David King with "The Bad Plus"

US drummer David King with "The Bad Plus" at the Cully Jazz Festival. Cully, Switzerland. April 2005

Jamila Dorner dancing Bharatanatyam (Indian dance)

Jamila Dorner, dancer and singer, half from Morocco and half from Switzerland, dancing the "Bharatanatyam" (Indian classical dance). Geneva, Switzerland. August 2007

Chris Speed and Jim Black

The US saxophonist Chris Speed and the US drummer Jim Black with Alasnoaxis at the Sud des Alpes, AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. April 2006

Please, check out another image of Jim Black on my blog http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/2009/10/jim-black.html

Gonjasufi : Portrait backstage

Backstage portrait of the vocalist Gonjasufi at the Kab, Usine, Geneva, Switzerland. August 2010

Chris Potter

The US saxophonist Chris Potter at the Alhambra, AMR Jazz Festival, Geneva, Switzerland . April 2006

Please visit another photo of Chris Potter I posted on this blog : http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/search/label/-POTTER%20Chris

Happy Birthday to Branford Marsalis, he turns 50 years old today !

The US saxophonist Branford Marsalis (on saxophone soprano here) at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. March 2007



Branford Marsalis (ts) Joey Calderazzo (p) Eric Revis (b) Jeff 'Tain' Watts (d),Amsterdam,Holland on March 30, 2003 playing A Love Supreme (John Coltrane)

A Love Supreme - Part 1 - Acknowledgement



A Love Supreme - Part 2 - Resolution



A Love Supreme - Part 3 - Pursuance




A Love Supreme - Part 4 - Psalm

Tony Malaby, Thomas Grimmonprez, Stéphane Kerecki and Matthieu Donarier

The US sax soprano Tony Malaby, the french drummer Thomas Grimmonprez, the bassist Stéphane Kerecki and the french tenor sax Matthieu Donarier at the Sud des Alpes, AMR. Geneva, Switzerland. May 2009

3 other photographs of Tony Malaby on this blog clicking here : http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/search/label/-MALABY%20Tony

Other photo of Stéphane Kerecki clicking here : http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/search/label/-KERECKI%20St%C3%A9phane

Grégoire Maret

The swiss harmonicist Grégoire Maret at the Sud des Alpes, AMR, Geneva, Switzerland. September 2006

Another photo of Grégoire Maret in my blog with Herbie Hancock clicking here

Niccolo Faraci

The Italian bassist Niccolo Faraci at the Casino de Montbenon, Salle Paderewski, Lausanne. August 2008

CD Cover "In A New Mood - A Tribute to Oscar Brown Jr" for Jazz singer Christine Flowers

Hi,

I share with you today the result of a wonderful photo session I had in July 2008 in Paris, Montmartre between 2 and 4 AM on a hot summer night with the US Jazz vocalist Christine Flowers and his bassist from US too Peter Giron.

The CD is called "In A New Mood - A Tribute to Oscar Brown Jr"

If you don't know Oscar Brown Jr, watch and listen the last video please.

Enjoy and keep swingin' ;-)

Juan Carlos

Tony Allen

The Nigerian drummer Tony Allen at the Festival "Musiques En Ete", Scène Ella Fitzgerald, Parc La Grange, Geneva, Switzerland. August 2010

Honoured to be mentioned in the Huffington Post in an article about Herman Leonard

Hi Folks !

Today, the journalist Cicily JANUS wrote an article for the prestigious US online newspaper Huffington Post about the death of the Master Jazz photographer Herman LEONARD (I wrote myself an article about him 2 days ago http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-principal-influence-in-jazz.html )

At the end of her article she wrote :

"This death is yet another reason why we, as a "newer" and more responsible generation of Americans, should embrace not only our history but also our present day stories and pictures. 
We should embrace the current greats like Ned Radinsky, Michal Garcia, Adriana Mateo, Frank Stewart and Juan Carlos Hernandez while we still can. They need encouragement to use their art to propel this generation of musicians into the spotlight. This surely isn't a bad thing. They've got the energy to see it through ... they're all young and coming up on the scene but their eyes, whether solo or as a collection, tell a vastly different story of how music is being lived out in today's moments. 
As to Mr. Leonard, I can only say that you were the sole artist responsible for bringing the jazz world out of the dark and into the light. I am not the only one who noticed, studied and wished for your amazing ability to grace the rest of our days. I can only hope that wherever you are, you are resting in peace and sitting amongst the greats, capturing their moments today"

This is now 6 years I'm documenting Jazz music and trying to promote this wonderful music the best as I can.

