JAZZ POSTERS 6

LEFT: Willie Pickens portrayed on a poster made by the Jazz Institute of Chicago for the 2006 Chicago Jazz Festival, August 31, September 3, 2006. The poster is autographed by him as well. Size: 11 x 17ins.
RIGHT: A poster from the New Foxhole Cafe in Philadelphia, PA, featuring J.R. Mitchell and Byard Lancaster, from December 13-14, 1974. Size: 8 1/2 x 14ins.

LEFT: A poster from the Hothouse, Chicago, IL, dating from December 19, 2004 - Jan 1, 2005. It is autographed by Von Freeman and Ed Wilkerson, the leader of 8 Bold Souls. Size: 17 x 11 ins.
RIGHT: The Hyde Park Jazz Society honors vocalist Frieda Lee at Room 43 on January 8, 2012. Sizw: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

LEFT: A poster for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), featuring the pianist Muhal Richard Abrams, the force behind the formation of the organization and Nicole Mitchell the well known flautist. The poster is dated December 3, 2005 and the event was held at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. Size: 11 x 17ins.
RIGHT: The 1st Moscow, Russia International Jazz Festival, that took place from May 31 - June 5, 1990. Size: 35 1/4 x 23 1/2ins.

LEFT: An "unofficial" poster made by two individuals for the Chicago Jazz Festival. The festival was held from August 31 - September 4, 1988 in Grant Park, Chicago, IL. At the present time anyone creating a poster for the festival is not permitted to use the term, "Chicago Jazz Festival". Only the City of Chicago, that funds it, and the Jazz Institute of Chicago, that programs it, are permitted to do so. Size: 24 x 20ins. The photo was taken the day of the Chicago Marathon and one or more runners can be seen in the background. The model they hired did not show up and this man was recruited to pose for the picture. The two individuals each took photos and when the films were developed got mixed up and they did not know which person had taken the photo used for the poster. As a result, different posters are autographed by either one or the other as "the photographer".
RIGHT: The Glasgow, Scotland International Jazz Festival from July 7 - 9, 1993. I was told by an employee of the festival that Nina Simone failed to show for the festival. Size: 40 3/4 x 60 3/4ins.

LEFT: A great design for a poster by Niklaus Troxler, the founder of the Willisau Jazz Festival, Willisau, Switzerland, and a famous European poster maker. The festival dates were August 26 - 29, 1976. Troxler posters are quite expensive and not easy to find, except in poster and art galleries. Size: 35 1/2 x 50 ins.
RIGHT: One of my favorite posters and another design by Niklaus Troxler. Don Pullen and two Chicago musicians, Chico Freeman and Fred Hopkins, and Bobby Battle, at the Wilisau Jazz Festival on April 1, 1978. Size: 36 x 50 ins.

LEFT: Jazz poster from the Rusian Republic from 1989.

RIGHT: Stan Getz, Joe Mooney and Diane Warwick at Carnegie Hall, December 19, 1965. Size: 25 x 38 ins.

Left: Chicago Jazz Festival in Grant Park, Chicago, IL
RIGHT: The 1993 Prague Jazz Festival. The poster is now autographed by Emil Viklicky, the Czech pianist. His name is listed in the third white line of the poster.

LEFT: July 5 - 20, 1985 poster from the Montreaux, Switzerland Jazz Festival. The poster is signed and numbered.
RIGHT: Hamburg, Germany poster for 1990 jazz events.

A scarce poster for the Comblain la Tour, Belgium Jazz Festival of August 18 - 19, 1964. The poster has many autographs on it but they may be friends of the person who originally had the poster and attended the concerts.

LEFT: Gig Harbor Washington Jazz Festival Augusat 13 - 184 1988
RIGHT: Insbruk, Austria Jazz Days. July 11 - 21, 1990.

LEFT: Women in the New Jazz, Hothouse, Chicago, IL.
RIGHT: Camden Jazz Week, Great Britain, October 22 - 27, 1979.

LEFT: Peoria, IL's Jazz Heritage Festival, July 20, 1996, featuring Nicholas Payton.
RIGHT: The same festival for July 18th and 19th, 1997.

LEFT: The Jazz Institute of Chicago's annual Jazz fair on January 26, 1981.
RIGHT: The same fair but in 2006.

LEFT: July 20, 1980, Bellevue, Washington Jazz Festival. Size: 17 3/4 x 23 3/4 ins.
RIGHT: Lamezia - Terme, Italy Jazz Festival, August 3 - 5, 1990.

LEFT: Jonah Jones on March 9, 1988 at Clermont-FD, France. Size: 15 1/2 x 23 1/4ins.
RIGHT: Hamiet Bluiett, Fareed Haque and Hamid Drake at a 5% Session concert in Chicago, IL on December 9, 2006. This was a privately produced event and held in an office. A commemorative poster was also made for the event and sold at the performance. Size: 13 x 19ins.

LEFT: Geri Allen at the Detroit Institute of Art Creative Music Series on January 2, 1988. The second concert listed, for January 30th, features Anthony Holland, Faruq Z. Bey, David McMurray, Donald Walden, Phil Lasley, James Carter, Arnold Clarington and Charles "Skeet" Shelton. This was a folded mail-out notice (Printing on the back) that was a poster on the reverse, once it was unfolded. The poster is autographed by Geri Allen. Size: 11 x 17ins.
RIGHT: Dee Alexander at the Jazz Showcase on February 11, 2009: Size: 8 1/2 x 11 ins.

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