May 8-9, 2026 This post also appears in Just Jazz Magazine. Los Angeles County is home to 88 individual incorporated cities, and it is having a jazz moment. With the Blue Note coming up on its first full year in Hollywood, and so many other rooms buzzing, something has quietly been brewing with the ocean [ ] The post Breaking Waves at the Inaugural Santa Monica International Jazz Festival appeared…
December 30, 2025 Let’s just kick the elephant out the door and say that 2025 was, to say the least, a very rough year. From the get go, when the lowest of humanity barreled down Bourbon Street killing 14 on New Year s Day, to the Palisades Fire nearly taking down our home (and the survivor’s [ ] The post 2025 Rearview A Miserable Year With a Brilliant Soundtrack appeared first on Eye On The Music…
From the Boss to The Stones, to getting my Third Mind completely blown, 2024 for this photographer, was, if not a feast of a year, then at least one helluva satisfying meal. Whereas most years I’ll look back and find a potent theme, a common thread of deeper meaning, this year has been a happy [ ] The post 2024 Rear View This Photographer s Year in Music appeared first on Eye On The Music - Jim…
November 27, 2024 I take great pride in announcing my appointment to the Just Jazz Foundation Board of Directors. The work of the foundation has been instrumental in cultivating and supporting the rich history of jazz in Los Angeles and beyond. A cultural and sonic tapestry which, like the music itself, is a fearless leap [ ] The post Jim Brock Appointed to the Board of the Just Jazz Foundation…
October 15, 2024 The Jazz Omnibus: 21st Century Photos and Writings , released by Cymbal Press, is a huge anthology from over 90 contributors of the Jazz Journalists Association. While the book totals over 600 pages and the depth of writing and subjects is manna for any jazz fan, only 23 photos were selected by the [ ] The post Jim Brock Photography Featured in The Jazz Journalists Association s…
September 12, 2024 This post also appears in MusicFestNews.com. Oteil Burbridge has always had a joyful stage presence. A barefoot warrior with an ebullient smile tethered to those bubbling six strings. The ground breaking, consciousness lifting, mind splitting Dead Co. Sphere residency is done. The face paint is off, and the bassist is on [ ] The post Oteil Burbridge Friends at The Bellwether…
August 2-4, 2024 The Newport Jazz festival is truly the granddaddy of them all as it celebrated its 70th year. It is steeped in the tradition of giants while holding the ears from Gen Alpha on up like no other jazz festival I ve experienced. The opportunity to shoot the Newport Folk Festival the weekend before [ ] The post A Photo Dive Into Newport Jazz at 70 appeared first on Eye On The Music -…
July 26-28, 2024 Well, Newport Folk hit its Medicare age a little before me, but NFF 65 has all the vigor of its youth. Songs are still sung as resistance, but they may take the shape of Killer Mike and De La Soul, the Grateful Drag of Bertha or Billy Bragg and his Woody [ ] The post THROUGH THE LENS: Newport Folk Festival 2024 appeared first on Eye On The Music - Jim Brock Photography .
June 15-16, 2024 Before the Father s Day weekend crowd filled in for Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival (curated by Herbie Hancock and Kamasi Washington and produced by the L.A. Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl), jazz lovers could step into the second annual Jazz Village Experience in the shaded and spacious Kagan Patio. The Jazz Village Experience [ ] The post Jim Brock Photography Featured at the…
June 7, 2024 This post also appears in MusicFestNews.com. The pairing of Little Feat to open for the Tedeschi Trucks Band on their current “Deuces Wild” tour is pure musical manna. Both bands have adventurous guitar driven soul and blues foundations and are deeply etched into the roots music landscape. Both are musically fearless, and [ ] The post Tedeschi Trucks and Little Feat at the Greek…