Jacob Blickenstaff

Going through the archives: Helmet, photographed in LA, 2016

Congrats to Billy Strings and Rounder folks on your GRAMMY win for Best Bluegrass Album! Photographed at Newport Folk Festival, 2019

Happy Yester-Birthday to Marcus King And good luck at the Grammy's this weekend!

Congrats to Valerie June on the release of 'The Moon and Stars' today. This is an outtake from our publicity shoot together from 2017 supporting 'The Order of Time'. Look forward to spending time with the new album! . #valeriejune #hasselblad500cm #kodakportra #kodakprofessional

Self-portrait with an old Leica IIIf, tmax 3200, frame 35

The cure is worse than the disease: ok so a bit of a ‘looky what I got’ post - I’m now the proud owner of a ‘66 P Bass, all original, hadn’t been touched since the guy I got it from bought it from the daughter of the original owner. He played in Polka bands in NJ and PA, his union card and clip-on bow tie in the case. Pretty fuggin cool, as far as Polka goes. Have been gently cleaning ‘er and after a quick bridge adjustment is playing very well for something that’s probably never had a proper setup. OK, less talking, more playing. #fenderbass #fenderprecision #1966

Remembering Frank Kimbrough: these images are from around 2002/3, it took a bit of a deep dive into old CD-ROMS for scans - It’s been moving to see all the remembrances of Frank from the many musicians and music people who loved and admired him. For me he was a central figure of the period when I shifted energy from music to photography of music. Following around many of the artists in the Jazz Composer’s Collective was really my first ‘body of work’. Like many people, I grav...itated towards Frank because of his beautiful musicianship, ego-less hipness, kindness and accessibility. I took private lessons with him for a time at NYU, playing together, bass and piano, and trying to learn piano as a complete neophyte starting with Bartok’s Mikrocosmos, which he got a kick out of. Anyway, I wanted to dig back to the beginning of my work to acknowledge and honor Frank, and share a bit of how I saw him. See more

Signs of Life, Brooklyn Heights

The complete edition of 8.5 x 11 @nataliemerchant prints has SOLD OUT! There are still some of the beautiful 13x19s. Link in Bio. Thank you!