Thursday, February 02, 2012

2012 Jazz Fest Poster...

Porch Song: A Portrait of Trombone Shorty
By Terrance Osborne
A rising Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews graced the 2009 Congo Square poster. An emerging Terrance Osborne created two other prized Congo Square posters (2007 Philip Frazier; 2010 Uncle Lionel Batiste). The Congo Square poster project showcases promising artists deserving of wider exposure, while the classic Jazz Fest poster features established artists. The two talents twinned on this year’s Jazz Fest poster ascended from “promising” to “established” so rapidly that their accomplishments demanded timely recognition. We think the result was worth not waiting for.  Read More

1 comment:

Johnnyk said...

I thought this year's poster might be a tribute to the late Johnny Gumbo.