Bob Barry’s subjects are focused on playing jazz, and that’s how he photographed them

Los Angeles photographer Bob Barry apparently leads a very interesting life.
Most recently, Barry (whose real last name is Horowitz) has brought us “The Brotherhood: Performance Portraits,” a series of photos of jazz greats up now at Flazh!Alley Studio in San Pedro—and we’ll [...]

Sonny Rollins, our man in jazz

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
“Which talent would you most like to have?” is one of the Proust questions—the birthday party homework young Marcel first put his name to at 13—that Vanity Fair likes to ask various talents, and when they asked Sonny Rollins he answered (with what must have been the [...]

Live bands are headed for the Puka Bar, the Wrigley area’s noted Tiki-style bar at 710 W. Willow St.–including jazz and lounge combos.
But they’ll arrive over the objections of a half-dozen nearby residents, who told Long Beach City Council Tuesday night that the bar is a difficult neighbor even when its visitors are well-behaved.