With the NY Philharmonic Brass Quintet at Avery Fisher Hall 12/15/13. That's me on the right.
At Sonic Park Studios during the recording of CD#3-9/28/12
At Columbia Records Studios in 1971 for the original recording sessions of Leonard Bernstein's Mass At Columbia Records Studios in 1971 for the original recording sessions of Leonard Bernstein's Mass with the Maestro himself conducting. That's the late contractor/percussionist Herb Harris on the left
An action shot from the Bernstein Mass sessions.
Big shot for a day. My dressing room at Avery Fisher Hall, 12/11/11.
With Steve Cohen, our illustrious copyist for the Avery Fisher Hall show. In case you're wondering, that's me on the left.
The final bow at Avery Fisher Hall after the concert with the NY Philharmonic Principal Brass Quinte The final bow at Avery Fisher Hall after the concert with the NY Philharmonic Principal Brass Quintet augmented by Lee Musiker's jazz trio. That's me, 2nd from the right. No, we didn't wear the hats for the performance.
At The Sporting Club, Monte Carlo, 8/11-A really cool shot taken by my old buddy, the great keyboardist, Richard Cummings, who was working at the same venue.
That's me on the right with Liza-Umbria Jazz Festival, Perugia, Italy 7/13/11
Embarrasing or not??!! Left to right, that's me, Gregory Hines, Lynn & Barry Saperstein & Keith Loving in the mid to late '80s. Barry, Keith & I were in Greg's band for 18 years & are still like family to this day.
With Liza-Austin, TX 3/3/11...That shadowy figure directly behind her is yours truly.
Rehearsing with bucket drummers for the HASC concert
Rehearsing For The HASC benefit concert - NYC 1/6/11
The Cover Of The 2nd CD.
Taking a bow at the HASC benefit concert - Avery Fisher Hall, NYC-1/10/10
I'm very proud to be included in this book honoring the brotherhood of drummers.
At Yankee Stadium on 11/4/09 with my son, Sean, after Game 6 of the World Series where the Yankees won their 27th World Championship. You can see the celebration in the background.
Claypot King where I've had dinner for 2 out of the last 3 nights in Melbourne. Great food & very inexpensive. Both times I was the only non-Asian eating there which I took as a very good sign.
Liza & the band in Perth, Australia - 10/21/09...look closely & you'll see me in my usual spot on the extreme left
Behind the drums, moments before the 1st downbeat at the Sydney Opera House - 10/17/09
My dressing room at the Sydney Opera House - Sydney, Australia 10/16/09
A rock band I put together to back singer Tiyee (3rd from right) a few years ago. I'm on the far left. The project has been in a holding pattern for quite awhile but you never know when it may resurface.
With a bunch of college kids in Osaka, Japan 1989 while on tour with Gregory Hines - That's me on the right wearing the cap
Here's a cool shot from the Port 41 gig
On drums with the Paul Metzke Trio - Port 41, NYC, 7/24/09
In the middle of a Liza show at Mohegan Sun, CT - 6/5/09
The man in the center of this photo is NOT me! Echoes of Zelig or The Shining. The photo hangs on the wall of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in NYC. It was taken in one of the ballrooms in 1931. Freaky!
Sanctuaries - Front Cover
Me
Some Of My Artwork - This One Is Called "Notes 2"
Some More Art - This One Is Titled "Spurts"
More Art Still - This Is "Autumn"
On Stage With Gregory Hines (at right in photo) - April 2001
At Gregory Hines Soundcheck - 2001
In The Studio On Drums - 2002
On Drums With Singer Carla Lother - CB's Gallery, NYC 2004 (That's Richie Stotts, Formerly Of The Plasmatics, On The Far Right)
At Liza Minnelli Soundcheck In Frankfurt, Germany - March 2006
The Liza Band - Soundcheck, Berlin 2/06 (that's me on the far left)
2 Bald Heads (Frank Perowsky, seated; Me, standing) Jamming Backstage At The Paris Opera - 2/06
Also backstage at the Paris Opera 2/06 - I'm holding the violin bow stationary as the violinist moves the instrument up & down to play something along the lines of "Flight Of The Bumble Bee"....it was amazing to see!
