Studiomedia staff engineer Maya Kuper and myself during tracking sessions for Pat Mallinger's duo CD with Dan Trudell. At Studiomedia Control A. Photo © John Broughton. (2009) Paul Wertico at Studiomedia during tracking of "Impressions of a City", with his new group Paul Wertico's Mid-East/Mid-West Alliance. Photo © John Broughton. (2009)
Recording Howard Levy's album "Tonight and Tomorrow" at Studiomedia. Howard Levy - piano, harmonica; Ernie Adams - drums; Larry Gray - double bass. Photographs © 2009 John Broughton. (2009)
Darwin Noguera at Studiomedia sessions for the 2009 Chicago Sessions release "The Gardener", featuring Darwin's Evolution Quintet; Victor Garcia - trumpet, flugelhorn; Greg Ward - alto saxophone; Joshua Ramos - double bass; Juan Daniel Pastor - drums, cajón. Special guests were Ernie Adams - drums; Howard Levy - harmonica; and Rocky Yera - tenor saxophone. (2009)
Recording Zvonimir Tot's album "Eloquent Silence" at Studiomedia. Top left: Zvonimir Tot playing his Godin guitar. Top right: Orbert Davis and Mark Colby. Bottom left, back row: Ernie Adams (drums), myself (producer, engineer), Maya Kuper (Studiomedia staff), Larry Gray (double bass), front row: Julie Koidin (flute), Zvonimir Tot. Bottom right, front row left: Stefan Milenkovich (violin).
An excellent young group recording their album "Falling Together Falling Apart" for my Chicago Sessions label: Aaron Koppel Quartet. Aaron Koppel - guitar; Matt Nelson - piano; Graham Czach - acoustic bass; Robert Tucker - drums. At Studiomedia (2009).
Paulinho Garcia brought a large cast of excellent musicians into the studio for his album "My Very Life". Pictured are Garaldo de Oliveira - percussion; Heitor Garcia - percussion; Michael Allemana - electric guitar; Brett Benteler - upright bass. The recording also included Don Steirnberg - mandolin; Ernie Denov - electric guitar; Steve Eisen - flute, saxophone; Julie Koidin - flute; and Grazyna Auguscik - voice. Of the album, the Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich said "Each [track] is a revelation." (2009)
Steven Hashimoto's Mothra: Steven Hashimoto - electric bass; Heath Chappell - drums; Kathy Kelly - vibraphone; Neal Alger - electric guitar; Dan Hesler - soprano, alto & tenor saxophone; Michael Levin - flute, bass clarinet, clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophone.

Recording the December 2008 CD release "Tradewind" for CHICAGO SESSIONS at Studiomedia Recording Company, Evanston.

Mothra has been around for over 32 years!

(2008)
Marshall Vente Trio recording the album "Marshall Arts" for the CHICAGO SESSIONS label at Studiomedia.

Marshall Vente - piano, electric piano; Luiz Ewerling - drums; Isidro "Isi" Perez - drums; Jim Batson - electric & acoustic bass; Glenn Reitsma - electric & acoustic guitar; Scott Mason - acoustic bass; Joe Sonnefeldt - steel pan, congas, udu; Chip Gdalman - alto flute.

The album was released in November 2008.

(2008)
The first recording for CHICAGO SESSIONS; Larry Gray's album "1, 2, 3...", for October 2008 release. Top left photo, l-r standing: John Moulder - electric & acoustic guitar; Maya Kuper - assistant engineer; Charles Heath - drums; ... l-r seated: Nick Eipers - engineer, producer; Larry Gray - double bass. The album features Larry's compositions in solo, duo and trio settings. (2008)
Mighty Joe (left) and Jim Landeck (right) working on Mighty Joe's new album, set for 2010 release. By my count, this will be Mighty Joe's 11th album... MJ has also been kind enough to allow my Columbia students to record and mix his music for class - what a guy!
Glenn Broadhead has provided his group Safesax as talent for the classes I teach at Columbia College Chicago (six times and counting!) This session featured Ian Robinson on tenor sax, Ken Partyka on alto, Steve Koerner on soprano, Glenn on baritone, Bill Reda on guitar, Michael Daly on bass, and Bill Byan on drums. (2008)
Siumni are a traditional folk group from Southern Poland. They perform dances, music and song from the "Podhale" region. Sessions for their CD took place at Shantyville Recording Studio, with producer Marty Gasienica. (2008)
Working with The Rosewood Trio at Studiomedia Recording Company; Don Skoog - Vibes, Bob Lovecchio - Bass, Sam Koentopp - Drums. (2008)
Studiomedia Recording Company set up for tracking the jazz quartet Wailin'. (2007)
Michael Henson playing his custom Taylor in Studio 5 at Chicago Recording Company. (2007)
Sessions with Gabe Rosen and the Good Enough Band at Shantyville Recording Studio; Gabe Rosen - Vocals, Guitars, Harmonica; Scott Myers - Bass; Jim Landeck - Drums, Percussion, Guitars, Backing Vocals; Eric Chase - Keyboards, Backing Vocals. (2006)
Tracking the Chris Greene Quartet at Chicago Recording Company; Chris Greene - Sax; Damian Espinosa - Piano; Marc Piane - Bass; Tyrone Blair - Drums. The song "4.23" was released on "Soul And Science, Volume 1". (2006)
Recording Don Skoog on Vibes for his album " Metric Imperative", at Shantyville Recording Studio. (2005)
Working with Michael Henson at Shantyville, for his CD "Fingerprints". (2004)
Myridian at Shantyville. Kurt Bjorling - Clarinet / Bassett Horn, Annette Bjorling - Harp, Eva-Maria Siebert - Bass / Vocal, Steve Gibbons - Violin. (2005)
Alycia Hayes at Gravity Studios. (2000)
Recording the Chicago Bop Quartet's 2003 release "Falling Grace" at Shantyville Recording Studio. Mike Levin - Sax, Marc Temkin - Bass, John Kregor - Guitar, Don Skoog - Drums. (2003)