances of Jazz Musicians at various festival and concert venues, and will hopefully encourage you to come out and support Live Music.

In addition to Jazz performances, my gallery contains scenic and nature photos and photos from the Atlantic City Air Show

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Music Galleries

Lani Hall and Herb Alpert - Zellerbach Theater : Herb Alpert and Lani Hall 'Anything Goes' tour, appearing at Zellerbach Theater in Philadelphia on November 4, 2009

Lani Hall and Herb Alpert - Zellerbach Theater

Herb Alpert and Lani Hall 'Anything Goes' tour, appearing at Zellerbac ...

Updated: Nov 09, 2009 5:26am PST

Wilby Fletcher, Jr - A Photo Tribute : A photo tribute to Wilby Fletcher, Jr. who, passed away October 15, 2009

Wilby Fletcher, Jr - A Photo Tribute

David Fathead Newman - - A Photo Tribute : David "Fathead" Newman, who played with the Ray Charles Band and won fame as a tenor sax soloist, died Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at age 75. A musical memorial celebration of David's Fathead Newman’s life will be held at St. Peters Jazz Ministry on Lexington and 54th St. in New York City on Monday, March 9 at 7:00 PM More information about him can be found at http://www.davidfatheadnewman.com

David Fathead Newman - - A Photo Tribute

David "Fathead" Newman, who played with the Ray Charles Band and won f ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2009 1:22pm PST

Joris Teepe Photos - New York : Joris Teepe Photos taken in New York City

Joris Teepe Photos - New York

Jazz Musicians in Performances : This is a collection of a variety of Jazz musicians in performances.

Jazz Musicians in Performances

This is a collection of a variety of Jazz musicians in performances.

Updated: Nov 18, 2009 6:46am PST

Rashied Ali - A Photo Tribute : Free-jazz drummer and John Coltrane sideman Rashied Ali died in New York August 12, 2009. He was 76. He died after becoming too ill to preform at The Newport Festival 55 Festival, and had been hospitalized, and apparently died after leaving the hospital hospital of a blood clot in his lung. I had the privilege of photographing him, and getting to know him over the last 2 years, This gallery is my tribute to him. He joined John Coltrane's group in the mid-1960s during the saxophonist's late period of avant-garde jazz experimentation. He recorded with Coltrane on the 1965 album "Meditations" and on "Interstellar Space" in 1967. After Coltrane died in 1967, Ali toured Europe before returning to New York. He ran the jazz club Ali's Alley before it closed in 1979 and continued to perform and record until his death. Ali was born Robert Patterson on July 1, 1933, to a musical family in Philadelphia, Pa.

Rashied Ali - A Photo Tribute

Free-jazz drummer and John Coltrane sideman Rashied Ali died in New Y ...

Updated: Aug 14, 2009 11:50am PST

Tia Fuller Quartet - Tony Day Quartet at The Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Series in Atlantic City, New Jersey : Tia Fuller performing at The 2009 Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Series in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Tia Fuller Quartet - Tony Day Quartet at The Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Series in Atlantic City, New Jersey

Tia Fuller performing at The 2009 Chicken Bone Beach Jazz Series in At ...

Updated: Aug 16, 2009 9:40am PST

Drummer Billy James - Photos : Jazz drummer Billy James passed away suddenly on Friday, November 20, 2009, from what is believed to be complications from asthma, according to Danita Garrison-Lyburn, his long-time girlfriend. He was 73 years old. Jazz fans know the distinctive style of James and his legendary work with organist Don Patterson and saxophonists Sonny Stitt and Booker Ervin. According to David A. Orthmann of All About Jazz, "The cornerstone of James' style is a singular sound on the ride cymbal, which always points the way and provides continuity regardless of the kind of ensemble he's playing in...At slow to medium tempos, the cymbal's timbre has weight and seems to expand; at faster tempos it's springy and nimble. He has a knack for wiping the slate clean at the beginning of everyone's solo by striking it in such a way that the music sounds reinvigorated.... No matter how busy James gets, he always stays in touch with and acknowledges the others." Discography: Sonny Stitt, "Live" At The Left Bank (Label M, 1971) Sonny Stitt/Don Patterson, Legends Of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1968) Don Patterson, Boppin' & Burnin' (Prestige, 1968)

Drummer Billy James - Photos

Jazz drummer Billy James passed away suddenly on Friday, November 20, ...

Updated: Nov 23, 2009 8:51am PST