Hi Elm Citizens! Lucy here. As a music reporter for the New Haven Independent, I see – and hear – a lot of live music in the city. It’s the kind of ear-splitting fun I missed out on in college, and photographing the city’s talent has become a sort of ritual for me. To keep […]
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World Famous Drummer Plays New Haven – by Mike Franzman
World Famous Drummer Bernard Purdie played select venues in New Haven over the last couple of years. Here are my photographs of him in the area. Bernard ‘Pretty’ Purdie was right at home at Olde School Saloon in New Haven The “World’s Most Recorded Drummer”, Bernard Purdie, going for it at the Olde School Saloon […]
Live Music – by Mike Franzman [mf]
New Haven has always had a reputation for landing world-class artists, and this tradition continues, in the hands of outstanding musicians… Bluesman George Baker in one of his many New Haven appearances Frank Critelli on stage at Toad’s Place on York Street Roseanne Cash at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas on the Green Keyboardist […]