It always amazes me when my camera opens doors for me that my winning personality can't. I asked the La Jolla Athenaeum the day of this show if I could come by and shoot it, and they actually said yes! If only it was this easy to get a photo pass for a rock show.

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The Anthony Wilson Trio performed an almost sold out show at the Neurosciences Institute, featuring Jeff Hamilton on drums and Larry Goldings on Hammond B3 organ with dual rotating speakers.



This show presented its own unique set of challenges. I was able to shoot the whole show, but wasn't allowed to leave my seat except at intermission where I moved for a different view. It was quite a test of creativity, finding interesting shots from the same angle.



One of my first vinyl records was Ray Brown Trio's "Bam Bam Bam", with Jeff Hamilton and Gene Harris. What a fantastic drummer Jeff is. He can play his signature drumset more melodically than anyone else I know.



Larry Goldings is one of the top B3 players too, his recent album with John Scofield is a personal favorite.



I'm more of an acoustic piano fan, the organ sound is a bit one-dimensional to my ears, but there's a certain ballet that takes place when he plays the bass notes with foot pedals and is constantly adjusting the knobs and switches on his instrument.





Once again, slightly longer exposures add interest when another vantage point isn't possible.



This was my first time hearing Anthony Wilson perform. As strained as he might look in these shots, his playing is very fluid and relaxed, which belies the intricacy of his solos. He tosses off interesting ideas so casually, yet they come one right after the other.



Midway through the first set, who should appear but Gilbert Castellanos.



Gilbert has played with Anthony for many years, and was a member in his nonet.





Another fantastic show in San Diego, and I'm just happy to be a small part of it. Thanks to Dan Atkinson at the Athenaeum for making this shoot possible.