Miscellaneous band photos

Novel Jazz Septet Early Years

(Photo by Tara Karczewski, Augusta, ME)

A lighter moment of the Novel Jazz Septet: Front L to R: Herb Maine, Bruce Boege,  Mark Macsoud, Michael Mitchell; Rear L to R: Barney Balch, Micky Felder, David Clarke

(Photo by Peggy McKenna)

Barney and the late Muriel Havenstein (aka "the Mid-coast Monster")

Muriel Havenstein (piano), Bob Bragdon (bass), Barney (trombone) and Chris Rogers (drums; hidden) at the Bristol Church

Herb Maine (bass), Mark Macksoud (drums), Henry Berry (piano), Barney (trombone) and Lefty McAuslin (saxophone) doing a summer concert at the Claremont Hotel, Southwest Harbor

(Photo by Nancy McKenney)

(Photo by Nancy McKenney)

Another Claremont summer concert, this one with Barney, Fitz Jenkins (Bass), Bill Byrne (alto sax; former alto player with the Ray Charles Orchestra as well as the Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band), Muriel Havenstein (piano) and Chris Rogers (drums)

Bob Page and the Jazz Babies (Bob Page (piano); Pete Collins (clarinet), Jack Tukey (bass), Barney (Trombone) and Dave Page (drums; hidden) playing in East Boothbay, on the deck at Lobsterman's Wharf.

Sheepscot Jazz and Swing Co....Kenny Gaspar (piano), Herb Maine (bass), Barney (trombone) and Lefty McAuslin (sax) at a wedding in Bar Harbor

Quartet playing at Boothbay Region Boatyard function

Barney and Lefty McAuslin at a Sunday Jazz Service

                                                                                                                                    (Photo by R. Crink)

Barney and Mickey Felder perform spirituals with renowned artist/poet/author/story- teller Ashley Bryan at St. Luke's Cathedral, Portland as part of the "Universe Canticle"

Barney with Mercer Ellington, April 1989 at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington. DC on the celebration of Duke's 90th birthday  and opening of Elizabeth Hall exhibit of paintings of the Ellington orchestra