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Vital Information in China: A Photo Gallery
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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
 

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