Albert Brooks

Photographs by Rudy Lu, Timothy Reidy, Albert Brooks, Andrzej PilarczykThe annual Albany Jazz Appreciation Month Celebration took place last month at…

By Albert BrooksNippertown contributing photographer Albert Brooks weighs in with his Top 11 albums (plus a few honorable mentions) of the past 12 months:…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert BrooksI have a problem, which I share with many of my friends in the jazz world: I worry about young musicians…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert Brooks, Andrzej Pilarczyk“Welcome to Winterfest, 2014,” Kurt Rosenwinkel said drily to the almost-full house…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert Brooks and Andrzej PilarczykIf you’re lucky, you learn something new every day. For instance, during a break…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert Brooks A JazzApril story“It’s great to see a room packed for jazz in Schenectady,” tenorman Brian Patneaude…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert Brooks A JazzApril story“It’s always a good sign when a jazz band tunes up,” vibes master Stefon Harris…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert Brooks A JazzApril storyThere was only one real revelation to come from Al Di Meola and Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert BrooksWhen you see a New Orleans institution like the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, you expect to get a real sense…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert BrooksI have a pretty simple job description: Go to something, watch it, and then tell you about it in a way…

Review by J Hunter Photographs by Albert BrooksThe Ben Allison Band... The Lee Shaw Trio…One of these things is not like the other.If Massry…

Photographs by Albert Brooks. See more of Albert's photos from this show here.Saxman Gary Smulyan plays the big horn - the baritone saxophone - and he…