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With my love, Martha's Vineyard, 2004"
First Annual James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival at NJPAC, 2012.  With Paquito D'Rivera, Jimmy Heath, Manhattan Transfer, John Lee, Adam Nussbaum, and Jon Faddis.  George Benson and Kenny Barron played with us too!

"Playing with the Allman Brothers Band, 2012"

Carnegie Hall--Musical Explorers educational performances

"With Flora Purim and Airto, 1982 (l-r Sergio Brandao, Paul, Marcos Silva, Sergio Dias, Flora, Airto)"
At a recording date with Rufus Reid, October 2008
With Dr. Billy Taylor, September 2008

with Richard Bona, at his Club Bonafide, December 2015
Backstage with Jaimoe, Boston's House Of Blues, opening for the Derek Trucks Band, April 2009
On tour as part of The Gregg Allman Band and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, January 2012.

Joyful reunion with the great Ivan Lins after his inspiring concert at Berklee, Oct. 11. An unforgettable evening ensued!		  
Matando saudades with Leny Andrade and reminiscing about the SMOKING band of hers that I had the privilege to be a part of.

With Jerry Jemmott, on tour with Gregg Allman & Jaimoe, 2012
With Malaca in New Orleans, 2013

MardiVal, 2013 with Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, Duke Robillard, Samirah Evans
in Manhattan and at Mohegan Sun with Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, September 2008

With the Young@Heart Chorus at the Iron Horse Music Hall 2007
In Maine, August 2008, recording Paul Sullivan's live CD: the band (Paul Sullivan, piano, Teresa Thomason, vocals, me, Eliot Wadopian, bass, Bill Friedrich & Seth Kearns, drums/percussion) and wives after enjoying "Big Rig" & Ann's unforgettable lobster feast on Torrey Island.
With Theresa Thomason in NYC, 2012

A caricature done by the great Brazilian political cartoonist Chico Caruso during a Rio performance in the 80's.
Berber jam with Saharan guide Barak on the clay drums
called "tikallalin". Moroccan Sahara, 2009		  

Czech Republic tour, 2013
Headlining the Chapada in Jazz festival, Brazil 2013
Yale University commissioned me to write big band arrangements of music from my CD "Ibeji," which I performed as a guest artist with the Yale Jazz Ensemble in February, 2014.  These were taken at the Yale masterclass I gave the next day.