Clickers & Flickers Photography Network: A World of Images

A WORLD OF IMAGES - JAZZ GIANTS
Presented By: HERMAN LEONARD, Fine Art Jazz Photographer * Date: Tuesday,June 24, 2008 * Time: 6:30 - 10 p.m. * Location: The Castaway, 1250 Harvard Road, Burbank, CA 91501 MAP * Reservations: (626) 794-7447 (Required at least 5 days prior to the event)
Herman Leonard’s good friend, Tony Bennett, singer and painter, referred to him as “a painter with a camera”. In 1949, Herman’s passion for jazz brought him to New York City’s Greenwich Village, where he established a studio and captured the swinging clubs of Broadway, 52nd Street and Harlem. With the camera as his free ticket, he photographed and developed friendships with some of the greats of jazz history including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and many more. In 1956 Leonard was chosen to be Marlon Brando’s personal photographer for an extensive research trip to the Far East. In the late 1950’s Leonard headed for Paris and continued to photograph the prolific jazz scene, while working in fashion and advertising and serving as the European photographer for Playboy Magazine. In 1991, Herman moved to New Orleans and immersed himself in the city’s lively jazz scene and exhibited his work around the world in numerous solo shows. In 1995, Herman released his second book, Jazz Memories ((Editions Filipacchi) and the same year was awarded an Honorary Masters of science in Photography from The Brooks Institute of Photography. Other awards include the “Milt Hinton Award for Excellence in Jazz Photography,” from Jazz Photographer’s Association in 1999, the “Excellent in Photography Award” from the Jazz Journalists Association in 2000 and a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from Downbeat Magazine in 2004. In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed Leonard’s home and studio and claimed some 8,000 photographs printed by Herman Leonard, a master printer in his own right. As the storm blew in, Herman’s crew gathered the negatives and placed them in the care of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art where they were stored in an upper floor vault. Following Hurricane Katrina, Herman moved to California, where he has re-established his life and business. In 2006, Herman released his third book Jazz, Giants, and Journeys: The Photography of Herman Leonard” (Scala Publishers, Ltd.). In his forward to the book Quincy Jones wrote, “When people think of jazz, their mental picture is likely one of Herman’s.”
RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENT REQUIRED IN ADVANCE C&F members: $49 at least (5) days in advance. $55 less than 5 days prior to the event. Non members: $59 at least (5) days in advance. $65 at the door, only if space is available.