Jazz Collection

Wayne Shorter, London, 1976. Artist: Brian O Connor
Wayne Shorter, London, 1976

Portrait of Toots Thielemans, Adele Girard, and Joe Marsala, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, CBS studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Anita O Day, Marquee Club, London, 1962

Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012. Artist: Brian O Connor
Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012

Enrico Tomasso and Acker Bilk, Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey, 2012

Buddy Rich, London, 1967. Creator: Brian Foskett
Buddy Rich, London, 1967

Ronnie Scott, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1994. Artist: Brian O Connor
Scott Ronnie, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1994

View of the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York, 1930s
HARLEM: COTTON CLUB, 1930s. View of the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York, 1930s

BILLIE HOLIDAY (1915-1959). American singer. Photographed in 1948

Louis Armstrong Fan Head Signing
Picture taken on January 31, 1961 of American jazzman Louis Armstrong, signing an autograph on the head of a fan, at his arrival in Nice for two concerts. / AFP PHOTO / -

Elvin Jones, c1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Elvin Jones, c1968

Jazz mural on building at Broadway and Columbus, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

Mari Wilson, singer pictured circa 1982. (full name Mari Macmillan Ramsay Wilson) Mari Wilson is famous for her hit singles Just What I Always Wanted, Cry Me a River

Sade, singer, real name Helen Folasade Adu from Nigeria, pictured in this October 1984 picture shoot for The Daily Record

Buddy Rich, Premier Drums Clinic, London, 1967. Creator: Brian Foskett
Buddy Rich, Premier Drums Clinic, London, 1967

Humphrey Lyttelton and Sidney Bechet at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1956

Pat Martino, 2009. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Pat Martino, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2009

Esperanza Spalding, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Esperanza Spalding with the Spring Quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Leo Geovese, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 2014

Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997. Creator: Brian Foskett
Elvin Jones and his Jazz Machine, Jazz Bakery, Los Angeles, USA, 1997

B. B. King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
B.B.King, Mstricht Jazz Festival, the Netherlands, 1991

Bobby Hutcherson playing the vibraphone at the Bracknell Jazz Festival, Berkshire, 1983

McCoy Tyner performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

Nina Simone in 1965

Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Liza Minnelli, Royal Albert Hall, London 1989. Creator
Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Liza Minnelli, Royal Albert Hall, London 1989. In April 1989, three of the greatest icons of American popular music, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli and Sammy Davis Jr

Poster for Jazz in June Season at BFI Southbank (3 - 28 June 2009)
JAZZ IN JUNE Dizzy (aka Dizzie) Gillespie

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980: Count Basie (piano), Cleveland Eaton (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Gregg Field (drums)

Curtis Steigers, 2014. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Curtis Steigers, Friday Night is Music Night, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2014

Drummer Gene Krupa
United States: c. 1947 Jazz drummer and compser Gene Krupa playing the drums

BILLIE HOLIDAY (1915-1959). American jazz singer, holding an African sculpture. Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949

Louis Armstrong photographed circa 1968Jazz musician Louis Armstrong seen here in the Yorkshire countryside whilst visiting England in 1968 to perform at the Batley Variety Club 26th June 1968

Jack DeJohnette, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1989. Creator: Brian Foskett
Jack DeJohnette, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1989

Dizzie Gillespie Musician
Dizzie Gillespie, jazz trumpeter in 1963

Billy Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scotts, Soho, London, Sep 1993. Artist: Brian O Connor
Billy Higgins and David Williams, Ronnie Scott s, Soho, London, Sep 1993

Oscar Peterson in concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955. Artist: Denis Williams
Oscar Peterson in concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

Gregory Porter, Love Supreme Jazz Festival, Glynde, East Sussex, 2013

Bill Frisell, 2006. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Bill Frisell, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2006

USA, California, San Diego. The US Midway in San Diego is now a museum and event venue

DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974). American musician and composer. Photographed in 1934 by Maurice Seymour

American singer, Nina Simone, in the UK recording a television programme called Sound of Soul for London Weekend Television

BILLIE HOLIDAY (1915-1959). American jazz singer

Jackie McLean, Jazz Cafe, London, April 1991. Artist: Brian O Connor
Jackie McLean, Jazz Cafe, London, April 1991

Art Blakey, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1984. Artist: Brian O Connor
Art Blakey, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1984. Art Blakey, also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, was an American jazz drummer and bandleader

George Melly on stage at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 8 April 1983

2008 Honda Jazz

ELLA FITZGERALD (1917-1996). American singer. Performing on stage with Dizzy Gillespie, 1947

Pat Metheny, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 1999. Creator: Brian Foskett
Pat Metheny, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 1999

Margrete Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer and pianist. Circa 1950

Josephine Baker jazz singer and dancer
Josephine Baker, American-born French dancer, jazz singer, and actress, at London Heathrow Airport 1958

Astrud Gilberto, Mstricht Jazz Mecca, Netherlands, 1991. Creator: Brian Foskett
Astrud Gilberto, Mstricht Jazz Mecca, Netherlands, 1991

Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording Jazz Goes to College Cambridge, 1966. Creator
Ben Riley, BBC TV Recording " Jazz Goes to College" Cambridge, 1966

Art Blakey Sextet, Jazz Expo, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Art Blakey Sextet, Jazz Expo, London, 1968

