All That Jazz Photo Gallery by Michael Shpuntov at pbase.com

All That Jazz

I love Jazz. But I did no love it at all until my late twenties. Rock of 60' and 70' was and is my music. But in the middle of my twenties influenced by my friends, little by little I started listen Jazz. First dixieland, then big bands, then quartets, sextets, different styles, more and more.
For many years there are two major Jazz events in Toronto in summer. Toronto and Beaches Jazz festivals. Couple a weeks ago I was passing main venue of Toronto Jazz Festival. Usually half empty at noon, this time it was packed. I got in and found myself in the beautiful place full of swing. It was Jim Galloway swing surprise session. Photography was not prohibited and in 10 minutes I found myself enjoying two my favorite things - listening Jazz and taking pictures. I was lucky to get very close to the musicians, who played one wonderful themes after another.
From the fist moment it was clear to me I have to make this gallery monochrome. The music and the emotions should not be distracted by color.
Please let me know, if you like it or not. Feel free critique and comment. If you think that gallery worth it, do not forget to vote. I appreciate it.

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Susan Maxwell		26-Feb-2009 18:01
The B & W is a great choice for this collection. Why not try adding a tad of color to only one part of a shot to bring more attention to it? I've seen it with children's portraits, using hats and dress-up clothes, but I think that the horns may look good with a splash of brass coloring.

Licaga		02-Oct-2008 18:28
great gallery you did a great job on this big V

Guest		06-Sep-2008 23:16
i michael, great work, for the gallery, real life, for the tone for me is fantastic!!!!!! we can see all faces, and i can see your love por the jazz!!!! tank you!!!!

Eldar Kadymov		06-Sep-2008 16:37
I hate jazz, but what a wonderful gallery you created, LOL ! V

PG		03-Sep-2008 14:30
nice galleries...i enjoy so much...

Guest		01-Sep-2008 03:35
Great gallery!

Guest		27-Jul-2008 18:46
Micheal, I am a Jazz lover too. I was there on thursday in the festival. You pictures are fabulous and it reminds me of the artists who gave their heart out to entertain ppl. I was just fogetting those thoughts and you pictures bought back those memories. You are a true photographer who can bring out the feelings in the face of ppl. Its and amazing gallery and it deserves a BIGGG VOTEE !!

Liz Bickel		19-Jul-2008 06:21
Super theme. I love how you used B&W to capture the artists' personalities. Another very well done gallery!

Rey		18-Jul-2008 06:56
Beautiful BW

PauloCGama		17-Jul-2008 21:02
much more than i wonderful gallery - a stunning set of images!! your job is fabulous, Michael. vv

Maaike Huizer		17-Jul-2008 10:08
An absolutely fabulous collection. And a great presntation as well. V

Mark McBrearty		17-Jul-2008 01:40
Excellent gallery! -V

uuuu		16-Jul-2008 19:52
excellent gallery, V.

Russ Rose		15-Jul-2008 20:25
Michael: I too enjoy jazz. I looked at the gallery thinking of your love of jazz and how it would effect this gallery. First: Your goal was to show this love though photography. You accomplished this. Second: The use of B&W brings out the lines in the faces. The expressions are highlighted which show the wrinkles, the joy of the musician is then pulled out. I do not think that color would accomplish the same end. You chose the correct form. Third: As a street photographier you look at people in a different way than a protrait photographier. You have developed a instinct of how to show people doing their thing. You accomplished this in the gallery. Fourth: I totally enjoyed the gallery. Thank you. Russ

patrick GAUTHEY		15-Jul-2008 13:01
great gallery, it very pro. Bravo You can see also this galleryhttp://www.pbase.com/patrickg06/jazzajuan08

Guest		15-Jul-2008 08:57
Excellent gallery. More importantly, that your enthusiasm about this genre is captured in the photographs :)

janetspain		15-Jul-2008 01:04
Amazing gallery!

Guest		14-Jul-2008 21:46
Your B&W are great as usually! Another beautiful gallery :-) V

wernere01		14-Jul-2008 16:44
A great gallery. Lots of shots full with passion, and sepia serves it well. I can almost hear the music. v

Aloha Diao Lavina		14-Jul-2008 14:41
Lovely toning. Looks like you really enjoy the music! Voted

Azlin Ahmad		14-Jul-2008 11:08
Nice mood, and the b&w captures the jazzy feeling! V

Guest		14-Jul-2008 10:39
Excellent gallery, great mood! V

Greg Christie		14-Jul-2008 07:08
Quite an impressive series of photographs. Very well done!

