Awards

• Short-listed for Foreword Indies, Silver Medal Winner, Performing Arts & Music Category 2019 (United States)

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Through both personal stories and stunning photographs captured behind the scenes, lose yourself in this bygone era of jazz that celebrates dozens of the most recogniSed and formidable jazz artists spanning three decades. As a freelance jazz photojournalist who devoted nearly thirty years in search of the great jazz musicians, Veryl Oakland profiles the music's masters in a wide variety of settings - under the spotlight, in their homes, and far from the stage - in a personalised manner unique for jazz publications. Close followers of the entertainment industry and music lovers everywhere will be enthralled to see more than 340 iconic images of diverse stars - Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Art Blakey, Stan Getz, Phil Woods, Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Weather Report, and Wynton Marsalis - covering music styles from swing, to bebop, cool, hard bop, free, and beyond. AUTHOR: Veryl Oakland is a California jazz photographer and chronicler who traveled the globe uncovering personally unusual, surprising, and compelling photo-stories of many of the jazz world's finest musicians. His distinctive images have appeared in more than thirty books worldwide. SELLING POINTS: . Personal, firsthand look at many of jazz's greatest performers in captivating black-and-white photographs . More than 350 photographs - many previously unpublished - featuring the most famous jazz musicians from 1960s–1980s. . Legendary Quincy Jones sets the stage for this refreshing look into the lives of jazz's finest 350 b/w photographs

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Veryl Oakland is a California jazz photographer and chronicler who traveled the globe uncovering personally unusual, surprising, and compelling photo-stories of many of the jazz world’s finest musicians. His distinctive images have appeared in more than 30 books worldwide.

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