This must be CD release show season, because I've been to quite a few of them lately, and I'm even going to another one tonight. This was my first time at Anthology, though, and it's a great place to see some live music presented beautifully. This night was Danny Green's CD release show for his new CD, With you in Mind. The link will open in a new window, put on a track while you see my photos, I'll let the music speak for itself and won't interrupt with too many words.



The video screen ensures that every seat is a good seat.



Danny was joined by a roster of 1st call musicians, most of which appear on the album.

Tripp Sprague- Soprano and Tenor Sax, Flute


Peter Sprague- guitar


While beautiful, the Anthology stage is not an easy stage to shoot since the audience is sitting down, and I was trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible. I tried to shoot from the sides, and if I was right in front, I tried to stay low. Security already shut down a videographer, I didn't want to be next.



Justin Grinnell- Bass


Dylan Savage- Drums








Danny used a melodica on a few dub-inspired tunes, which finally gave me a chance to shoot him from the front, instead of sitting at the piano, facing away from the audience. The piano placement wasn't the best for photos, and I would have liked to come away with some more nice portraits of him, since it was his night. I did make sure to focus on getting some good shots of him on the big screen.





With the bright stage lights, I could bring out my telephoto lens for some close-ups.










Thanks for letting me shoot your show, Danny! It's a great CD!