Penn Station Musician

Professor Edwardo Alvarado is just one of the many musicians that grace the halls of New York's Penn Station. On the days that I travel to the city I often enjoy the sounds of the somewhat random melodys that linger through the tunnels. You can always count on a performance while your there.I found Mr Alvarado to be one of the more intriguing musicians that I've seen thus far. If I had to descibe him in words it would be:Spirited, humble, shining, inspiring, full of energy, and dedicated. That was my visual impression of him. I've never spoken to him, just a quick exchange of smiles as I dropped a few dollars in his hat, purchased one of his CDs and snapped a quick photo for nostaglia's sake.He had an interesting shape to his body and the way that he sat hunched when he played his keyboard. I thought I"d take the 10 minutes that I had to wait for the train and sketch him. In the sketch I was trying to capture the life and character of his presence and the beauty of the sounds as they eminated from his fingers. Here' some snapshots of him, a small taste of his Ecuadorian sounds, and the sketch I did….

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