The celebrated images of jazz photographer Francis Wolff on the 75th anniversary of Blue Note records.

Richard Brody writes about the photographs of Francis Wolff, a co-founder of the record label Blue Note.

Dancer at Rest (30x24) o/c Well, the end of another year has arrived, and they just seem to keep coming faster... No matter -- I am still here and enjoying my life and family now more than ever. I want to wish any and all who periodically check this blog the best of everything -- happiness, peace and good health in the coming year, and to those of you who paint & create, much success in your endeavors. Stay true to yourselves, love your neighbor and ditto on all the following salutations: "Live long and prosper" -- Spock "Be well and do good work" -- Garrison Keillor "May all your wildest dreams come true" -- Pedro Sanchez "Take care polar bear" -- Lily Bowman (age 6) Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you! Eric Bowman

Blue Note – A Story Of Modern Jazz is one of my favorite documentaries. I remember getting this documentary on VHS as part of a “free with purchase” promotion at Borders Books &am…

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Richard Brody writes about the photographs of Francis Wolff, a co-founder of the record label Blue Note.

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Blue Note - the finest in jazz since 1939. Blue Note was established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis with Francis Wolff becoming involved shortly afterwards. Blue Note has principally been...

Clora Byrant often goes unrecognized as a musical pioneer. Bryant was trumpeter who collaborated with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Bryant played a critical role in paving the way for women instrumentalists in a male-dominated world of jazz. Byrant was born May 30, 1927, in Denison, Texas. She grew up singing in her Baptist church ...

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Sorry for the long gap between installments. Busy at work and in life. This time, there’s a simple, big point: Prodigious talents that never entered the public’s consciousness bec…

Today, institutions of higher learning — high schools, summer camps and university-level programs — are an industry unto themselves, dominating formal jazz pedagogy. But before they arrived, many creative individuals had plenty of reasons to seek them out.

In 1939, Francis Wolff caught the last unrestricted boat out of Germany, escaping his fate as a Jewish man living under the rule of Adolf Hitler. Before

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When I think about photography and the world of portraiture, my mind heads directly to the Master, Arnold Newman (1918 – 2006), an American photographer. It’s takes a special talent to …