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These
are the Photos Archived for March thru May 2006.
(Click on a photo to Enlarge It!) |
Skip Mitchell belts out a song in Washington Square. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/27/06) |
Arthur Stewart and Joe Budnick sing for a very nice audience
in Washington Square Park. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/27/06) |
       
This is the nice audience who enjoyed the music. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/27/06) |

Michael and Gio do some songs for the crowd. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/27/06) |
A new photographer in the park. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/27/06) |
Excellent guitarist Scott does a Cyndi Lauper duet with a
visitor to Washington Square Park on a Sunday afternoon. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/21/06) |
A fantastic Singer / Songwriter from Teaneck New jersey played an original
song in Washington Square Park. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/21/06) |
     
Joe Budnick, Danny Rivera and guest songwriter (in
center) play music for visitors including Frank The DJ (right).
(Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/21/06) |
      
Why were we missing some photos? Our photographer Sandy Hechtman
was busy in Waikiki. Excuse me. :-) (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 5/14/06) |
Amura (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005 & 2003) plays a
powerful showcase set at the last UMO Showcase & Open Mike for this
season. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Albert Del Rio (formerly Naked Albert) (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005 & 2003)
performed a showcase that clearly demonstrated what true professionals can
do on stage. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) plays a song from the CD. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/30/06) |
An excellent set from Lauren & Matt at the UMO Showcase &
Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
An excellent new song from Erin Sax Seymour. |
An excellent ballad from Mathew Brody. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Nice vocals from Anja Ghielli at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Great country style from Steve Robinson at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Fantastic pop-style vocals from Miqdad Mohammad at the UMO Showcase
& Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Chaya sings an emotional tune called "Emily". (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Rovanna sang a beautiful original song. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
 
T. T. Leis and Kimberly came from Philadelphia. Seventh
Angel tries out a new tune. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/30/06) |
Legendary R&B vocalist Skip Mitchell sang for visitors to
Washington Square. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |
Local country music singer Lori Behrman relaxes between songs. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |
      
(In center) Joe Budnick, Artie Stewart and Skip
Mitchell sing and clown around for the beautiful girls in the
audience. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |
Super Halley DeVestern played guitar and sang with Carol and
Lori. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |

One of the youngest guitarists to play in Washington Square. Gio
backs him up on Bongos. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |
    
The kids and the wiener dogs came out to the park. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/29/06) |
Negative SFU (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) played a fantastic Showcase set at the UMO Showcase
& Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Another great Showcase from Luba Dvorak (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) at the UMO Showcase & Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Direct from Germany, Alev Lenz played at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Fantastic music from Mathew Brody (guitar) with cellist Peter
Lewy. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Recent addition to the UMO Open Mic is another excellent Singer /
Songwriter, Ben Schiffer. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Anja Ghielli came with more new original songs. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Electric blues from Jon D'Angelo. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Nels Andrews played an interesting set for the audience. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Dominic Sinesio played at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Avi Colon sang an original song in Spanish. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Joe Budnick (center) invited up Anja Ghielli and Bobby
Stewart to sing on his set. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Classical cellist Peter Lewy plays a punk original. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Chaya and her husband make great music together. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
Anthony Fawcett at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06) |
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Mark Lacob, Don Cameron and Frank Ippolito at the UMO Open Mic.
(Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/23/06)
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Anne Klein, whose career included backing Joan Osborne, Natalie
Imbruglia and many others, played a Showcase set at the UMO Showcase &
Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Luba Dvorak, (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) played a great Showcase set at the UMO Showcase
& Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Excellent guitar work from Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) during his Showcase. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Elke Robitaille came from Los Angeles to play at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
While on tour, Frycook from Alabama, dropped in to play at the UMO
Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Beautiful vocals from Anja Ghielli. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/16/06) |
Fantastic singing, songwriting and guitar work from Mathew Brody. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/16/06) |
Nice harmony from Chaya and Liah Alonso at the UMO Showcase
and Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Miqdad Mohammad with some great singing on his originals. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Jon D'Angelo played a bluesy nukber. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/16/06) |
Cellist Peter Lewy played a classical punk number. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/16/06) |
Visiting from Sweden, Soren Baun dropped in again to play at the
UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Fine vocals from Jefferson. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Lauren Zinn sang a song about her therapist. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Excellent songwriting from Anthony Fawcett. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Nora played a South African instrument. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Lisa Swarbrick opened the show. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Dominic Sinesio with a strong performance. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Rovanna played with a lead guitarist on her set. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Norman Salant played his original songs at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Near the end of the show Jeffrey Paul Bobrick plays a song on
keyboard. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Tim Haley at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
With a more subtle vocal style Don Cameron got his lyrics across to
the audience. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Elliot Christ played near the end of the show. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/16/06) |
Fantastic vocalist, Skip Mitchell sings for Washington Square
visitors backed up by (l to r) Ron Cutler, Dan Rivera
and Joe Budnick. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06) |
Cult artist David Peel checks out the music. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06) |
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All the pretty girls were out in the park on a warm Saturday
afternoon.
(Photos
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06)
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Excellent artist Dan from the group Negative
SFU. (Photos
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06) |

