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Washington Square Park & The Music During Renovations

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Scroll down the page to see latest photos. Also, be sure to visit the photo archives for pictures going back thru 1998. You'll see some famous people, great songwriters, singers, musicians, performers, visitors, fans and a few strange folks. You decide who's who. Bookmark this Page and check back each week as new photos are added. -- See you in Greenwich Village !

VirginRecordsRchieHAvensAndJoeBudnick07202004fromSH.JPG (193149 bytes) The legendary Richie Havens with Joe Budnick, President, UMO Music. StevenVanZandtAndJoeBudnick11042007.JPG (133548 bytes) Joe Budnick with Steven Van Zandt, lead guitarist of Bruce Springstein's E Street band. Steven is also one of the stars of the hit show "The Sopranos" where he plays Silvio Dante.

 

More pictures to come . . .   Check here for your photo a few days after visiting any UMO event. (Click on a Photo to enlarge it)
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Professional singers Joe Budnick, Allen Chapman, Danny Rivera and Ron Cutler  provide free music for the audience. (7/13/2008)
WashSqRomanSoldier2-07062008.JPG (31019 bytes) Security was tight at the show.
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We had a good looking audience this day. (7/13/2008)
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Threesomes were in attendance.
WashSqJoeSandersAllenChapmanDannyRivera07132008.jpg (42918 bytes) Joe Sanders played music of the 1950's. WashSqBethPlaysGuitar07062008.JPG (39734 bytes)WashSqViolinistfromMinettaCreekBluegrassBand07062008.JPG (15215 bytes) Beth and the violinist play in the Minetta Creek Bluegrass Band
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Some of the many beautiful women who came to hear the music in Washington Square Park on a Sunday afternoon. (6/22/2008)
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Free music was provided by Joe Budnick, Allen Chapman, Danny Rivera and Ron Cutler. (6/22/2008)  
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Romance was in the air. (6/22/2008)
WashSqJoeSandersAllenDanny06222008.JPG (22711 bytes) Allen Chapman and Danny Rivera jamming with 50's singer, Joe Sanders on guitar. (6/22/2008) WashSqStephanieAllen06082008.JPG (45290 bytes)
Stephanie and Allen Chapman sing a duet. (6/8/2008)
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An Asian pop choir dropped by Washington Square Park. (6/17/2008)
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The fantastic violinist Sarina Suno plays and her group. (5/15/2008)
WashSqNanaFromDenmark04052008.JPG (71905 bytes) Beautiful Nana from Denmark came to Washington Square on a Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/6/2008) WashSqJoeDannyRonHarmonicaManDrummerGirl04062008.JPG (69502 bytes) Joe Budnick, Danny Rivera, Ron Cutler, Harmonica Man and a guest drummer played some music for visitors to Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village.
WashSqNanaPlaysGuitar04052008.JPG (34161 bytes) Nana played some of her original songs. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/6/2008) WashSqScottSamuels04052008.JPG (37498 bytes) Super guitarist Scott Samuels rocks the crowd. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/6/2008)
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 Some quiet drumming added to a nice ballad. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/6/2008)
WashsqDannyRonJoeSanders03302008.JPG (28142 bytes)WashSqDrummerAndbassPlayer03302008.JPG (27150 bytes) (left) DooWop singers Danny Rivera, Ron Cutler and Joe Sanders sang some hits of the 1950's while (right) a drummer and bass player provide backup. 3/30/2008 WashsqSueSanders03302008.JPG (14835 bytes) Sue Sanders listens to the music. 3/30/2008

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On Easter Sunday Joe Budnick, Danny Rivera and Artie Stewart played 3 hours for the crowd on the east side of Washington Square Park. (3/23/2008)

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Gizzi's Coffee Shop is where many of us have been hanging out on winter afternoons and evenings. Unlike Starbucks, Gizzi's gives you free Wi-Fi if you want to use your computer and they book live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Oh, and the coffee is great too. Gizzi's is located at 16 West 8th Street in Greenwich Village NYC. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/13/2008)

GizzisJoeAndSueSanders20080106.JPG (22270 bytes) Joe and Sue Sanders at Gizzi's Coffee Shop. WashSqJasonStuart2-20080113.JPG (27836 bytes)WashSqJoeyJoeyAudience20071229.JPG (26377 bytes) Jason Stuart  played some great music for the crowd on the east side of Washington square Park. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/13/2008)
WashsqSwingBand3-20080113.JPG (29633 bytes) A jazz/swing group plays for the tourists on a warm Sunday afternoon in Washington Square Park. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/13/2008) washSqJoeyJoey20071229.JPG (177185 bytes) Performance artist Joey Joey swallows a big sword for the crowd. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/13/2008)

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Phase I of Washington Square Park renovation is now in progress.

