Found 3 collections related to Jazz musicians -- Portraits

William P. Gottlieb was a writer and photographer known for documenting jazz musicians, particularly for Down Beat magazine. The collection consists of black and white photographs taken by Gottlieb of jazz, classical, and pop musicians between 1938 and 1948. less

Nancy Miller Elliott is a leading photographer in New York City. She assisted Buck Clayton in the publication, Buck Clayton's Jazz World, published by Oxford University Press in 1987. Two of her photographs were included in the photographic project Homeless in America, a portfolio from which was published in Newsweek, March 21, 1988. Collection includes 175 black and white photographs of jazz musicians primarily in New York City settings taken by Nancy Miller Elliott between the years 1983-1995. A number of the photographs include tenor saxophonist Buck Clayton, as well as other former members of the Count Basie Band. Collection also includes two photos of dancers Norma Miller and Frankie Manning in front of Smalls Paradise in Harlem. Three of the photos depict Nancy Miller Elliott and were taken by other photographers. less

Giuseppe Maria Codazzi (b. 1952) is an Italian photographer. Collection includes 10 black and white photographs of jazz musicians during performance at the Reggio Emilia Jazz concert series between the years 1980 and 1989. Musicians include Sun Ra, Furio di Castri, McCoy Tyner, Lee Konitz, Henri Texier, Ali Haurand, Arjen Gorter, Dizzy Gillespie, and Elvin Jones. less