Bruce goes wild as Leather Man looks on. (Photos
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06) |
  
The kids were impressed. (Photos
by Sandy Hectman 4/15/06) |
Albert Del Rio (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005 & 2003)
mesmerized the audience with his 4pm Showcase at the UMO Showcase &
Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) plays his song from the CD during his Showcase set. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Mathew Brody (guitar) invites cellist Peter Lewy to
play a song. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Anja Ghielli sings a new original song at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
A beautiful song from Erin Sax Seymour at the UMO Open Mic. |
Excellent music from Lauren Smith accompanied by a tasteful bass
player. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
The music of Steve Robinson has a country flair. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Fine vocals from Hollis. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |

Miqdad Mohammad brought his own fan club. (Photos
by Joe Budnick & Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Soren Baun came from Sweden to play the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Superb harmonies from Liah Alonso (right) and friend. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Barry White sings a song for the crowd. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Jon D'Angelo has a rock edge. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Unique lyrics from Lauren Zinn. (Photo
by Joe Budnick 4/9/06) |
A strong performance from Jefferson. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Lara Evens at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Classical cellist Peter Lewy played a Punk original. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Norman Salant played his originals songs at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
John Beltzer at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Joe Budnick 4/9/06) |
Bruce M made it in at the end of the show. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Margo Simms played a dance style original. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Brian Mackey plays his original song at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/9/06) |
Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) plays a great 2:30pm Showcase set at the UMO
Showcase & Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Rovanna at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Erin Sax Seymour sets the mood. |
Liah Alonso plays her new original song. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Excellent voice of Mark Adam. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/2/06) |
Lara Even is another fine vocalist. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Keyboard problems later forced Khalil Madyum to switch to guitar. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Fantastic singing and songwriting from Miqdad Mohammad. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Classical Cellist Peter Lewy also plays Punk Rock. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Hollis plays her originals. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
A country style from Steven Robinson. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/2/06) |
Joe Budnick jams with Bobby Stewart on some originals. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Seren Baun sang one song for the audience. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Norman Salant at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
Brian Armstrong sings his originals. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 4/2/06) |
The wild lyrics of Don Cameron at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
   
Mark Lacob, Tom Hammond, Brian Mackey and Colin Mulligan at the uMO
Open Mic. (2 left photos by Carrie Lynn & 2 right
photos
by Sandy Hectman 4/2/06) |
(l to r) Arthur Stewart, Skip Mitchell, Danny
Rivera, Joe Budnick and Ron Cutler entertain visitors to
Washington Square on a Saturday afternoon. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
The girls are in attendance. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
The boys are just clowning around. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
Danny Rivera becomes the Pied Piper. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
These folks spent their wedding day in Washington Square. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
Skip Mitchell sings another song for the audience. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
 
