I just got sad news that Herman Leonard, the Greatest Jazz Photographer who ever lived, has passed away. Even if you don’t know the name, you know the photographs. Herman captured iconic photographs of the Legends of Jazz better than anyone. I know all his friends up above are playing a great jam session for him tonight. Check out tonight’s ABC World News Tonight for a tribute to a legend I can proudly call my friend…
Herman Leonard “Jazz at Lincoln Center” October 2009
Photographers Brian Smith and Herman Leonard at the opening of “Jazz at Lincoln Center” October 2009
Herman Leonard
March 6, 1923 – August 14, 2010
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Brian Smith photographs portraits of Hollywood A-List and Fortune's 500 for magazines, corporations and advertising. He's a Sony Artisan of Imagery, Profoto Legend of Light, Adobe Influencer and X-Rite Master Coloratti.
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[…] Herman Leonard, the Greatest Jazz Photographer who ever lived, is getting the New Orleans send-off Celebration he so richly deserves this Saturday, November 6th. The celebration of his life begins with a Memorial Service at 1pm followed by a Second Line Service by members of Sudan Social Aid & Pleasure Club and the Pussyfooters through the French Quarter. Please join Herman Leonard family in honoring a man who was the best at what he did and who I proudly called my friend… […]