jazz

Typographic design by <n>Bruno Munari</n> from his 1971 book <n>Design as Art</n>.

<n>Mr Wu</n> by animator <n>Mason London</n>.

Jazz musicians <n>Thelonious Monk</n> and <n>Nina Simone</n>. Photo by <n>Nica de Koenigswarter</n>.

A portrait of musician <n>Thelonious Monk</n>. Photo by <n>Herb Snitzer</n>.

Happy International Jazz Day 🎷☠️  “the word ‘jazz’ is ridiculous, as far as i’m concerned. what we’ve done is sophisticated, a very unsophisticated word…” #ahmadjamal 

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#jazzisdead

Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones jamming on the legendary Fairlight CMI synthesizer

Drummer Sota Sakai performing a solo on “Strasbourg / St. Denis“ by Roy Hargrove.

A portrait of musician <n>Miles Davis</n> photographed by <n>Irving Penn</n> for the album <n>Tutu</n>.

A portrait of <n>John Coltrane</n> performing in Tokyo in 1966, photographed by <n>Y. Sato</n>.

Artwork commemorating a 2019 performance by <n>Kamaal Williams</n> at <n>Billboard Tokyo</n>.

The cover art for <n>Kamaal Williams</n>' 2018 album, <n>The Return</n>, released on <n>Black Focus Records</n>.

The Return

The cover art for <n>Nubya Garcia</n>'s 2024 album, <n>Odyssey</n>. Artwork by <n>Denisse Ariana Pérez</n>.

Photographer <n>Irving Penn</n>'s 1986 portrait of the hand of musician <n>Miles Davis</n>.

Herbie Hancock's Definition of Jazz #jazz #internationaljazzday #musician #masterclass

A photograph of <n>Anton LaVey</n> by <n>S. Mshelia</n> from the book <n>I Loved Him Madly</n>.