A Great Day in Harlem: The Piano Virtuosos
It all came about on summer day in 1958. A young photographer, by the name of Art Kane, was hired by Esquire magazine to come up with a photograph to accompany an article commemorating jazz. As the...
View ArticleA Great Day In Harlem (Part 2): The Distinguished Saxophonists
The saxophone is one of the most dynamic of the instruments used in jazz. It has a vocal tonality that can range from raspy to airy and go from high and soaring to low and deep. On the morning of the...
View ArticleWatch: A Great Day In Harlem (1994)
In honor of the Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival, we are streaming the 1994 documentary A Great Day in Harlem that documents the incredible circumstances that went into the timeless 1958 black and white...
View ArticleA Great Weekend In Harlem
The Harlem Arts Festival is set to kick off this Friday, June 27th. For a third consecutive year, the HAF will seek to increase visibility for home-grown artists and businesses. Yours truly will be...
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