Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The New York Times has a very cool audio slideshow on its site, featuring W. Eugene Smith's photos and recordings from the late '50s and early '60s, when his loft became an after-hours hangout for some to the greatest musicians in jazz. Smith shot mostly Leicas. You'll hear snippets of the jam sessions and Smith himself talking about the loft, the music, and his photos: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/03/21/books/20100321-JAZZLOFT-AUDIOSS/index.html http://nyti.ms/cvG1bo The Jazz Loft Project's own website has much more of everything on it: http://www.jazzloftproject.org/ Here's my own small contribution to all of this: http://johnedwinmason.typepad.com/john_edwin_mason_photogra/ --John ****************************** John Edwin Mason, Photography: http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com Charlottesville and Cape Town