GizzisChrisVanCott-resized-11082007.jpg (37731 bytes)GizzisTamarraHey-resized-11082007.jpg (18577 bytes) Chris Van Cott (The 14 Best Singer / Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2004) and Tamarra Hey at Gizzi's Coffee Shop. (Photo by Joe Budnick 12/08/2007) BackFenceChuckHancock4-resized-11082007.jpg (24651 bytes) Sax great Chuck Hancock jams with the band at the Back Fence in Greenwich Village. (Photo by Joe Budnick 12/08/2007)
BBCStudioDJVicMorgan11122007.JPG (280113 bytes) BBC Radio DJ Vic Morgan came to New York to interview some of our best blues artists. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007) BBCStudioSteveForbert11122007.JPG (186407 bytes) First up on the show was the incredible Steve Forbert. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007)
BBCStudioMichaelPowers11122007.JPG (166384 bytes) An incredible live performance from the legendary Michael Powers. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007) BBCStudioStephanieToddAndVicMorgan11122007.JPG (81818 bytes) And from UMO's, The 14 Best Singer / Songwriters of 2005 CD was the fantastic Stephanie Todd. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007)
BBCStudioStephanieToddVicMorganMichaelPowersJoeBudnick11122007.JPG (208738 bytes) Stephanie Todd, Michael Powers, Vic Morgan and Joe Budnick. BBCStudioMichaelPowersAndLesMacPherson11122007.JPG (30177 bytes) BBC's Les MacPherson poses with blues legend Michael Powers. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007)
BBCStudioStephanieTodd11122007.JPG (259466 bytes) Singer / songwriter Stephanie Todd relaxes after the BBC interview. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/12/2007) WashSqLenoreFromCanada11042007.JPG (41728 bytes) Lenore dropped in from Canada to play some of her originals. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/04/2007)
WashSqAllenChapman11042007.JPG (123759 bytes) Allen Chapman belts out a song. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/04/2007) WashSqJoeSanders11042007.JPG (34372 bytes)WashSqAudienceDances10142007.JPG (28564 bytes) Joe Sanders gets people dancing to some of his songs from the 1950's. (Photo by Joe Budnick 11/04/2007)
WashSqTomAndKitty09302007.JPG (24430 bytes) Tom and Kitty played a couple of tunes. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/30/2007) WashSqMatt09302007.JPG (28019 bytes) Excellent guitar playing from Matt. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/30/2007)
WashSqJoeBudnick07132003.jpg (27979 bytes) Joe Budnick sang for seven hours on Sunday afternoon . . . WashSqLovelySingerChris09302007.JPG (22185 bytes) . . . but he had help from lovely singer Chris. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/30/2007)
WashSqChuckHancockScottSamuels09232007.JPG (23545 bytes) The fantastic duo of Chuck Hancock on sax and Scott Samuels on guitar. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/23/2007) WashSqSoulSingerfromSweden09222007.JPG (21818 bytes) A soul singer from Sweden. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/22/2007)
WashSqCountrySinger09212007.JPG (31575 bytes) An excellent country singer visits Washington Square. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/21/2007) WashSqWashtubBassAndDannyRivera09162007.JPG (40223 bytes) Danny Rivera sings with a guy playing the Washtub bass. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/16/2007)
WashSqAnjaGhielli09082007.JPG (19841 bytes) Anja Ghielli plays some of her original tunes. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/8//2007) WashSqJeffDrummer09092007.JPG (23373 bytes) Drummer Jeff provides some solid rhythms. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/9/2007)
WashSqSandySkipGary09092007.JPG (45438 bytes) Photographers Sandy Hechtman and Gary Behrens surrounded super singer Skip Mitchell. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/9/2007) WAshSqAudienceGirls09092007.JPG (35625 bytes) Some of the lovely girls in the audience. (Photo by Joe Budnick 9/9/2007)
WashSqAllanPosesWithVisitors07082007.JPG (28161 bytes) Singer Allen Chapman poses with some audience members. (Photo by Joe Budnick 7/8/2007) WashSqAmy05262007.JPG (34232 bytes) The beautiful Amy is getting chatted up by photographer Sandy Hechtman. (Photo by Joe Budnick)
WashSqAudienceGirls05052007.JPG (16048 bytes) Lovely girls enjoying the music. (Photo by Joe Budnick 5/5/2007) WashSqDannyRiveraRonCutler05262007.JPG (24444 bytes) Harmony experts Danny Rivera and Ron Cutler croon away. (Photo by Joe Budnick 5/26/2007)
WashSqGaryLori04212007.JPG (19182 bytes) Photographer Gary Behrens poses with Lori Behrman. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/21/2007) WashSqMichael04212007.JPG (14161 bytes) Singer Michael Davis takes a coffee break. (Photo by Joe Budnick 4/21/2007)
BaggotMattPless2-01212007fromCL.jpg (24012 bytes) Fantastic music from Matt Pless at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007) BaggotAdamRobertson2-01212007fromCL.jpg (17014 bytes) Adam Robertson came from Chicago to play at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007)
BaggotScottGriswold01212007fromCL.jpg (25614 bytes) Scott Griswold (See Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) did a great set. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007)  BaggotTommyTietjen01212007fromCL.jpg (38197 bytes) Some real rock originals from Tommy Tietjen. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007)
