Music scene veteran photographer is having an exhibition and book signing at the Mr. Musichead Gallery, in Hollywood on Thursday March 4th, from 7 to 10 PM. If you want to see the man himself and maybe even get a few pointers, come on down and stare at his portraits with bug-eyed, slacked-jawed amazement.
Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco-based photographer and video director whose work appears regularly in many magazines, including Rolling Stone and Guitar Player. Over the last 30 years his photographic rock and roll journey has seen him work with many legendary artists including The Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Radiohead, Phish, Dave Matthews and John Lee Hooker to name just a few. He has published several volumes of his work which include books on The Grateful Dead, Primus and The Flaming Lips. Recently he has directed live concert video for The Flaming Lips, REM, Spearhead, Gov’t Mule, Jackie Greene, Widespread Panic, and The Allman Bros., and is currently working on short form videos for Jackie Greene, ALO, and Kronos Quartet. His most recent book is ‘Traveling on a High Frequency’ a 30 year retrospective of his music photography.
More of Jay’s work can be seen at www.blakesberg.com.
