I am grateful that so many of my musical friends and acquaintances have allowed me to take and share photographs. New Letters magazine published a suite of my jazz photos in 2016-2017. Some of those images appear here. I also have been mining my files to add many more and hope to continue expanding this collection. All photos are copyright (c) Steve Paul.
Richard Thompson, Folly Theater, Kansas City, MO, Nov. 21, 2021.
Nadia Larcher, with Ensemble Iberica, Kansas City, MO, Feb. 17, 2023
Tom Rush, at Folk Alliance, New Orleans, Jan. 2020.
Chick Corea Trio, with Carlitos del Puerto and Brian Blade, Kansas City, May 26, 2017
Helen Gillet, with Shawn E. Hansen. Kansas City, 2017.
Benny Golson. Kansas City, 2012.
Charlie Parker’s tombstone. Kansas City, 2015.
Helen Sung. Blue Room, Kansas City, 2016.
Hermon Mehari, with Ben Leifer. Record Bar, Kansas City, 2016.
Hermon Mehari, with Peter Schlamb. Ca Va, Kansas City, 2019.
Jeff Harshbarger. Ca Va, Kansas City, 2016.
Peter Schlamb. Record Bar, Kansas City, 2016.
Marcus Lewis Big Band. Record Bar, 2019.
Ambrose Akinmusire. Blue Room, Kansas City, 2016.
Joe Lovano. Folly Theater, Kansas City, 2011.
Matt Hopper, guitar, with Everette DeVan and Danny Rojas. The Phoenix, Kansas City, c. 2013.
Bobby Watson (center), with Gerald Dunn and Ahmad Alaadeen. Charlie Parker gravesite, Kansas City, c. 2008.
Chicken Delicious, as Elton John. Mimi’s Restaurant and Piano Bar, New York, 2018.
Helen Gillet. Birdie’s, Kansas City, 2012.
Graham Nash. Folk Alliance, Kansas City, 2014.
Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta): “Miles Davis” (2018). At Miami Art, 2018. Courtesy Contessa Gallery
Sam Lynch. Folk Alliance, Montreal, 2019.
Oscar “Lucky” Wesley. Mutual Musicians Foundation, Kansas City, c. 2008.
Steve Earle. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, 2009.
Cuban Guitarists. Cayo Coco, Cuba, 2003.
Street Musician, Havana, Cuba, 2003
Michael McClintock. Kansas City, 2018.
Ahmad Alaadeen
Patti Smith, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
Matt Otto, with Michael McClintock and Jordan Shipley, July 2015.
Three guitars: Matt Hopper, Rod Fleeman, Danny Embrey, 2017.
Janelle Monae, Starlight Theater, Kansas City, 2018.
David Amram, at Folk Alliance, Kansas City, 2016.
Krystle Warren, Kansas City, 2017.
Julia Haile, 2019
Grace Kelly, c. 2010, Harvard Square
Gillian Welch, at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, 2009
Shay Estes, Kansas City, 2016
Tania Haase, Fabrica de Arte, Havana, Cuba, 2018
Dr. John, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, San Francisco, 2011
Yo-Yo Ma, with Kansas City Symphony
John Oates, Folk Alliance, Kansas City, 2018
Rad Lorkovic, Tulsa, 2016
Jaimee Harris, Folk Alliance, Kansas City, 2023
David Amram