Wynton Marsalis, The Grand Clapham, London, June 4 1993. Creator: Brian Foskett
Wynton Marsalis, The Grand Clapham, London, June 4 1993

Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz musician, Ronnie Scotts, London, 1978. Artist: Brian O Connor
Toots Thielemans, Belgian jazz musician, Ronnie Scott s, London, 1978. He is known for his guitar and harmonica playing, as well as his whistling skills

American singer Sarah Vaughan at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, 1981

AL JOLSON (1886-1950). American singer. In The Jazz Singer, 1927

Pharoah Sanders, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, London, 3 / 88. Creator: Brian O Connor
Pharoah Sanders, Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club, London, 3/88

Ella Fitzgerald, London, 1963. Creator: Brian Foskett
Ella Fitzgerald, London, 1963

Paul Jones and Manfred Mann, West Wickham, Bromley, London, 1964. Creator: Brian Foskett
Paul Jones and Manfred Mann, West Wickham, Bromley, London, 1964

Jazz Trumpeter, American Louis Armstrong
Undated and unlocated picture of American Louis Armstrong, the jazz trumpeter whose melodic inventiveness established the central role of the improvising soloist in jazz

Louis Armstrong in Milan 1949
A picture taken 26 October 1949 in Milan shows American Louis Armstrong, the jazz trumpeter whose melodic inventiveness established the central role of the improvising soloist in jazz

Joanne Shaw Taylor, 2011. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Joanne Shaw Taylor, Bonita Blues Festival, 2011

Pat Metheney, 2008. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Pat Metheney, Gary Burton Quartet (Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Antonio Sanchez), Barbican, July 2011

DUKE ELLINGTON (1899-1974). Edward Kennedy Ellington. American musician and composer. Photographed, 1929

CHARLESTON, 1920s. Two American Charleston dancers

Jazz
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Nina Simone June 1965 Jazz singer Pictured preforming at Annies Club - on stage playing piano - Eunice Kathleen Waymon (Nina Simone), singer and songwriter

Music fans surround a Mini "Hot Dog"van at The Isle of Wight Festival
Music fans surround a Mini " Hot Dog" van at The Isle of Wight Festival. 30th August 1969

American jazz musician Louis Armstrong by a signpost in Yorskhire, pointing the way to Ilkley June 1968 P003769

Max Roach, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1996. Creator: Brian Foskett
Max Roach, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1996

Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968

Ron Carter, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 2003. Creator: Brian Foskett
Ron Carter, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 2003

Milt Jackson, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 1997. Creator: Brian Foskett
Milt Jackson, Brecon Jazz Festival, Powys, Wales, 1997

Miles Davis, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1989. Artist: Brian O Connor
Miles Davis, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1989. American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He was at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop

Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955
Oscar Peterson looking forward to dinner at Marcos Restaurant after a concert at Colston Hall, Bristol, 1955

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert, c1950s. Artist: Denis Williams
The Count Basie Orchestra in concert. Sonny Payne on the drums

Ronnie Boykins playing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

Larry Braggs, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Larry Braggs, Tower of Power, Clearwater Jazz Holiday, Florida, 2013

Cellist Zosia Jagodzinska, 2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Cellist Zosia Jagodzinska, Jasper Hoibys Phronesis, Cheltenham Jazz Festival, 2017

JOHN COLTRANE (1926-1967). American jazz saxophonist and composer. Photograph, 1962

LOUIS ARMSTRONG (1900-1971). American musician. Louis Armstrongs band, the Hot Five. Photograph, c1926

Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billie Holiday and Mister, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Dancing Musicians
BON40546 Dancing Musicians by Scheiber, Hugo (1873-1950); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK; Hungarian, out of copyright

Jazz star Louis Armstrong meeting Yevgeny Yevtushenko 14th May 1962

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"Jazz: A Timeless Melody that Echoes Through the Decades" Immerse yourself in the soulful rhythm as we journey through its vibrant history. In 1967, Buddy Rich took London by storm with his electrifying performance, leaving audiences awestruck and craving more. Captured beautifully by Brian Foskett, this moment forever etched in time showcases the sheer brilliance of a musical genius. Fast forward to 1994 at Ronnie Scott's iconic jazz club in London, where another legend graced the stage. Brian O'Connor's artistic lens captured Ronnie Scott himself, effortlessly captivating the essence of his mesmerizing performance. The atmosphere was electric as music lovers reveled in an unforgettable night filled with pure magic. Travel back further to the enchanting streets of Harlem during the 1930s when jazz reigned supreme at the Cotton Club. This view transports us to a golden era where African American musicians defied racial barriers and created an unparalleled cultural movement that resonates even today. In 2009, Pat Martino's guitar mastery left audiences spellbound while Alan John Ainsworth skillfully immortalized this extraordinary moment on canvas. The fusion of Martino's virtuosity and Ainsworth's artistry creates a visual symphony that captures every note played with unwavering precision. Elvin Jones' drumming prowess takes center stage in Brian Foskett's photograph from circa 1968. With each beat echoing through time, Jones personifies passion and innovation - a true pioneer who pushed boundaries and revolutionized jazz percussion forever. The Newport Jazz Festival came alive in July 1978 when McCoy Tyner graced Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough with his piano wizardry. As captured by an unknown artist behind their lens, Tyner transported listeners into a world where melodies danced freely amidst cheers from captivated fans.