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"Front Row Jazz — an independent visual media platform celebrating jazz culture, history, and legacy through photography, stories, and the moments that make this music timeless."

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Village Vanguard - James Brandon Lewis, Aruán Ortiz, Brad Jones, Chad Taylor.

Village Vanguard - Aruán Ortiz, James Brandon Lewis, Brad Jones, Chad Taylor | Photo © Eva Kapanadze |  Front Row Jazz 

Inside the Vanguard: James Brandon Lewis Quartet Brings Omni Home

By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz

Front Row Jazz was in the room on Sunday, July 5th — closing night, 8:00 PM show — as the James Brandon Lewis Quartet wrapped a historic run at the Village Vanguard. The band took the stage at the legendary basement club to present music from their new album, Omni, released on Intakt Records, and the set felt every bit like the celebration it was billed to be.

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Jersey City Jazz Festival 2026 — A Front Row Experience

The Hudson River waterfront transformed into jazz paradise over Memorial Day weekend as Jersey City welcomed back one of New Jersey's most celebrated musical events — the Jersey City Jazz Festival 2026, produced by Riverview Jazz. With three stages running simultaneously, world-class musicians, and the breathtaking backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, this was a weekend that reminded the world why jazz is timeless. Front Row Jazz was there, camera in hand, capturing every moment.

By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz

Jercey City Jazz Festival - The Eddie Palmieri Experience  | Photo © Eva Kapanadze  |  Front Row Jazz 

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For thirty years, Vision Festival has stood as one of the last true gathering places for creative improvised music — a space where the avant-garde isn't a niche, it's the whole point. This year's edition, presented by Arts for Art at Abrons Arts Center on New York's Lower East Side, closed out its six-night run with two of the most vital nights of the week. Frontrow Jazz was on the ground for both, camera in hand, to document a lineup that stretched from elder statesmen to the next generation carrying the tradition forward.

Vision Festival 30: A Weekend Inside the Continuum

By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz

Vision Festival 30 | Photo © Eva Kapanadze  |  Front Row Jazz 

Jazz is more than a genre — it is a visual language of motion and rhythm, a living archive of human expression that transcends time and borders.

We celebrate the cultural impact of jazz across generations. Every frame is a testament to the moments that make this music timeless.

This is not just photography. This is jazz history, told one image at a time.

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Joe Levano & Marilyn Crispell

Joe Lovano & Marilyn Chrispell  |  Photo © Eva Kapanadze  |  Front Row Jazz 

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