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The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens Presents Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by Paul Rogers with Poems by Wynton Marsalis
January 14, 2010
Jacksonville, Fla. - The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens presents Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits by Paul Rogers with poems by Wynton Marsalis on January 20, 2010. The exhibition, on view through August 8, 2010, features 27 paintings of famous Jazz musicians by Paul Rogers. This exhibition includes selected poems by Wynton Marsalis and highlights jazz legends from A (Louis Armstrong) to Z (Dizzy Gillespie) through art and poetry. The Cummer is the first museum or gallery to display this exhibition.
"Although The Cummer is recognized for our integration of art, gardens, and education, the Jazz ABZ exhibition allows us the opportunity to bring two other art forms into the mix - music and the spoken word,” said Cummer Curator Holly Keris. “The images by Paul Rogers and poems by Wynton Marsalis are so evocative not only of these well-known musicians but also of an era in American history. The Cummer is excited to present these works to the Jacksonville community in their first museum exhibition."
Capturing each musician’s spirit, Rogers’ works, along with poetry by Marsalis, evoke each musician’s personal sound. Each work of art alludes to song titles, artifacts, and other markers of the time, including artistic references to well-known artists who were particularly inspired by jazz music. The exhibition includes selected poems by Marsalis that are a must-see for jazz fans and poets of all ages.
The jazz theme continues with a local exhibition, Jazz ABZ: Improvisations by Students at S.P. Livingston Elementary School. The exhibition showcases 5th grade students’ Jazz-Inspired artwork as part of the Weaver Academy of Art at The Cummer. Young artists from the school’s Exceptional Student Education Department created abstract paintings, cityscapes, collages, and free-form alliterative poetry based on the sounds in jazz music, under the guidance of Cummer Education staff with documentation by photographer Ingrid Damiani.
Join us for the Opening Celebration and Family Night on Tuesday, January 26 from 4 to 9 p.m. for live music, art-making activities and poetry based on graphic illustration and hot jazz tempos. Illustrator Paul Rogers will conduct a gallery walk-and-talk tour of his works and sign copies of the book Jazz ABZ. The opening celebration is free and open to the public.
A media tour is scheduled for Tuesday, January 26 at 10 a.m. with special guest Paul Rogers, Author and Illustrator. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Amy Chamberlin at (904) 899-6034.
Jazz ABZ is sponsored by Elkins Constructors, Inc., Carl S. Swisher Foundation, Inc., City of Jacksonville and the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Inc. The Exhibition Partner is the Jacksonville Jazz Festival and the Program Partner is Ritz Theatre and Museum. The Education Partners include J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver, Rice Family Foundation, Chartrand Foundation, Medtronic Foundation, EverBank and National Endowment for the Arts.
The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is committed to engage and inspire through the arts, gardens and education. A permanent collection of more than 5,500 works of art on a riverfront campus offers more than 95,000 annual visitors a truly unique experience on the First Coast. Nationally recognized education programs serve adults and children of all abilities.
Contact:
Amy Chamberlin
Associate Director of Marketing
Phone: 904-899-6034
achamberlin@cummer.org
Cell: 904-859-8121
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