A little over two weeks before opening night for the DCist Exposed Photography Show and word on the street is that half of the 1,000 tickets to the opening nights have already been sold. They're just $10 in advance and $15 at the door, if any remain. Get yours today to see my shot of Michael Thomas along with the 41 other winners.

Check out the official press release for details.

When Dr. Leonard Brown, saxophonist and father of Omrao Brown, Bohemian Caverns owner, was unable to make scheduled gigs this weekend, the cave had to find musicians to spell him as bandleader of Joyful Noise. Saturday night saw local trumpeter Donvonte McCoy step in.

I've had the pleasure of hearing McCoy with the Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra and vocalist Kiyem Ade but Saturday was the first opportunity I had to hear him fronting a band. He and his band mates did not disappoint.

With McCoy were Herman Burney on bass, Bob Butta on piano, Herb Scott on saxophone and Kush Abadey on drums.

It was great to get the news today that a shot of mine of Michael Thomas on trumpet at Bohemian Caverns was selected as one of 42 winning shots in the 2013 DCist Exposed Photography Competition.

The competition was held on the photo site Flickr and will feature all of the winners in an exhibit at the Long View Gallery in D.C. from March 27 - April 7. Details will follow for those interested in coming out.

To kick off a new year of shooting local jazz in D.C., I couldn't have found myself at a better gig than the Quincy Phillips Quintet at Bohemian Caverns on Friday. The night featured Quincy Phillips on drums, Kris Funn on bass, Janelle Gill on piano, Tim Green on alto saxophone and Quamon Fowler on tenor saxophone and EWI.

Check out the new gallery of native Washingtonian and New York resident Marc Cary and his Focus Trio at Bohemian Caverns in December. Cary performed with Tarus Mateen on bass, Brian Settles on saxophone, and Sameer Gupta on drums and tablas.

While I had the pleasure of doing some portrait and event work and exhibited my safari photo collection this year, 2012 was unquestionably dominated by live jazz for me.

Since the end of May, I've had the distinct pleasure of shooting more than twenty-five gigs and publishing more than 570 photos from local D.C. jazz shows. Here are twenty-two photos of live jazz in the District from 2012, numbered and presented not by preference but in chronological order:

The Washington City Paper released The Jazzies: D.C.’s Best Jazz in 2012. A heartfelt congratulations to all the honorees this year that make D.C. such a great place to hear live jazz. Here are a few shots from the last year of most of those recognized by the City Paper as the best in the area at what they do:

I couldn't have been prouder to have helped shoot the TEDxMidAtlantic event for the second year in a row last weekend. The two-day event held at Sidney Harman Hall in D.C. featured former Secretary of State Colin Powell, David Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group and 42 other speakers and performers. Once again, it proved a though-provoking and inspiring event.

Check out images from the event on their Facebook page.

On Saturday night, HR-57 had scheduled the Thad Wilson Quartet. The start of the gig featured Wilson on trumpet and vocals, Darius Scott on piano, Kent Miller on bass, and Sam Prather on drums.

Who wasn't featured at the end of the gig was Wilson.