Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) and Art Farmer (trumpet) rehearsing in their hotel room, 1989.
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South-African jazz musicians Chris McGregor (piano) with Sonti Mnebele (vocals), 1989.
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The American drummer Elvin Jones with dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison,1968 (left) and saxophonist Jimmy Lyons in his dressing room, 1981.
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Italian drummer Aldo Romano carrying the French jazz composer and pianist Michel Petrucciani, 1991.
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Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and his musicians on their way to their hotel in Nîmes, 1984.
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Toots Thielemans (harmonica and guitar) at home with his dog "Duke", 1990 (left) and Don Cherry (trumpet) with his stepdaughter Neneh Cherry, 1969.
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Bassist Charles Mingus leaves Marseille-Marignane's airport the day after a Charlie Mingus Quartet concert in Chateauvallon, 1976.
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Sonny Rollins at the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris, 1993.
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Saxophonist John Coltrane on a television documentary, 1990.
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Trumpet player Miles Davis at the Pleyel Concert Hall, 1969 (left) and the shadow of American musician John Zorn (alto saxophone and clarinets), 1987.
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Violonists Jean-Luc Ponty, Joe Venuti and Teddy Martin of the Georges Wein Newport All Stars at the Salle Pleyel, 1969.
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Magnum photographer Guy Le Querrec captures the essence of the giants of jazz. An exhibition of his work, Jazz from J to ZZ, was on display at the 2012 Montreux Jazz Festival.
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The collection featured 60 black and white photos from 1964-2004 of some of the leading jazz musicians past and present both on stage and in their everyday lives.
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