Exhibition of works by jazz photographer Pavel Korbut "Emotional jazz"

Music for the eyes. The Gallery of Classical Photography will host an exhibition of works by jazz photographer Pavel Korbut

The exhibition presents unique pictures of the first persons of world and Russian jazz.

From November 17, 2016 to January 15, 2017, the Gallery of Classical Photography will host an exhibition of works by the eminent jazz photographer Pavel Korbut, “Emotional Jazz”.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the master.

The exhibition includes more than 70 photos of legendary jazz artists. Among the works are unique portraits of world-famous stars - 22-time Grammy Award winner Chick Koria, saxophonist Archie Shepp, famous multi-instrumentalist Youssef Latif, bassist Rufus Reid, singer and bassist Richard Bon, Sonny Rollins, Billy Cobem, Gary Bartz, Saskia jazz veteran Roy Hines, Jackie Terrasson, Dave Gruesin, Larry Coriell, Victor Lewis, “King of the Blues” BB King, Sting, Kenny Garrett, Jimmy Smith and others.

A special section of the exhibition is dedicated to outstanding Russian jazzmen who are represented by such names as Oleg Lundstrem, Alexei Kozlov, Anatoly Gerasimov, Igor Bril, Vladimir Chekasin, Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Tarasov, Arkady Shilkloper, Arkady “Freeman” Kirichenko, Vagif Sadykhov, Sergey Lakh Anastasia Glazkova and many others.

Pavel Korbut shoots musicians in the midst of their performances, trying to transfer the rhythms and melodies of jazz to the film. The close-ups taken by him of saxophonists, guitarists, vocalists, drummers, it seems, convey the very soul of jazz music: spiritualized, aesthetic, passionate. The photographer does not recognize staged scenes, improvising along with his characters. Thanks to this approach, his work is very natural and sincere. Each of them seems ready to come to life under the gaze of an attentive viewer and tell him his unusual story, to carry away with him into the world of music. It is revealed to us that is not accessible to the attention of those sitting in the hall, we hear the sounds of jazz and feel its incredible energy and emotions of the performers.

“A photograph will not sound unless the photographer has two strong passions at the same time: photography and music. I love jazz and love taking pictures. These two loves united in me. I try to show the music performers, their emotional mood and condition - this is the most important thing for me, ”the photographer believes.

Korbut presents his works to the audience, both in color and in black and white. Recently, however, an increasing number of his shots have been released in classic black and white printing. The author explains this by the fact that color distracts the viewer.

“I’m still more prone to black and white photographs, because the play of light and shadow conveys something more emotional than color. Sometimes color even interferes with the perception of the image. He distracts the audience’s attention from important concrete details, ”says Pavel Korbut.

about the author

Pavel Korbut is a contemporary master of art photography, a recognized jazz photographer. In his collection of photographs the most famous Russian and foreign jazz stars.

Professionally engaged in photography since 1998. The main themes of creativity - jazz, breathtaking improvisations, feelings and emotions of performers.

In 2000, “for his great contribution to the promotion of Russian jazz art, devotion to the genre, high professional skills, the creation of a huge collection of photo documents about jazz”, he became a laureate of the International Festival “Bohemia-Jazz 2000”. She is a laureate of the Silver Camera 2002 (Moscow) and Golden Lens 2003 (Novgorod the Great) competitions. In June 2012, in New York, he won the Jazz Awards 2012 held by the International Association of Jazz Journalists in the "Photo of the Year" nomination with a photo of Chick Koria.

Permanent employee of the portal and print magazine “Jazz. RU". His works were published by the most famous publications, including Russian ones: Izvestia, Moscow News, Evening Moscow, Moscow Times, Jazz Square, Spark, Poster, Expert, Itogi, 7 days ”,“ Music Store ”, Moscow Today and Tomorrow and foreign: Down Beat, Washington Post, New York Times, dozens of other magazines and newspapers.

Photos of Pavel Korbut adorn the covers of more than three dozen CD-ROMs, both domestic and foreign jazz artists of our time.

The grand opening of the exhibition "Emotional Jazz" will be held November 17 at 20.00. Venue: Gallery of Classical Photography, Savvinskaya Embankment, 23 p. 1 (metro station “Sportivnaya”, the last car from the center). Famous artists, prominent cultural figures, friends and colleagues of Pavel Korbut are invited to the opening ceremony of the photographic exhibition. Among them are those whose names in the circle of jazz connoisseurs do not need an additional introduction. Among the invited are Igor Bril, Igor Butman, Alexey Kuznetsov, Alexey Kozlov, Alex Rostotsky, Arkady Shilkloper, Grigory Fayn, Oleg Kireev, Anastasia Glazkova, Maxim Piganov, Vagif Sadikhov and many others. The evening includes performances by jazz musicians and a buffet table.