Guest		14-Jul-2008 00:55
the monochrome treatment couldn't be better, beautiful gallery! v

carabias		13-Jul-2008 14:19
Excellent gallery!!! GMV

Guest		13-Jul-2008 11:46
Great gallery. I can almost hear the beat! Voted.

Maggiebee		13-Jul-2008 08:19
I hate jazz BUT I love your gallery, just wonderful evocative images, well done.

Guest		13-Jul-2008 01:03
Cracking gallery. V

boy yniguez		12-Jul-2008 22:37
excellent gallery, michael! v.

ilan -p		12-Jul-2008 20:37
Excellent and beautiful work, Michael!!!!!!!!! Big vote

Guest		12-Jul-2008 17:03
Tus fotos tienen música, bonita galería Mi voto Saludos desde España

Giancarlo Guzzardi		12-Jul-2008 16:15
lovely gallery, great portraits and splendid black and white

matt_in_sha		12-Jul-2008 16:02
Brilliant gallery Michael! Jazz is the premier contribution of the US to world culture, let's hope that new generations grow up to continue it... All the best

lorand		12-Jul-2008 15:56
Cool gallery! Vote

Petros Labrakos		12-Jul-2008 10:40
thoroughly done soulful approach artful work! Thanks (V)

Kevin Blake		12-Jul-2008 04:25
You can sure feel your love for Jazz coming through on these images! Great gallery! V

Bob Reynolds		11-Jul-2008 18:08
Really great gallery Michael. The timing on these is terrific. You have captured some amazing moments and beautifully presented them in these images. The B&W processing & toning is outstanding.

Guest		11-Jul-2008 18:03
lovely photographs. i hope jazz doesnt end soon, i noticed all jazz musicians are like octagenarians already. will somebody teach the young generation this kind of music?

Israel Fichman R.I.P		11-Jul-2008 16:55
Very impressive gallery. So many wonderful Images. V.

M Williamson Lebon		11-Jul-2008 16:25
Fabulous!!!!!!!! VV

doron nissim		11-Jul-2008 07:01
Well done ! Excellent & Exciting work.

Guest		11-Jul-2008 02:01
Fantastic gallery! My vote!

Guest		11-Jul-2008 00:12
You’ve captured this atmosphere of this gig fantastically, looks really retro in B/W. The only thing that is missing is the thick haze of cigarette smoke that people associate with old jazz concerts - perhaps there is a PS filter to emulate this now lol.. V

Fernando Avila		10-Jul-2008 18:50
Superb!! I almost can hear the Music. The B&W works perfectly and the images you selected are more than apropriate. You were lucky to be there. Thanks for sharing. V!!

Bob Floyd		10-Jul-2008 16:40
What a great gallery, Michael. This brings back some great memories of playing in bands like this back in high school and college. I am very jealous of your chance to combine two things like this that you are so obviously passionate about. Great job here. I have no doubt that the music was as great as these incredible photos.

Jim's Atavistic Visions		10-Jul-2008 15:12
A good study portrait! Love the varied expression on each and every image! Wonderful! V!... Josefina

William		10-Jul-2008 14:52
What a wonderful gallery. Good job with the monochrome treatment.

Guest		10-Jul-2008 14:43
Michael, Absolutely great gallery. As I have come to expect from you. The B&W really works for me. Ron

Guest		10-Jul-2008 11:47
i love these shots. VV

Guest		10-Jul-2008 11:17
Cool gallery! Voted!

Eric Herbelin		10-Jul-2008 07:08
very cool! v

Sabine Stetson		10-Jul-2008 03:21
great images, if we could have the sound now also, please:) wished, you could mention the names of the musicians... looked hard (maybe not hard enough) and couldnt find them... big V

Gayle P. Clement		10-Jul-2008 02:12
A beautiful and somehow touching gallery, Michael. Excellent protraits and great use of black and white.

