Tenor Saxophonist Ben Wendel photographed in Brooklyn, New York by The Little Squares during our recording session for the upcoming short film “Not There, Here!” Thanks so much Ben!
(via davidmarriottjr)
Alto saxophonist Donald Harrison captured in action at The Jazz Showcase in Chicago by Farrad Ali, posted on Flickr…
Hysterical shot of Miles Davis sticking his tongue out at LIFE photographer Robert Kelley in 1958…
life:
When LIFE photographer Robert W. Kelley shot a few rolls of film at an intimate jazz gig on May 14, 1958, evidently neither he nor the magazine’s editors were jumping out of their skins with excitement…
Why the pictures — which capture the great, groundbreaking trumpeter, then just 31 years old, leading his band in an unnamed New York venue — never made it into print remains a mystery to this day.
(see more — Miles Davis: Unpublished Photos of a Jazz Giant)
Pictured: “The Prince of Darkness” shows his goofy side at his gig in 1958.
Saxophonist Marcello Allulli of NoHayBanda Trio, performing live at Le Mura in Rome a few weeks ago, captured by Giulia Delprato…
NoHayBanda Trio @ Le Mura, Roma 25.01.2012 by d_arkshines on Flickr…
Happy Birthday to the legendary Eubie Blake… this photo was shared on Flickr by the CUNY Academic Commons…
Eubie Blake (by CUNY Academic Commons)
Saxophonist Art Pepper in San Quentin, 1966, posted on Tumblr by jazzpages…
Louis Armstrong playing for his wife, Lucille, in Egypt, 1961 while on State Department tour… original photo posted in the New York Times…
…via Tumblr (weirdpictures)
Entrance to the famous jazz club, Smalls, captured by Manuela Falcão…
…via smalls (by M.Falcão)