From J to ZZ It's a jazz thing
Lee Konitz (alto saxophone) and Art Farmer (trumpet) rehearsing in their hotel room, 1989.
South-African jazz musicians Chris McGregor (piano) with Sonti Mnebele (vocals), 1989.
The American drummer Elvin Jones with dancer Roberta Escamilla Garrison,1968 (left) and saxophonist Jimmy Lyons in his dressing room, 1981.
Italian drummer Aldo Romano carrying the French jazz composer and pianist Michel Petrucciani, 1991.
Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and his musicians on their way to their hotel in Nîmes, 1984.
Toots Thielemans (harmonica and guitar) at home with his dog "Duke", 1990 (left) and Don Cherry (trumpet) with his stepdaughter Neneh Cherry, 1969.
Bassist Charles Mingus leaves Marseille-Marignane's airport the day after a Charlie Mingus Quartet concert in Chateauvallon, 1976.
Sonny Rollins at the Royal Monceau Hotel in Paris, 1993.
Saxophonist John Coltrane on a television documentary, 1990.
Trumpet player Miles Davis at the Pleyel Concert Hall, 1969 (left) and the shadow of American musician John Zorn (alto saxophone and clarinets), 1987.
Violonists Jean-Luc Ponty, Joe Venuti and Teddy Martin of the Georges Wein Newport All Stars at the Salle Pleyel, 1969.
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.
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.