Band of Horses at the Capitol
Concert photographer
NYBG Celebrating 100 Years of Jazz
Despite the light rain and grey sky the jazz concert at NYBG last night was awesome. A Centennial Tribute to the first recording and the international roots of Jazz led by powerhouse Latin jazz trombonist Chris Washburne and Brazilian virtuoso pianist André Mehmari.
Event Photographer Ben Hider
NYBG Chihuly and Jazz
Drawing from Catskill Jazz Factory’s smashing sold-out The French Connection series, this world premiere takes audiences on a journey from the vibrant energy of European swing through the wonders of French mélodie and chanson. Traveling across four decades of Franco-American music, swing to the hot jazz rhythms of Django Reinhardt to the playful melodies of French chanson. Horne’s ensemble pulls influences from traditional folk to Debussy, Ellington, and Porter, to the enchanting French Songbook, from Edith Piaf to Jacques Brel to Serge Gainsbourg.
NYBG Photographer Ben Hider
NYBG Concert on the Lawn - Mipso
NYBG Concert on the Lawn - Mipso
Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Over the years the group has claimed various origins of the word "Mipso." In 2013 guitarist Joseph Terrell stated that the members "just came up with it." In 2013 bassist Wood Robinson claimed that the name referred to a now defunct Japanese appliance manufacturer, crediting Jacob Sharp's thesis research into post-war Japan with unearthing a reference to the company. Sharp confirmed this version of the story in an interview with Bluegrass Today. In a September 2015 interview with Raleigh's News & Observer, however, Terrell revealed a new origin story, claiming to want to dispel previous rumors. “There’s a phrase in Japan,” he explains, “it means something familiar, but there’s something a little bit off. And it roughly translates, or at least we were told, to ‘a little pee in the miso.’ And so we put a little P in the miso: Mipso.” This story has subsequently been published and re-confirmed in various publications.
NYBG Concert - Canciones de mi Padre with Ernesto Villalobos and Gizel Xanath
NYBG Concert Canciones de mi Padre with Ernesto Villalobos and Gizel Xanath
VH1 You Oughta Know 2015
Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester