Heaven & Jazz

Sultry jazz divas on the ning network is a site that was developed to celebrate the unique phrasing of jazz music by female artists. Created in April 2009, it has a devoted international following of over 75,000 unique visitors. It is a members by invite only page with 80 members many of whom are internationally acclaimed artists such as Teri Lynne Carrington, and Myanna.

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In New Jersey, though, they’ve endured like nowhere else.

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Beautiful.

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created using the animated gifs maker at MakeAGif

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Masks at the Museum of Our African Roots in San Juan, Puerto Rican.

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Juan Garrido, a freed slave from Angola, who worked with the Spanish when they conquered Puerto Rico. Painting was at the Museum of Our African Roots in San Juan. May 4, 2011.

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This is the trailer for a feature film in progress called Migrations. Hope to complete it for the end of the year with shooting in Africa.

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Melvin Van Peebles, Godfather of black film, performs with his band Laxative at Joe’s Pub, New York City, February, 2011.

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Michael Jackson poster in Beijing. Saw this on the wall of a shop in Beijing’s Art Zone, which once housed East German and Russian factors, and now is filled with art galleries, museums and huge outdoor installations. I was told the words below his image were taken from Confucius, but I’m not sure. Around the globe I’ve seen many images for MJ from this same period.  

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Standing in a night market in Beijing, China. July 2010. They serve everything you can imagine on a stick. Frog legs. Sheep testicles. You name it, its available all night long.

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Two actresses, Amelia Workman and Tigist Selam, walk through Dance Africa festival in front of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. May 30, 2011.

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Chinatown in London, England. Spring 2009.

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Knewdles aka Mina. The Brooklyn actress gets ready to do a monologue in my indie film Migrations with a Danny Simmons painting in the background. June 2011.

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Millan, an model from the Sukuma tribe in the Mwanza region of Africa, prepares to do a monologue in swahili for my Migrations project.

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Madrid, Spain. July 2009.

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Barcardi Building. Miami. December 2008.

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Beautifully packaged teas at Mariage Freres in Paris. December 2009. I love their Marco Polo blend. They have several locations in Paris but my favorite is on the Left Bank. This photo was taken in the upstairs tea room where they mix Parisian, English and Chinese tea traditions.