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Stuart Sutcliffe, Hamburg, 1961. 

Jacob van Loon

First Flower III

Ink, watercolor and acrylic on paper

2013

Iconic Images of Jazz Legends

The exhibition “Jazz Lives: The Photographs of Lee Friedlander and Milt Hinton” at Yale University Art Gallery is a photographic duet of sorts by two distinct documentarians of American jazz. Lee Friedlander captured the spirit of jazz in New Orleans, the birthplace of the form, in photographs that span the 1950s through the 1990s. The photographs of legendary jazz bassist Milt Hinton, meanwhile, cover a vast stretch of America’s geography, capturing a candid look at his friends and colleagues who were pivotal in the history of the music. Together, these complementary visions make for a portrait that is wide in its scope yet intimate in its feel.

“You see the personalities of the musicians and the character of this art form coming together through the creativity and the spirit of all the individual musicians,” said Pamela Franks, deputy director for exhibitions, programming, and education at Yale University Art Gallery. “You get a sense of the energy that happens, whether it’s a group playing or a parade or an exchange between two people.”

Read Adam Resnick’s humorous story about a father’s attempts to get rid of a piano: http://nyr.kr/1ld837p

“I didn’t want a piano in the apartment. They’re big ugly things, those pianos. Dust catchers. And unlike rabbits or tropical fish, they never die. Your family dies around it. The piano always gets the last laugh.”

Christina Courtin’s new album is out and you should get it.