Publication. Experimentation.

I knew from the start that I wanted the publication to feel expressive and I guess you could say 'jazzy'. This meant that it needed that hand rendered element.

Trying to let my own expression come through, it took the form of these Keith Haring/Henri Matisse figures in an almost tribal dance to jazz. I wanted to keep some essence of the Negro roots and culture in there and elements of impressionism and expressionism which I know jazz musicians were inspired by at the time and vice versa. These artistic influences within the time are vital to expressing Jazz in an informed and viable way.