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Icons & Innovators

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Sonny Rollins, Williamsburg Bridge, New York, 2005
Cassandra Wilson, Jazz Standard, New York, 2003
Keith Jarrett, at home, New Jersey, 2003
Ornette Coleman, at home, New York, 2005
Dave Douglas, Sony Recording Session, New York, 2000
McCoy Tyner, Lincoln Center, New York, 1992
Wayne Shorter, Verve Recording Session, New York, 1996
Wynton Marsalis, Time Warner Building, New York, 2003
Bobby McFerrin, Sony Recording Session, New York, 1996
Pat Metheny
Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Verve Recording Session, New York, 1998

New York portraits of contemporary artists who changed the face of American jazz.

All photos taken from JazzKatz, by Jimmy Katz, JazzPrezzo, 2007. Used with permission.

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