Guest		10-Jul-2008 00:22
Superb gallery, shows great closeness, and character's love of music. Voted

Hubert Steed		10-Jul-2008 00:22
Well done with great feeling. Many thanks for sharing. gmv

Lee G		10-Jul-2008 00:15
Awesome job capturing the JAZZY mood of the musicians. Your bw work is exceptional! ~V

dawn		09-Jul-2008 18:46
I think you made the right choice with the monotones, and I like the toning in these. Good gallery.

Guest		09-Jul-2008 18:04
Your chosen processing agrees with the images, a very nice gallery!

Janet Forjan-Freedman		09-Jul-2008 15:50
Great performance series!

Guest		09-Jul-2008 15:44
Very nice gallery and treatement, Michael!

Guest		09-Jul-2008 14:08
Perosnally I like Bird (Charlie Parker) I used to play jazz and if I were trying to show the feelings in a photograph I might try mixing color with black & white to try and convey the vast tonal and harmonic depth of the music

coaster		09-Jul-2008 13:58
Great gallery. I'm a blues guy but like jazz too, and your photos are outstanding.

Meggi Raeder		09-Jul-2008 12:27
Wonderful gallery - well captured and a good choice of B&W. v Meggi

Ilana gil		09-Jul-2008 11:46
I hear the the great Jazz music from your wonderful photograps... Two beautiful hobbies in one excellent gallery. ~V~

Hans VR		09-Jul-2008 06:50
Nice collection and presentation Michael.

Carolyn Rasmussen		09-Jul-2008 05:58
Your love of Jazz and photography shines here. Excellent! V

Guest		09-Jul-2008 00:33
Quite well done.

Michael Shpuntov		08-Jul-2008 05:24
Jorge, thanks for taking time and sharing your opinion on my work and your love to Jazz. Yes, I like more pronounced melodic Jazz and cool is a bit cool to me as a avanguard a bit too much. I like swing, brilliant piano passages, clear brass sections and rythm, but good thing about Jazz that taste to it always evolving. Regarding the colors, I still mor convinced that colors would be too distractive for the music I tried to capture.

shatterbug		08-Jul-2008 04:25
A subject dear to my heart, and well photographed by you...your monochrome is exemplary!

Guest		08-Jul-2008 03:23
First a few words about "my jazz". I start up , at 12 years old, Glenn Miller, Duke, Count, James, big bands.Then Parker, Modern Jazz Quartet , Oscar Peterson, after a time with bebop I was with cool jazz , then my sound was in west coast, and then free. At first I did not feel it. It stays for pictures as a portrait face of a fractal. My love for paint make me went to Cannonball Alderley, Keith Jarrett (the Concert Jazz) and then Ian Garbarek, John Surman, Tomasz Stanko and all the north europe jazz. I like this Gallery, but for the jazz you like , IMO, color , strong tones would go better. My Jazz , cool and cold could do well with B&W as it is a tune no melody , no theme, just pure sound like image, pure line . Anyway I like your pictures, who loves Jazz must be a good photographer. Stay well jorge

JOSE MATA		07-Jul-2008 20:36
MY JAZZ VOTE MICHAEL , EXCELLENT , VOTED

Richard Calmes		07-Jul-2008 17:38
These are wonderful images of artists taken by an artist! V

Guest		07-Jul-2008 08:51
beautiful gallery ... "feels" jazz! Vote!

FZ10 Users Group		07-Jul-2008 02:49
Such a marvelous presentation of wonderful world of Jazz and jazz concert. Your monochrome conversions are impecapbe. -V-

claude		06-Jul-2008 17:00
magnifique , I love the way you show your love for jazz music

Doug Kessler		06-Jul-2008 03:49
Beautiful, beautiful! Perfect in mono. I love everything about this. Welcome to the jazz pool...come on in, the water's fine.

Gonzalo Garcia de Viedma		05-Jul-2008 18:59
Fabulous !! V

marie-jose wolff		05-Jul-2008 18:58
very nice jazz mood, expressive portraits of the musicians in B&W! V

Guenter Eh		05-Jul-2008 14:10
It`s great you come with this new gallery and the theme "Jazz" Michael! And of course the choice for monochrome is perfect for this theme and kind of pictures! And as we can already see you captured the essence of the expressions and emotions of the musicians in your works impressively!

Paco L�pez		05-Jul-2008 05:53
Excellent and beautiful work, Michael!!!!!!!!! Big vote!!!

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