Photos by David Belove -- Opening Today, 2-4 PM, Berkeley

In My View
Photographs by David Belove
Opening September 27th from 2-4pm

David Belove is a bassist and photographer (and I've worked with him in both capacities) following in the tradition of the great Milt Hinton whose images of jazz musicians are legendary.

Through photography, David has been chronicling his involvement in the diverse San Francisco Bay Area music scene since the early 80's. Please join David for this free opening of his photo essay. Refreshments will be served.

The images in this show are but a few of the tens of thousands of images he has recorded. The subject of this showing is musicians that live and work in the Bay Area as well as those who have traveled here to perform.

The photos will be available for viewing at the Jazzschool Books & Records store (2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704) through the first of the year.

I recently caught up with David and learned he is also producing a new vocalist whose voice "makes me shiver, she's so good": Amikaeyla Proudfoot Gaston. The recordings, still in progress, feature Esperanza Spalding and David Pinto on Bass, and Deszon Claiborne on drums, among others. He met Amikaeyla when she hired him for an Eva Cassidy tribute show. Subsequently, she realized what a great ear he has and pulled him into the recording project. Amikaeyla sounds like a real go-getter, as she's squeezing recording sessions into her busy schedule travelling the world and recording a public television show (I believe for children). Can't wait to hear the album! Congrats, David!