Vital Information: Beijing 2001

Vital Information in China: A Photo Gallery (click on any image to view a larger version) In the Fall of 2001, the four members of Vital Information -- Steve Smith, Frank Gambale, Baron Browne and Tom Coster -- were invited to perform at the Beijing Jazz Festival. Here's a gallery of images from their performance, as well as sightseeing trips around Beijing and China. The Great Wall \| Tiananmen Square \| The Forbidden City \| The Beijing Jazz Festival \| Street Scenes [ Photos by Donna Coster and Frank Gambale ]
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China	Vital Information at the Great Wall
Vital Information at the Great Wall	Frank & Tom with a Russian drummer
Tiananmen Square
Vital Information at Tiananmen Square	Frank Gambale at Tiananmen Square
The Forbidden City
Vital Information at the Forbidden City	Vital Information at the Forbidden City
Performing at the Beijing Jazz Festival
Frank at the Beijing Jazz Festival	Steve at the Beijing Jazz Festival
Frank & Tom at the Beijing Jazz Festival	Steve solo at the Beijing Jazz Festival
Tom & Baron at the Beijing Jazz Festival	Steve's Drum Kit at Beijing
Vital Information at the Beijing Jazz Festival	Vital Information at the Beijing Jazz Festival
Steve at the CD Café	Tom & Frank at the CD Café
Street Scenes and Life in China
Selling newspapers from a bicycle	Taking a break to read the news
Bicycles and boulevards in Beijing	A bike taxi in Beijing
Bicycles abound throughout China	Tom checks out a bike taxi