Musicians
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
April 14
It’s an honor to have designed the poster for the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. I’ve...
Five Guys Named Moe
May 23
The Arena Stage in Washington DC has been producing beautifully illustrated posters for years. Art director Nicky...
Grace Kelly and the Music
December 18
One of my favorite projects of the year was this illustration for a CD issue of music from the movies of Grace Kelly...
Harold and Eddie
March 15
My favorite new client, Milan Music in Paris, is re-issuing a lot of great American music and film soundtracks.They...
Fats Domino
June 26
Here’s the second in the series of CD covers I’m doing for the wonderful French record label,...
Dig This
June 1
Here’s a piece for the Playboy Jazz Festival Program to accompany an article by Don Heckman about the state of...
Nina Simone
February 10
Got a call (well, e-mail) from Milan records in France asking if I’d be interested in doing some jazz record...
Wynton Marsalis 50th Birthday
October 15
It doesn’t happen every day that you meet one of your heroes. When that meeting turns into a friendship and...
Esperanza Spalding
February 12
Here’s a recent drawing I did for Omega Lifestyles Magazine of the bassist/singer Esperanza Spalding....
Sunday's NYT Book Review
November 1
Cathy Gilmore-Barnes at The New York Times called for a portrait of Stephen Sondheim to accompany a review of...
Jazz ABZ at The Cummer Museum
January 12
The Cummer Museum of Art in Jacksonville, Florida is mounting an exhibition of the illustrations for the book Wynton...
Lester Young on WKCR
August 12
This month marks the centennial of the saxophonist Lester Young. His music is filled with the vitality and...
Ain't Misbehavin'
March 18
The Ahmanson Theatre in downtown LA is staging a revival of the Fats Waller musical revue ‘Ain’t...
Make It Easy On Yourself
February 20
An old friend from Art Center, Douglas May, called for a portrait of the beautiful Dionne Warwick to benefit Dallas...
Max Roach on WKCR
January 9
Saturday January 10th is the 88th anniversary of the drummer Max Roach’ s birth. WKCR 89.9 in New York City will...
The Studio Museum in Harlem
September 17
The Studio Museum in Harlem called the other day. They carry the book Jazz ABZ in their bookstore and...
Playboy Jazz Festival
May 19
This June is the 30th anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. Every year they produce a nice program...
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