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The Jazz Photographer: Philip Arneill

by B.D. Lenz
February 14, 2024

I always find it fascinating when art forms collide. In this case, photography and music. Of course, each has their commonalities but they also have their differences. And, when an artist of one medium can intersect with another medium, their perspective is going to be very interesting. In this case, not only is there a crossing ...

Jim Butler

Born: September 2, 1964

Jim Butler, a native Californian, has been playing the saxophone for over 45 years. He focuses on modern and original jazz. The Jim Butler Jazz Group have recorded seven CDs: "Journeys" (2003); "Live in Tokyo!" (2005); "Night of a Thousand Years" (2009); "Postcards from the World" (2014); "Let’s Get Lost" (2019); "Perseverance" (2022); and "Short Stories" (2023).

Jim started out as a music educator, directing a jazz ensemble and teaching saxophone, woodwinds, and Jazz Studies at The University of North Florida. He has a Doctorate in Music from the University of Texas at Austin.  During this time he appeared professionally as a saxophonist with many different artists including Mel Torme, Crystal Gail, The Drifters, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Campesi, and Sam Moore.

Pamela MacCarthy

Born: January 9

Pamela has a soulful, swinging singing style. 

She is influenced by The Blues, & Straight-Ahead Jazz, with a varied repertoire...

An ex-New Yorker, she lived, toured, and performed in Tokyo, Japan, for many years, in top live houses, hotels, and concert halls, throughout Japan. She performed with top Japanese musicians, recorded 3 CD's ”How About You?” with the Akio Ueda Jazz Quintet, (1997) ”That's Big Band” with Nobuo Hara and the Sharps and Flats Orchestra, (2001) and ”Flower” A guitar-vocal duo with Tomoya Hara. (2014)