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"Front Row Jazz — an independent visual media platform celebrating jazz culture, history, and legacy through photography, stories, and the moments that make this music timeless."


Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival - Branford Marsalis - Justin Faulkner - Barry Stephenson- Geofrey Keezer- Chris Lewis - Photo By Eva Kapanadze - Front Row Jazz
Community, Culture, and Riddim: Branford Marsalis Lights Up Rufus King Park
By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz
Frontrow Jazz caught the magic of the Downtown Jamaica Riddim and Jazz Festival at Rufus King Park, where Southeast Queens came out in force for an afternoon of unforgettable performances — headlined by the legendary Branford Marsalis Quartet.
Inside the Vanguard: James Brandon Lewis Quartet Brings Omni Home
Front Row Jazz was in the room on Sunday, July 5th — closing night, 8:00 PM show — as the James Brandon Lewis Quartet wrapped a historic run at the Village Vanguard. The band took the stage at the legendary basement club to present music from their new album, Omni, released on Intakt Records, and the set felt every bit like the celebration it was billed to be.
By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz

For thirty years, Vision Festival has stood as one of the last true gathering places for creative improvised music — a space where the avant-garde isn't a niche, it's the whole point. This year's edition, presented by Arts for Art at Abrons Arts Center on New York's Lower East Side, closed out its six-night run with two of the most vital nights of the week. Frontrow Jazz was on the ground for both, camera in hand, to document a lineup that stretched from elder statesmen to the next generation carrying the tradition forward.
Vision Festival 30: A Weekend Inside the Continuum
By Jazz Paparazzo | Front Row Jazz
Vision Festival 30 | Photo © Eva Kapanadze | Front Row Jazz

Village Vanguard - Aruán Ortiz, James Brandon Lewis, Brad Jones, Chad Taylor | Photo © Eva Kapanadze | Front Row Jazz
Jazz is more than a genre — it is a visual language of motion and rhythm, a living archive of human expression that transcends time and borders.
We celebrate the cultural impact of jazz across generations. Every frame is a testament to the moments that make this music timeless.
This is not just photography. This is jazz history, told one image at a time.

Joe Lovano & Marilyn Chrispell | Photo © Eva Kapanadze | Front Row Jazz
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