Jazz

The print is a “giclée” (a fine art print from a digital source) of a mixed media, (acrylic, ink), illustration on watercolor paper.

Jazz has been one of my music loves since my pre-teen years. The image I created is one of many composite images compiled during my late teen years when I crossed the Philly/NYC border to visit Jazz clubs like the “Blue Note, Birdland, and the Village Vanguard…..and yes, to get served a “Boiler Maker”, a beer and a Jack-Back. Actual image size: 10”x14”

Miles of Cool Jazz

The print is a “giclée” (a fine art print from a digital source) of layers of mixed media: wood block carving, acrylic, and ink overlays. Derivation of the Tutu/Warner Bros. 1986 album.

The work is dedicated to Miles’ “Birth of the Cool” period of 1948-49. The objective of Miles’ jazz project was to achieve a sound similar to the human voice over carefully arranged compositions, giving dominance to a relaxed and harmonious approach to the improvised parts. Capital Records released an album titled, Birth of the Cool, which became the symbol of the Cool Jazz movement.

Davis was one of the core elements of the many new jazz movements to follow over the years. Many well known jazz musicians made their names as members of Davis’ ensembles, including John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Bill Evans, Gerry Mulligan, and Cannonball Adderley, among others.

Why create a Miles Davis image? How could I not?
As noted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, he is noted as “one of the key figures in the history of jazz”.

Actual image size 12”x12”