One of the pleasant surprises we discovered was the Century Room at the Congress Hotel in downtown Tucson.

This is a photography blog, so maybe I should comment on some of the technical details. The lighting was great for a concert, not great for photography. The lighting color was mixed: purple, yellow, orange – not great. So I converted the images to black and white. Secondly, the light levels were low and very contrasty. Played with the highlight and shadow sliders with varying degrees of success (or near-failure.) As I was using a Fujifilm X-T5 with an 40MP APS-C sensor, the images were quite noisy. However, Adobe Lightrooms new AI noise reduction denoise did the trick. All-in-all, tough shooting situation, but a fantastic listening experience.

Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.
Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.
Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.
Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.
Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.
Various solo performances from members of the jazz orchestra at the Century Room in the Congress Hotel in Tucson AZ.