by LeeVaris | Feb 7, 2013 | Video
Chameleons of the White Shadow Album, by Joseph Tawadros February last year, I had the privilege to capture stills and video for Joseph Tawadros’ latest jazz album. I wrote a short blog post about my experiences here:...
by LeeVaris | Feb 22, 2012 | Personal Journey, Photography
I have just returned from an assignment in New York where I had the pleasure to follow a pair of phenomenal musicians around. Joseph and James Tawadros are a unique duo from Australia, of Egyptian heritage, playing new world jazz on traditional arabic instruments....
by LeeVaris | Dec 7, 2011 | Personal Journey
Here’s a little off-topic, but on-season, post for you this week. Some of you may know that one of my hobbies is music and a passion for exotic instruments. I thought I’d share a little of that as a sort of holiday spirit kind of thing, so here’s a...
by LeeVaris | Aug 14, 2011 | Personal Journey
A Vacation in the Woods with a World of Music You may have noticed that I haven’t posted in a while. That is because I was in the Mendocino Woodlands camp for the 31st year of Lark Camp, an annual festival of world music unlike anything else! I...
by LeeVaris | Apr 11, 2011 | Personal Journey
Kicking Back at Kings Hunt… So… immediately after Palm Springs, I drove up to Santa Barbara and into the mountains to Live Oak Camp (and back 500 years) to experience the Society for Creative Anachronism event “Kings Hunt.” No actual hunting...