The dynamic, insistent and often improvised sound of jazz is hard to pin down, yet instantly recognizable.
Originating in New Orleans, with roots in ragtime and blues, jazz is justifiably regarded as one of America’s greatest original art forms. Pay homage to some of the best in jazz with our archive of jazz photography, including the brilliantly unpredictable Miles Davis, the master of free jazz John Coltrane, the regal Ella Fitzgerald and the percussive Thelonious Monk.
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Sinatra out in town
Photo by: John Dominis © Life Picture Collection
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Sinatra’s Dressing Room
Photo by: John Dominis © Life Picture Collection
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Frank Sinatra, Recording Session
Photo by: Gjon Mili © Life Picture Collection
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Stevie Wonder As A Cowboy
Photo by: Richard E. Aaron
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Frank Sinatra Golfing
Photo by: Terry O'Neill
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Directions from Frank Sinatra
Photo by: John Dominis © Life Picture Collection
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Amy Winehouse, 2004
Photo by: Jake Chessum
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Amy Winehouse BRIT Awards 2007
Photo by: Yui Mok
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Stevie Wonder On Stage
Photo by: Waring Abbott
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Charlie Parker and Kenny Dorham
Photo by: Bridgeman Images
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Dizzy Gillespie at the Downbeat
Photo by: King Rose Archives
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Frank Sinatra at Eden Roc
Photo by: John Dominis © Life Picture Collection
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Sinatra Getting a Drink
Photo by: John Dominis © Life Picture Collection
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Martin, Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
Photo by: Gjon Mili © Life Picture Collection
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