Polar Bear - Bear Town

the musician : Polar Bear
the tune : Bear Town
the artist : Dan Hillier

Bessie Smith - Send me to the ‘lectric chair

the musician : Bessie Smith
the tune : Send me to the ‘lectric chair
the artist : Roger Fereday

Thelonious Monk - Blue Monk

the musician : Thelonious Monk
the tune : Blue Monk
the artist : Tim Kirby

Miles Davis - Milestones

the musician : Miles Davis
the tune : Milestones
the artist : Peter Schachter

This is the third image done by Peter using only the Spray Can app on his iPhone. No zoom, all work is done by fingertip at the 2"x3" scale.

20 june - Eric Dolphy's birthday

the musician : Eric Dolphy
the tune : Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
the artist : Keith Henry Brown

What better day to remind you of Keith Henry's graphic novel about Eric Dolphy. He is still trying to get it funded through Kickstarter, here is the link. Go check it out, and if you've got the means, go help him out. The image here is a preview of the project in the works.

Chet Baker - Let's Get Lost

the musician : Chet Baker
the tune : Let's Get Lost
the artist : Yves Budin

Rich painting - Art ensemble of Chigago

the musician : Art ensemble of Chigago
the tune : The Meeting
the artist : Hein Lieftink

Hein does what he calls rich painting.

"Each accord has a color and each note a touch, inspired on Jazz."

And if you look at the painting while listening to the music, you can really feel what he means.

a first animation - Martial Solal Trio

the musician : Martial Solal
the tune : On Green Dolphin Street
the artist : Charlotte Meert

Matt Darriau - arabesque

the musician : Matt Darriau
the tune : arabesque
the artist : Erin Supinski

Oscar Pettiford - Bohemia After Dark

the musician : Oscar Pettiford
the tune : Bohemia After Dark
the artist : Mads Berg

This is the first image of a series of four by Mads Berg. The other ones will be posted in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

These four illustrations have been used for the "Where2Go" magazine.

Grant Green - Blues For Willareen

the musician : Grant Green
the tune : Blues For Willareen
the artist : Charles Ducroux

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

the musician : Norah Jones
the tune : Come away with me
the artist : Jo Cheung

I am happy and proud to feature Jo's work today. She has been a supporter of the Jazz and Draw blog from the very beginning. Her work is so delicate and precise, her portfolio is a real delight. She also runs the oh lovely things blog where she posts about "lovely things that she finds inspiring". Great blog and I love her work.