Paying tribute to the best boss I've ever had - Gregory Hines' gravesite in the suburbs of Toronto - Fall 2004
Another shot of the Liza Band...this time in Hamburg 2/06 (once again, that's me on the far left)
The Theatre Of Herod Atticus: Athens, Greece where we did a Liza show.
With Liza Minnelli (at far left)- Bonn, Germany 7/06
A Dream Gig!!...South Park Rick!! (Well, maybe someday)
If I ever make The Simpsons, I'd probably look like this.
With Jon Voight & the Chabad Telethon band, Los Angeles, CA 9/10/06 - From left to right, that's Yaron Gershovsky, Jon, Pete Cannarozzi, Me & Harry Max
An interesting shot - here's a still taken from a video onstage with Gregory Hines in 1998 - I'm on the far left
That blurry head in the upper left of the photo belongs to me- With Liza at the 1AM show at the Luxor in Las Vegas, 11/26/06
With my son, Sean, in the Yankee Dugout at the stadium, 7/9/07
The Liza Percussion Section With Master Drum Maker Ronn Dunnett In His Garage/Workshop, Vancouver, BC 11/14/07 - From Left To Right, That's Bill Hayes, Me, Mike Berkowitz & Ronn - I'm Proud To Say That The Drum I'm Holding Is Now In My Possession
The Glamorous Road Life - In The Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport Waiting For Our Connection To Palm Springs - 11/28/07
At Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center for the HASC Benefit Concert, 1/13/08 (Thanks to my friend, Ralph, for the photo)
Here I am behind my Liza rig, moments before showtime, Ft. Worth, TX- 5/3/08 (Photo courtesy of Liza's Uber-Percussionist Bill Hayes)
Here's a snapshot from our perch at the Paul McCartney show in Liverpool, England - 6/1/08 (Thanks, once again, to Bill Hayes)
Resting my tired head on the 1-liter mug of beer I'd just downed (That's Johnnie Rodgers, one of Liza's singer/dancers, having a chuckle to my left) - Munich, Germany 7/21/08
Tired yet again!! Here you're witnessing the net result of a night with no sleep followed by a 5AM lobby call, flight from San Sebastian, Spain to Munich & having the flight home delayed - Munich Airport
The view from my hotel room - Primm, NV 8/16/08
A blast from the past!!! - The year, 1976, & my band, known as Exit, was on the road as disco queen Gloria Gaynor's backup band. Here we all are: top row (left to right) Billy Mintz, Me, Chuck Loeb (bottom row) Lawrence Feldman, Gloria, David Katzenberg
Liza's At The Palace, with me at the far left as usual, NYC 12/08 (Photo courtesy of Mike Berkowitz)
In the studio on drums - Fall 2008
Behind the drums & plexiglass at the Rose Theatre/Jazz At Lincoln Center - 2/8/09
Again at the Rose Theatre, this time with Yaron Gershovsky, amazing keyboardist & musical director for the Manhattan Transfer- 2/8/09
One last shot from the Rose, up close & personal
Sweden-2007: The entire Liza band attempted to cram into one of the smallest hotel rooms in captivity. Here's the result, courtesy of Bill Hayes. I'm front & center & that's the late, great Gerry Niewood to my left.
Just another day on the NYC subway - 2/28/09
At the Iron Maiden Show with Dan Levine(L) from the band & 2 promoters, Brasilia 3/20/09
And the mighty Maiden, mid-flight.
The view from my hotel room-Rio De Janeiro, 3/23/09
In The Studio 10/3/18 L to R that's Bill Hayes (Glass Armonica), Charlotte Durkee (Vocals) & Me. We're standing behind Bill's glass armonica which he played beautifully.
At soundcheck in Brazil 3/09 - From left to right, that's me, Dave Nyberg, Bill Washer & Chip Jackson
In the studio with Stevie Van Zandt-8/20/13
1st Session For CD#5-8/8/18