While searching for a vintage image of Billie Holiday in Paris, I came across an incredible collection of photos of jazz musicians. They were taken by Herman Leonard (1923-2010).
Johnny Hodges at the Brasserie Lipp, 1958 (detail)
Photo by Herman Leonard
Leonard photographed the Paris jazz scene and set up a studio for fashion and advertising photography in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He lived in Paris from the mid 1950s until 1980.
See images of Leonard's Paris photos of several performers by clicking on the links below:
Louis Armstrong
Art Blakey
Diahann Carroll, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Johnny Hodges
Billy Strayhorn
Lester Young
The Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1991 is held at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.
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Photo by Herman Leonard
Leonard photographed the Paris jazz scene and set up a studio for fashion and advertising photography in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He lived in Paris from the mid 1950s until 1980.
See images of Leonard's Paris photos of several performers by clicking on the links below:
Art Blakey
Diahann Carroll, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Johnny Hodges
Billy Strayhorn
Lester Young
The Herman Leonard Photographic Collection, 1948-1991 is held at the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian.
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