BaggotBarronWhite01212007fromCL.jpg (28058 bytes) A soulful ballad from Barron White. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007) BaggotNickCiavetta01212007fromCL.jpg (26554 bytes) Nick Ciavetta is back with some excellent original music. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007)
BaggotBobbyStewart3-01212007fromCL.jpg (14425 bytes) Singer / songwriter Bobby Stewart did a song near the end of the day. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007) BaggotJoeBudnick01212007fromCL.jpg (27631 bytes) A few tunes from Joe Budnick at the UMO Open Mic & Showcase. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/21/2007)
BaggotSteveRobinson01142007fromJB.JPG (20738 bytes) Steve Robinson sang original songs with a country flavor at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007) BaggotTommyTietjen01142007fromJB.JPG (17169 bytes) Tommy Tietjen belts out original rock numbers. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007)
BaggotChaya01142007fromJB.JPG (11290 bytes) Chaya sings a song about heartbreak. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007) BaggotGaryAndSandy01142007fromJB.JPG (10827 bytes) Professional photographers Gary Behrens and Sandy Hechtman check out the music. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007) 
BaggotSteveCoss01142007fromJB.JPG (14051 bytes) The smooth voice of Scott Coss at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007) BaggotBartender01142007fromJB.JPG (25874 bytes) Bartender Stacy enjoying the music. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007)
BaggotJoeBudnick12102006fromCL.jpg (17118 bytes) Joe Budnick get back up vocals . . . (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/14/2007) BaggotAudience01142007fromJB.JPG (21253 bytes) . . . from this table of volunteer singers at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/14/2007)
OpenMicDave01072007fromCL.jpg (20773 bytes) Dave did some original tunes on electric guitar. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/14/2007) BaggotBobbyStewart11262006fromCL.JPG (8107 bytes) Bobby Stewart sang a song at the end of the day. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/14/2007)
OpenMicBenSchiffer01072007fromCL.jpg (21561 bytes) Ben Schiffer gets the audience's attention at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007) OpenMicAudienceGirls01072007fromJB.JPG (15470 bytes) These girls are enjoying the music and the booze. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/7/2007)
OpenMicAnjaGhielli2-01072007fromCL.jpg (25467 bytes) Anja Ghielli sang another new song at the Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007) OpenMicTommyTietjen01072007fromCL.jpg (23383 bytes) Some rockin' original songs from Tommy Tietjen. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007)
OpenMicAudienceCouple01072007fromJB.JPG (28114 bytes) This couple seems to be having a good time. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/7/2007) OpenMicDave01072007fromCL.jpg (20773 bytes) Dave plays some electric music. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007)
OpenMicSteveRobinson01072007fromCL.jpg (20019 bytes) Steve Robinson sings some great country originals. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007) OpenMicScottGriswold01072007fromCL.jpg (23123 bytes) Scott Griswold played a 4 o'clock showcase set. (See Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2005) (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007)
OpenMicChaya01072007fromCL.jpg (17855 bytes) Chaya did an excellent solo set. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007) OpenMicBobbyStewart01072007fromCL.jpg (13465 bytes) Bobby Stewart belts out his original song, "Blue Inside". (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007)
OpenMicAnneStott01072007fromCL.jpg (14291 bytes) Anne Stott at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007) OpenMicAnjaJoeBob01072007fromCL.jpg (32570 bytes) Joe Budnick sang some songs with backup vocals from Anja Ghielli and Bobby Stewart. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 1/7/2007)
WashSqArtieAlanDan01062007.JPG (25915 bytes) Danny Rivera, Alan Chapman and Artie Stewart doing a song in Washington Square Park. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007) WashSqGirlPlaysTambourine12242006879.JPG (24860 bytes) This girl sang and played the tambourine. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007)
WashSqGuestGuitarPlayerAndGirlfriend12302006.JPG (25539 bytes) A guest guitar player and his beautiful girlfriend in Washington Square Park. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007) WashSqRonnieCreapeaupPlaysHarmonica01062007.JPG (13259 bytes) Ronnie Crepeau danced while playing. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007)
WashSqJoeyJoeyTorchOnNose12232006.JPG (20639 bytes) The fantastic Joey Joey prepares to start a show. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007) WashSqDannyArtieSkipGene01062007.JPG (49097 bytes) Danny, Artie, Gene and Skip Mitchell do a song together. (Photo by Joe Budnick 1/6/2007)

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