Author: Jeromie Stephens

Robin Macy and Ken White at Walker's Jazz Lounge in Wichita, KS (2/1/25) - photo © Jeromie Stephens Earlier this month IBMA Executive Director Ken White celebrated his 60th birthday with a jazz and bluegrass bash at Walker's Jazz Lounge in

Tom Gray sits in with The Seldom Scene at The Birchmere (12/31/24) - photo © Jeromie Stephens As they do every year, The Seldom Scene put on their New Year's Eve concert at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA, with special guests.

Most everyone within the bluegrass music scene in the greater Washington, DC Capitol region, encompassing northern Virginia, southern Maryland, and parts of West Virginia, has been affected by the passing of long time artist and performer Bob Perilla, who died

Chris Eldridge at the Celebration of Life for Ben Eldridge - photo © Jeromie Stephens This past Sunday, September 29, friends and family gathered in Fredericksburg, VA to honor the memory of Ben Eldridge, legendary founding banjo player with The Seldom

Caroline Owens at IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2024 - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here's Jeromie Stephens' final contribution from IBMA week in Raleigh, NC, these from Saturday during the IBMA Bluegrass Live! festivities. We are deeply grateful for his fabulous photographs.

Lilly Anne Svrlinga and JonPaul Sepulveda at IBMA Bluegrass Live! '24 - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here is a gallery of images Jeromie Stephens contributed from his various sojourns through the grounds of IBMA Bluegrass Live! 2024.

Charlie Lowman in the Marriott Hotel lobby (9/26/24) - photo © Jeromie Stephens IBMA Bluegrass Photographer of the Year for 2024, Jeromie Stephens, spent much of Thursday prowling the Raleigh Convention Center, during World of Bluegrass, and in the adjacent Marriott

C.J. Lewandowski at World of Bluegrass 2024 - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here's a gallery of photos taken on Wednesday at the 2024 World of Bluegrass by the very first, and current reigning IBMA Photographer of the Year, Jeromie Stephens. Well done,

52nd annual Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival (2024) - photo © Jeromie Stephens Here is another gallery of images shot by Jeromie Stephens during his visit to the Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival in Japan. It was a visit he had planned for many years

52nd annual Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival (2024) - photo © Jeromie Stephens ...or, how I learned to navigate among friends in Japan. After years of anticipation and planning, I finally arrived at the 52nd annual Takarazuka Bluegrass Festival in Japan. My journey started at