From the Editor

I SEE COUNTLESS live shows each year by acts ranging from long-established players to new artists making their first forays into the national spotlight. Some performances are memorable, some not so much. What’s especially rare is the show whose format and presentation keep me riveted, thoroughly engaged and on the edge of my seat for the duration.

I saw just such, an audio-visual convergence of his music and photography. For those unfamiliar with his side career, Andy has been a photographer for years and cataloged his adventures in the Police during the group’s long run as a way to help him cope with the monotony of touring. Beyond the Police, he has photographed people and places across the continents, capturing images that have been shown in galleries around the world. With , he’s combined his musical oeuvre and photographic work in a one-man show during which he performs instrumentally as a series of related images are projected on the screen behind him. The songs — which include new compositions, songs from his solo albums and an instrumental cover of the Police hit “Message in a Bottle” — cast the photos in a range of musical moods that underscore their themes.