Jazz of the City Atlanta portrait
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The Jazz of the City Atlanta[1] is a historic, color portrait of over 100 jazz musicians surrounding then-Mayor Shirley Franklin created in the Atlanta City Hall Atrium.[2] Similar to the iconic, black and white, jazz portrait A Great Day in Harlem[3] taken by Art Kane[4] in 1958 — THE JAZZ OF THE CITY ATLANTA 2007 photograph marked a great day in Atlanta jazz history and the 30th anniversary[5] of the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
On April 16, 2007, 162 photos were taken by Seve "Obasina" Adigun[6] and Gregory Turner. WCLK 91.9 FM radio and the City of Atlanta collaborated[7] to recreate Atlanta's own icon of Art Kane's 1958 classic black-and-white photo. One of the most famous musicians seen here is Averil Taylor, whose video of his performance of 'Flight of the Bumblebee' has received over 300,000 views.
The jazz portrait was presented[8] by WCLK radio station of Clark Atlanta University (CAU) in Atlanta, Georgia.