Here is another drawing of the Pharoah Sanders Quartet, from Birdland last month. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →…are 1 of 3 bands I went to see Tuesday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn. They were great, not much more to say! A really nice venue too. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Here is a drawing I made during dinner before the live jazz show at Birdland last week. Great characters in there. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →By way of a good friend, I was in attendance at Tuesday’s performance by jazz legend Pharoah Sanders. This was the first show of five at New York City’s Birdland. It was quite a scene to watch the 71 year old with his white hair, white beard and white shirt against the deep red “BIRDLAND” […]
View post →Greg and I went to see Verdi’s Macbeth at the Met last night. On our way there I watched a guitar player performing on the platform of the subway. Later, while observing the sculpture at the top of the stage inside the Met, I decided I’d draw it like Japanese calligraphy because my thoughts were […]
View post →Another simple line drawing -Despina
View post →Here is a drawing from a concert I attended (during then unscheduled nor’easter) at Town Hall NYC last Saturday. The performer, Jeff Mangum, had not performed for nearly 13 years so it was a room filled with an unusual level of anticipation.
View post →Took this drawing I made of an Afro-Cuban band in New Orleans a few years ago and messed around with it in the computer. It was fun to create the brown line and add some music/energy marks in bright colors. This was an awesome band, the old Cuban guys really knew how to create a […]
View post →Had a chance to catch the ex-Pavement frontman last Sunday night at Webster Hall in NYC. I decided to break out the black paper and crayons for this one. I always enjoy working in this “reverse” way and I just felt like it captured the mood a bit better than black on white…however, I did […]
View post →The Bowery Electric is a club on Manhattan’s lower east side. Last week I had a great time listening to a personal favorite, Tommy Stinson (& band). I’ll be posting more about this on my blog in a few days.
View post →Season after season Lincoln Center produces a fantastic series intimate performances by a huge range of these incredible artists, all singing classic American greats…… Â their way. It’s called American Songbook. Here is a drawing I drew on my Playbill while enjoying one of my absolute favorite actors, Alan Cumming. Once again … beyond all expectations, […]
View post →I want to share some sketches I did at some recent concerts. This first one is of an artsy Swedish-Asian rock musician named Little Dragon whom I saw at the Bowery Ballroom. If you’re interested in more of my concert reportage drawings, check out my music blog, where I post reviews, photos and drawings of […]
View post →This drawing concludes my little series on Little Dragon concert drawings. It kind of speaks for itself.
View post →This is another drawing from the Little Dragon show where you can see some of the theatrics of her performance, which featured a graphic backdrop which clashed beautifully with her dress. I love the Bowery Ballroom, it’s such a great venue!
View post →Here is a drawing of an Italian-inspired performer. Drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Another drawing from my visit to Disney World, of American folk singers performing standards in the lobby of the American pavillion. I am an immigrant to this country, so this kind of stuff makes me a little emotional, and the music was also quite beautiful…
View post →This is a quick drawing I did at the Robyne show last saturday at Radio City Music Hall – I will post a review and more drawings and shots of it soon on my music blog, musikati. This was the opening act, a single guy with a keyboard (and at times guitar) performing his strange […]
View post →When recently attending  a classical concert I was quite amused by the triangle player, who every twenty minutes or so leaped to his feet to add his anti-climactic twinkle to the music. It reminded me of a song by Austrian satirist Georg Kreisler, in which a highly accomplished musician bitterly contemplates his instrument (which “can’t even […]
View post →Just returned from a great trip with the Dalvero Academy. Here is a reportage drawing of the Disney World Marching Band. drawing by Greg Betza
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