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Tue, 07/03/2018

Opening Reception of Johnny Cash — 50 Years Since Folsom

OPENING RECEPTION
Johnny Cash - 50 Years Since Folsom
@sanfranciscoartexchange
Saturday, July 14
7:00PM –10:00PM
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2018 marks 50... read more

Thu, 06/07/2018

The Haight

Narrated video tour of the Haight Street mural, a collaboration of Jim Marshall Photography LLC and Wells Fargo.

Thu, 05/31/2018

Invite to 'PEACE' opening reception Leica Gallery LA

Leica Gallery
Los Angeles

PRESENTS 'PEACE'
OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018, 6PM – 9PM
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Thu, 05/31/2018

The Art of Jim Marshall Comes Home to the Haight

The Wells Fargo Bank branch in The Haight celebrates its world-famous neighborhood as the center of the '60s counterculture movement. After a private unveiling on June 7, the bank officially debuts to the public a new interior, transformed into an art gallery featuring Jim Marshall's iconic '60s photography from the acclaimed book 'The Haight: Love, Rock, and Revolution.' Also included in the... read more

Fri, 03/09/2018

An Evening with Jack, Jim & Johnny

Jack Daniel’s Presents
An Evening With JACK, JIM, & JOHNNY
Wednesday, March 14 5–8 PM
3TEN ACL Live + Jack & Jim Gallery
310 W Willie Nelson Blvd.
Austin, TX 78701

Join us! RSVP at http://acl.live/jackandjim2018

Jack Daniel’s, Jim Marshall Photography LLC and Austin City Limits... read more

Fri, 03/09/2018

Johnny Cash at Folsom & San Quentin

From Reel Art Press and BMG Books, a new book featuring Jim Marshall's photography of Johnny Cash at Folsom and San Quentin prisons.

Wed, 11/15/2017

'The Week' Explores Jim Marshall's 'Peace' Photos...

From The Week magazine.

'The origin story of the peace sign' is an insightful review of PEACE (Reel Art Press), the celebrated new book of Jim Marshall's photography, which chronicles the peace sign's evolution and significance.

Purchase the book at amazon.com.

Herbie Hancock, Monterey Jazz Festival 1963

Thu, 10/26/2017

Jim Marshall's 'Jazz Festival' Livens Boston

Leica Gallery
Boston

PRESENTS 'JIM MARSHALL: JAZZ FESTIVAL'
TALK & RECEPTION: November 16, 2017, 5PM–9PM
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Fri, 10/20/2017

Peace Book Trailer

Book trailer for 'Peace,' published in September 2016 by Reel Art Press.

Thu, 10/12/2017

'PEACE' Comes to San Francisco Art Exchange

We invite you to the first West Coast exhibition and book launch of PEACE, Jim Marshall's stunning black-and-white photographic studies of the peace sign, a symbol embraced by the counterculture movement, which remains relevant as the universal message of free speech, opposition to war, nuclear disarmament, and hope.

Opening Reception
Friday, October 20,... read more

The Buzz

Downbeat: "Jazz Festival" named to holiday gift guide 2016

The best photographs linger in the mind even after you shut your eyes. It's the same with great jazz songs, whose melodies seem to stay awhile, even after the last note sounds. In both, there's a sense of eternity, which is why the marriage of the two — as in the jazz images of photograper Jim Marshall can seem timeless.

Acurator Magazine: "Jazz Festival" good bet for music lovers

Oh yeah - Reel Art Press does it again! The Estate of Jim Marshall is pleased to announce the launch of "Jim Marshall: Jazz Festival" (Reel Art Press, September, 2016). We lost a true hard-working character when Jim died, and we thank Amelia Davis for her dedication to keeping his work out there, and editing such a rich and fabulous book (and for letting me make an edit for this story! Thank you!) The book covers six years of Monterey and Newport Jazz Festivals, on stage and behind the scenes, and is chock-a-block with pics.

In time for the holidays this is a good bet for music lovers and those interested in jazz and its history.

Marin IJ: Jim Marshall captures jazz’s golden age in new book

By Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal

Whenever there’s mention of the work of the late San Francisco photographer Jim Marshall, the first thing most people think of is rock ’n’ roll. A pioneering rock photographer, he was famous for his iconic images of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead and many other bands and musicians from the heyday of rock in the late 1960s and ’70s.

But he actually began his career in 1959 and ’60, shooting black-and-white photos of jazz musicians at the Monterey and Newport jazz festivals with his ever-present Leica camera. Many of those photos, including a number of current and erstwhile Marin residents, are collected for the first time in a weighty new coffee table book, “Jazz Festival” (Reel Art Press, $75), covering the years 1960 through ’66. The majority of them have never been seen before by the public.

“Before there was rock, there was jazz,” says Amelia Davis, Marshall’s longtime assistant and heir to his estate. “People don’t realize that before Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin there was John Coltrane and Miles Davis.”

Read more at marinij.com

CNN Reviews "Jazz Festival"

By John Blake, CNN

"Jazz is dead."

Jazz connoisseurs have been hearing that eulogy for at least half a century. They're a picky bunch, often complaining about the quality of contemporary jazz while pointing to some golden era when "real" jazz thrived.But if jazz did indeed die, what was the cause of death, and when did it pass away?

A new book, "Jazz Festival: Jim Marshall," offers some possible answers. It features a handsome collection of black-and-white photos of jazz icons playing for and mingling with the glamorous crowds at the Monterey Jazz Festival in the early 1960s. The photos were taken by the legendary music photographer Jim Marshall, who captured those final summers when jazz was still widely popular -- and when it started to lose its commercial appeal.

The intimacy of the photographs is palpable. There's one of saxophonist John Coltrane slumped alone on a bench backstage, staring off into space as if contemplating some cosmic mystery. There's another of trumpeter Miles Davis whispering something into the ear of Steve McQueen that draws a mischievous smile from the actor. And then there's a shot of the regal composer Duke Ellington urging on a soloist; the Duke seems so close you can almost smell the pomade in his wavy hair.

Marshall's photos also freeze-frame a scene -- the stylish, hip and racially integrated crowds that were as much a part of the festival as the performers themselves. This was an era before people routinely wore flip-flops and sagging jeans in public. The festivalgoers, with their lean builds, exquisite cheekbones and fancy shades, were as sharp as the music.

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Wall of Sound Gallery
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Italy
+39-0173-362324
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Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery
2a Conway Street, Fitzroy Square
London W1T 6BA
England
+44 0 20 7436 4899

28 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia
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+44 0 20 7255 2828
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Heart of Gold Gallery
414 Whilden Street
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
USA
1+ 843.606.2562
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Leica Store and Gallery
8783 Beverly Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90048
USA
1+ 424.777.0341
leicagalleryla.com
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San Francisco Art Exchange
458 Geary Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
1+ 415.441.8840
USA
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