{"id":2269,"date":"2017-07-24T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T18:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2017-07-25T10:52:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T14:52:07","slug":"great-new-jazz-photography-santas-faces-of-northsea-jazz-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2017\/07\/great-new-jazz-photography-santas-faces-of-northsea-jazz-fest.html","title":{"rendered":"Great new jazz photography: S\u00c3\u00a1nta’s faces of Northsea Jazz Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jon Faddis<\/p><\/div>\n

The faces of jazz musicians S\u00c3\u00a1nta Istv\u00c3\u00a1n Csaba hears, sees and snaps are indelibly expressive — like the memorable phrases, inspired improvisations and magical connections these players play, so meaningful to listeners in the moment, remembered or recorded.\u00c2\u00a0JazzTimes magazine<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0has published some of S\u00c3\u00a1nta’s images from the Northsea Jazz Festival in early July — here are more, not included in that publication.<\/p>\n

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Malika Tirolien of Bokant\u00c3\u00a9<\/p><\/div>\n

Northsea, held in the Hague, is a multi-stage, non-stop, international showcase of bands on tour now. Having worked with him elsewhere, I can imagine S\u00c3\u00a1nta not pushing but simply slipping through the crowds to get his closeups that serve as both portraits and candids, typically from an unimpeded perspective. Many music photographers complain about the microphones, cables and other on-stage detritus that detracts from the heart of the matter. Somehow, S\u00c3\u00a1nta sneaks around that stuff or makes it disappear.<\/p>\n

I’ve included his photos\u00c2\u00a0on this blog previously<\/a>, and will again, as he has assigned himself an urgent quest to document his\u00c2\u00a0heroes, frequently traveling substantial distances on a nickel (not a dime), getting very close after coming very far.<\/p>\n

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Ambrose Akinmusire<\/p><\/div>\n

Just looking at the individuals S\u00c3\u00a1nta portrays, one can get a sense of their sounds. Is Jon Faddis a joyous player? Absolutely — in the tradition of Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie. I haven’t heard Malika Tirolien but know from the set of her lips that her voice and delivery have an edge. Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire’s music, in my experience, has been, like his gaze, thoughtful and penetrating; as the photo shows, he’s youthful but has depths, too. As for Italian trumpeter Enrico Rava, whose visage conveys age, yes, and perhaps experience: Even with his eyes closed and focus so clearly on what’s happening in his mind, we get that he’s not contemplating anything banal, instead absorbing information and perhaps transforming it into comprehension that’s profound.<\/p>\n

I’ve always wondered how my photographer friends and colleagues take in the music while they are engaging their visual skills. When I’m listening with the intent of writing, I usually take notes, but they are reckless scribblings, not polished or thought-through — I get to do that later.Revision, it’s become ever clearer to me, offers great opportunity.<\/p>\n

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Enrico Rava<\/p><\/div>\n

Photographers have no such grace period.\u00c2\u00a0They must capture their impression simultaneously with the gesture, laugh, grimace, asserted concentration or perhaps, yes, sound<\/em> that inspires it. That’s why jazz photography — the documentation of a moment that could not be foreseen and will never come again — can be so great. Thanks to those including but not limited to S\u00c3\u00a1nta, Dee Kalea<\/a>, Lauren Deutsch<\/a> and Marc PoKempner <\/a>who keep this rare art alive and vital.<\/p>\n

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The faces of jazz musicians S\u00c3\u00a1nta Istv\u00c3\u00a1n Csaba hears, sees and snaps are indelibly expressive — like the memorable phrases, inspired improvisations and magical connections these players play, so meaningful to listeners in the moment, remembered or recorded.\u00c2\u00a0JazzTimes magazine\u00c2\u00a0has published some of S\u00c3\u00a1nta’s images from the Northsea Jazz Festival in early July — here are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1557,1552,1559,1544,1556,1393,1558,1359,1555,1554],"class_list":{"0":"post-2269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-ambrose-akinmusire","9":"tag-dee-kalea","10":"tag-enrico-rava","11":"tag-great-new-jazz-photography","12":"tag-jon-faddis","13":"tag-lauren-deutsch","14":"tag-malika-tirolien","15":"tag-marc-pokempner","16":"tag-northsea-jazz-festival","17":"tag-santa-csaba-istvan","18":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/JonFaddis-NorthSeaJazz_2017-1.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1i3CL-AB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2299,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2017\/09\/chicago-jazz-fest-expanded-review-deutsch-photos.html","url_meta":{"origin":2269,"position":0},"title":"Chicago Jazz Fest expanded review & Deutsch photos","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"September 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"My DownBeat review of the 39th annual\u00c2\u00a0Chicago Jazz Festival held over Labor Day weekend in and spilling out of Millennium Park, highlights the best I heard -- including the specially\u00c2\u00a0organized\u00c2\u00a0big band led by trumpeter Jon Faddis, making big fun\u00c2\u00a0from his mentor Dizzy Gillespie's fresh-as-fire arrangements dating 60 to 70 years\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"Antonio Hart\"","block_context":{"text":"Antonio Hart","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/tag\/antonio-hart"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21427448_10154723372000925_592689889155703020_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21427448_10154723372000925_592689889155703020_o.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21427448_10154723372000925_592689889155703020_o.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21427448_10154723372000925_592689889155703020_o.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21427448_10154723372000925_592689889155703020_o.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2310,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2017\/09\/jazz-on-millennium-parks-big-screen-pokempner-photos.html","url_meta":{"origin":2269,"position":1},"title":"Jazz on Millennium Park’s big screen – PoKempner photos","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"September 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A 40-by-22\u00c2\u00bd-foot LED screen is a dominating feature of the stage in the Pritzker Pavilion of Chicago's Millennium Park, difficult to ignore though many try. 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