Marcelo Maia - Jazz Portraits

Marcelo Maia - Jazz Portraits       Writting with light, looking at the absurd to understand reality...   All That JAZZ   Like photography, music can transcend geographic and language barriers. Here are some of my favorite musicians and friends:     Blossom Dearie and Leny Andrade at the Ballroom © Marcelo Maia 1993 Helen Merrill, Marian McPartland & Jackie Cain © Marcelo Maia 1999 Helen Merrill © Marcelo Maia 2003 Mark Murphy at Birdland ©Marcelo Maia 2000 Ivan Lins © Marcelo Maia 1995 Emilio Santiago © Marcelo Maia 1993 Ney Matogrosso © Marcelo Maia 1993 Caetano Veloso © Marcelo Maia 1990 Dory Caymmi © Marcelo Maia 1996 Grace Jones © Marcelo Maia 1991 Tony Bennett & Barbara Carroll © Marcelo Maia 1999 Blossom Dearie © Marcelo Maia 1999 Tom Lellis © Marcelo Maia 2000 Charlie Byrd & Herbie Mann © Marcelo Maia 1999 Jay Leonhart © Marcelo Maia 2001 Romero Lubambo, Leny Andrade and Cesar Camargo Mariano © Marcelo Maia 2002 Paquito D'Rivera © Marcelo Maia 2002   Diane Schuur © Marcelo Maia2012   Trio da Paz, Romero Lubambo, Nilson Matta and Duduka da Fonseca with Joe Locke © Marcelo Maia2012   Prometheus Brooklyn Botanic Garden Milford - Fall Landscapes To visit individual Web Sites, please click on the musician's Link/name below. For info about CD covers/publicity pictures please email:marcelomaia@earthlink.net

Blossom Dearie was my friend, we met at the Ballroom in 93 with Leny Andrade. I Photographed her publicity pictures and the covers for her last 3 CDs . She was performing at Danny's Skylight room on January 1999, when we talked about shooting a video of the show, which we would use on her website.. then, we didn't have Youtube. I shot 6 sets of her show . Since it was a new technology, we couldn't even watch the tapes after returning the $3k camera we rented for the shooting, so I put the tapes away. Pass 10 years, while organizing a drawer, I found the tapes again and since then have been uploading a few songs to Youtube. I loved Blossom very much and miss her terribly. She was a sophisticated lady with a sharp intellect and the sensibility she expressed in her music, captivated people all over. Blossom passed away on February 7, 1999.. by the time I found the tapes.

Here is one of my favorite songs by Blossom. You can watch more on my Youtube Channel PhotographerNYC

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