I hope to keep the line for long years ! .

Thanks for your attention

Best

Juan-Carlos

Jean-Jacques Pedretti

The Swiss trombonist Jean-Jacques Pedretti at the AMR Jazz Festival, Alhambra, Geneva, Switzerland. March 2010

My principal influence in Jazz photography died : Herman Leonard (1923-2010)

Hi,

Sad news ..

I just found out that Herman Leonard, my principal influence in Jazz photography has died (http://www.nola.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/08/herman_leonard_photgrapher_of.html)

I hope to meet him one of these days and take some shots with him on the paradise to Abbey Lincoln, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Art Pepper, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday ..

He was old but still active .. as you can see on the last video on January of 2010 he worked with Lenny Kravitz for his new album

He was THE Eye of Jazz.

So long Herman and thanks for your Artwork, I never had the luck to meet you but I heard so many time that you were a great human being

Please visit his website .. passionating.

Juan-Carlos

Ramon Lopez

The spanish drummer and percussionnist Ramon Lopez at the Théâtre Amstramgram, Geneva, Switzerland . December 2008

Roy Hargrove

The US trumpeter Roy Hargrove playing with the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. May 2007

You can find two another photos of Roy on my blog

here, playing the legendary trumpet of Dizzy Gillespie : http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/2010/01/roy-hargrove-playing-dizzy-gillespie.html

and here : http://juancarloshernandezjazzphotographer.blogspot.com/2009/06/roy-hargrove.html

Jozef Dumoulin and Reggie Washington

The belgian jazz pianist Jozef Dumoulin and the US bassist Reggie Washington at the AMR, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland. October 2006

Tribute to Michel Bard

That's my tribute to Michel Bard, a renowned and talentuous local (I'm from Geneva, Switzerland) musician dead suddenly at 69 years old the 9th of August 2010. He was really a fantastic, passionated and talentuous clarinettist.

Look at the videos below the photo, he was playing 2 days ago with his usual talent and strenght.

Hope you will meet Sydney Bechet where you are now

Juan-Carlos

Photo taken at the Contretemps (Association des Musiciens de Jazz Genevois) , Geneva, Switzerland. October 2004

Olivier Gatto

The french bassist Olivier Gatto at the Chorus, Lausanne, Switzerland. December 2007

Florence Melnotte

 The french pianist Florence Melnotte at the AMR Jazz Festival, Alhambra, Geneva, Switzerland. March 2010

Peter Van Huffel

The canadian saxophonist Peter Van Huffel at the AMR, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland. May 2010

+ More photos on his website I took to him during another concert (March 2009) : http://www.petervanhuffel.com/AMR_Peter.htm

Raymond Boni

The french guitarist Raymond Boni with the Grand Lousadzak of Claude Tchamitchian at the AMR, Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland. December 2006

Enrico Rava

Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava at the Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland. February 2009


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Trio " 'NK"

Trio " 'NK " composed by Manuel Gesseney (alto sax), Aina Rakotobe (baritone sax) and Nelson Schaer (drums) at the Festival Jazz à la Plage, Hermance, Geneva. August 2007

Performing with NK Trio below, the scottish singer Ernie Odoom 

Jamaica All Stars : Skully "Zoot" Simms and Sparrow Martin

Skully "Zoot" Simms and Sparrow Martin with the Jamaica All Stars at the Open Sky Festival,Hermance,Geneva,Switzerland. July 2006

James Moody

Backstage portrait of the US saxophonist James Moody at the Victoria Hall Geneva, Switzerland, May 2007 before a concert with the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band.