As you walk by the SFJAZZ Center on Franklin Street in Hayes Valley, you'll immediately notice that our endeared portraits of jazz legends lined up in windows of the SF Unified School District building across the street look much sharper. Thanks to a generous anonymous donation, we've reprinted these famous photographs by Herman Leonard unveiled at our Grand Opening last January—a testament to the support for this amazing art installation, as well as San Francisco's weathering climate!
Can you name each jazz legend? (View a larger version of the above image by clicking on it). Comment below with artist names—we'll give a pair of tickets to whoever names them all first! We'll blog a full list of the artists next week.
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Tadd Dameron, Nat King Cole, Dina Washington, Duke Eliington, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Kenny Clarke, Dizzy Gillespie, Sinatra?, Count Basie, Billie Holliday, Nat King Cole & Billy Eckstein, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holliday, Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Chet Baker, Oscar Pettiford, Ella & Ray Brown, Joe Williams, Miles, Ella.
love this installation concept! every public...involved!
Brian Barton, you know your jazz greats! I've posted the all the names below, but you're spot on!
Top row: Tadd Dameron, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Kenny Clarke
Middle row: Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine & Nat King Cole, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday
Bottom row: Clifford Brown, Art Blakey, Chet Baker, Oscar Pettiford, Ella Fitzgerald & Ray Brown, Joe Williams, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald
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