Rosalinda Kolb’s “Jazz Portrait Series”
Rosalinda Kolb’s art is filled with creative energy and spirit that uniquely connects viewers to the soul, inner beauty, and complexity of jazz musicians.
...February 13th, 2023
jazz art
True Jazz Stories: A remembrance of jazz aficionado Al Summ
Friends remember Al Summ, whose love and appreciation of jazz showed up in a variety of ways. His artwork was found (and rescued) by his friends Dan Brown, Dave Watson, Bob Crimi and “Andy” – a.k.a. “The Gang of Four”.
This remembrance is a reminder of how jazz and its culture can touch the soul of an enthusiast, and a demonstration of a longtime, devoted friendship. I am proud to assist the “Gang” in sharing their heartfelt connection to their departed friend.
...November 24th, 2021
Interview with Alyn Shipton, author of The Art of Jazz
An interview with The Art of Jazz author Alyn Shipton, whose book is an exploration of how jazz influenced sheet music art, album art, posters, photography, and individual works of fine art.
...April 25th, 2021
Interview with Mary Schmidt Campbell, author of An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden
Mary Schmidt Campbell, author of .An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Bearden,discusses the remarkable life of this important American artist in a Jerry Jazz Musician interview.
...March 9th, 2019
The Art of Romare Bearden
Romare Bearden (1911 – 1988) was one of America’s great artistic innovators,blazing his own trail in a time of turbulent cultural change. Whilehis work offers an invaluable view of mid-twentieth-century African-Americanexperience, it has also come to occupy a significant place in the wider historyof American art and speaks to the universal concerns of artists everywhere.
...February 10th, 2013
Graham Lock and David Murray, editors of Thriving on a Riff: Jazz & Blues Influences in African American Literature and Film
The widespread presence of jazz and blues in African American visual art has long been overlooked. The Hearing Eye makes the case for recognizing the music’s importance, both as formal template and as explicit subject matter. Moving on from the use of iconic musical figures and motifs in Harlem Renaissance art, this groundbreaking collection explores the more allusive — and elusive — references to jazz and blues in a wide range of mostly contemporary visual artists.
...August 14th, 2009
Alfred Appel, author of Jazz Modernism
How does the jazz of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, and Charlie Parker fit into the great tradition of the modern arts between 1920 and 1950? In his book Jazz Modernism, cultural historian Alfred Appel compares the layering of sex, vitality, and the vernacular in jazz with the paper collages of Picasso, and the vital mix of high and low culture found in Joyce.
...June 2nd, 2003
In This Issue
The Sunday Poem
Click here to read previous editions of The Sunday Poem
Poetry
Publisher’s Notes
Poetry
Click here to read more poetry published on Jerry Jazz Musician
Essay
Interview
Click here to read more interviews published on Jerry Jazz Musician
Poetry
Trading Fours with Douglas Cole
Click here to read previous editions of Trading Fours with Douglas Cole
Review
Short Fiction
Click here to read more short fiction published on Jerry Jazz Musician
Book Excerpt
Click here to read more book excerpts published on Jerry Jazz Musician
Poetry
Jazz History Quiz #171
Click here to visit the Jazz History Quiz archive
Community
Contributing Writers
Coming Soon
Interview Archive
