It is not often you see people dancing in downtown Bradenton.
But last Wednesday, in the shadow the Professional Building, Bob and Barbara Hammond kicked up their heels dance to the Dixieland music of the Sea Notes Jazz Band during the Bradenton Courthouse Square Concert series at the Manatee County Historic Courthouse.
The couple revived a moment from the past, opening a brief time capsule of sorts -- the Professional Building dates back to 1926, an era when the sounds of Dixieland and jazz filled the air from old phonograph records and radios.
The old building is still standing and the music is still enjoyed by many some 86 years later.
The concerts are sponsored by Realize Bradenton, and will take place every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through April 25 at Bradenton’s historic Courthouse Square.
-Grant Jefferies
Grant Jefferies, a native of Palmetto and chief photographer at the Bradenton Herald, has been capturing moments in the lives of Manatee County residents for over 25 years. Images from the streets of Cuba and Haiti to the clay fields of the Little League World Series and beyond have been captured through the lenses of Jefferies' cameras. Jefferies can be found on his sailboat when his feet are not on land.
Tiffany Tompkins-Condie is in her 13th year as a photojournalist at the Bradenton Herald. Through the years she has covered crimes and carnivals; feasts and floods. Her postings will vary from events in Manatee County's back yard to the work of photojournalists covering the stories of our times from around the world. 
Paul Videla has been a staff photographer with the Bradenton Herald since 2002, when he made the move from Detroit, Mich. When he's not working,
he enjoys hunting for unique LPs at the area's plethora of thrift stores and continually works to improve his baking chops(as the records spin and his dog waits for handouts).
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