The girl in the center got their attention with a subliminal message.
(Photo
by Sandy Hectman 4/1/06) |
Scott Griswold played his original "Fallen Prayer" (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) during his Showcase Set. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/26/06) |
Beautiful singing from Anja Ghielli at the UMO Showcase & Open
Mike. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/26/06) |
An excellent set from Liah Alonso. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Matt Brody turns up the heat. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/26/06) |
The Cello master Peter Lewy at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Some excellent originals from Dominic Sinesio. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Jon D'Angelo rocks the house. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/26/06) |
Norman Salant played his set with Peter Lewy backing him up on
Cello. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/26/06) |
Joe Budnick invites Bob Stewart and Ron Cutler to
sing on his set. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Michael Shaw at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Our lovely bartender for today's show was Kellie. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Songwriter Bobby Stewart did a couple of his songs at the end of
the day. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Scott Sciortino played his originals at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Erik Kyle with some classic originals. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Baron White sang some R&B originals. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Wild lyrics from Don Cameron. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Josh Sanburn did his songs. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Seventh Angel performed at the Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hectman 3/26/06) |
Scott Griswold (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) played a great set at the Sunday afternoon UMO
Showcase & Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
Negative SFU (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) played a late Showcase set at 6 pm. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
Mike Trenouth (Best
14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich Village 2003 & 2004)
played a 3:30 Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
The Callen Sisters held everyone's attention at the UMO Open Mic
with their great vocal harmonies backed by harp and guitar. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
Powerhouse blues / rock vocals from Rhonda Schuster (guitar)
and Alvin Harrison (bass), (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
Excellent songs from Mark Adam at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
The beautiful voice of Margo Simms was heard at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/19/06) |
Excellent pop songwriting from Steven Brown. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/19/06) |
Great vocals from Anja Ghielli. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/19/06) |
Classic R&B vocal from Baron White at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Charisma Mendoza played the house keyboard on her original song. (Photo
by Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
A strong set from Mathew Brody. (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Scott Sciortino at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Carrie Lynn 3/19/06) |
The first time for Ainara LeGardon at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo
by Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Excellent singing from Anne Stott. (Photo by Carrie
Lynn 3/19/06) |
The wild songs of Don Cameron. (Photo by Sandy
Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Here is Stephanie "The Cardinal" at the show. (Photo
by Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Ameilia Fury plays one of her songs on keyboard. (Photo
by Sandy Hechtman 3/19/06) |
Erik Kyle at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Sandy
Hechtman 3/19/06) |
The original music of Seventh Angel. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/19/06) |
Again there was great music including a 4:30 pm Showcase by Albert Del
Rio (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005 & 2003). (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/12/06) |
Mark Aaron James (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005 & 2004) plays
one of his signature songs at the UMO Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/12/06) |
Steve Chizmadia (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2004) played a 3pm Showcase. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/12/06) |
The group, Negative SFU (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) played a high energy Showcase. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
Scott Griswold, (Best 14 Singer/ Songwriters of Greenwich
Village 2005) did a 2:30 pm Showcase. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
A great song from Erin Sax Seymour at the UMO Open Mic. |
Unique songs from Liah Alonso at the UMO Open Mic, (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/12/06) |
Professional cellist Peter Lewy got the audience's attention. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/12/06) |
Lauren and Matt did an excellent set at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
Fine singing from Anja Ghielli at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by
Carrie Sandy Hechtman 3/12/06) |
Steven Brown sang his signature song, "I'm Hurt" at the
UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
Great sounds from Jon D'Angelo. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
Pamela Gallagher at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman 3/12/06) |
Jasmine Netsana actually played the last set of the day. (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman 3/12/06) |
Emily Lordi sang her originals at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by
Carrie Lynn 3/12/06) |
Milo sings about "Mighty Moe". (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman 3/12/06) |
An excellent set from Dave Woods. (Photo by Sandy
Hechtman 3/12/06) |
Seventh Angel at the UMO Open Mic. (Photo by Carrie
Lynn 3/12/06) |
Unique lyrics and style from Don Cameron. (Photo by
Sandy Hechtman 3/12/06) |
On Saturday March 11, 2006 it was almost 70 degrees in Washington
Square Park. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 3/11/06) |
The artists came out. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/11/06) |
The songwriters came out. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/11/06) |
    
And Joe Budnick (center) played classic rock music with
vocalists Ron Cutler, Danny Rivera and Sage on
squeezebox. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 3/11/06) |
Excellent singing and songwriting from Deborah Cher, who came all
the way from Canada to play the UMO Open Mike. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Fine vocals from Anja Ghielli at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
A great set from Erin Sax Seymour. |
Liah Alonso and her nice can. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Soulful sound from Margo Simms. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Antonia Cove at the UMO Open Mike. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
These girls from England came to the UMO Showcase & Open Mike. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Joe Budnick, Danny Rivera and Ron Cutler did some
three-part harmony. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman 3/5/06) |
Jefferson sings a ballad. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
More great melodies from Steven Brown. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Jon D'Angelo did a great original rock song. |
Wild lyrics from Don Cameron. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Erik Kyle sings some of his originals. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
Tommy Tietgen plays a tune. (Photo by Sandy Hechtman
3/5/06) |
       
(left to right) Anthony Fawcett, Barrett Zinn, David
Homyk, Ryan James, Seventh Angel, John Wacaster, T.J.
and Andy Kirmayer at the UMO Open Mike. |