Thursday, February 24, 2011

Road Tripper: Banjo Matt Domingues

Straight  out of the 50's Northwest onto the streets of Brooklyn, Matt Domingues is like a movie character. With nothing but a knapsack,a cellphone held together with a rubberband, and a banjo, he had hitch hiked from California. He was a genius banjo player with the instinct and command that made his playing seem as if it were magically bestowed on him..and indeed he was self taught. He had on two pairs of pants, beat up brown leather shoes and had an old leather journal in his back pocket that also seemed to serve as a wallet. This trip was his first out of California , it was October..and he was on his way to Maine to see the leaves change.
Matt Dominquez Brooklyn NY ph: JPB
Photo:Jean-Philippe Boucicaut
Photo:Jean-Philippe Boucicaut
Photo:Jean-Philippe Boucicaut