Jazz Heritage Center's
Lush Life Gallery
Announces Second Exhibition:
"Cool City…Hot Jazz"
September 5 – October 12, 2008
FEATURING THE WORKS OF:
E.J. GOLD,
GRACE KELLY RIVERA, DOUGLASS-TRUTH, ZOE ALOWAN & AVIKO
September 6, 2008 – The Jazz Heritage Center's Lush Life gallery, San Francisco's only gallery dedicated to art inspired by jazz music, today announced its second exhibition, "Cool City…Hot Jazz," a special exhibit featuring the works of legendary jazz artist EJ Gold as well as works by Grace Kelly Rivera, Douglass-Truth, Zoe Alowan & Aviko. The exhibit has been co-curated by Peter Fitzsimmons, Executive Director, Jazz Heritage Center, and Beverly Korenwaser of Heidelberg Editions International (HEI). The exhibit will be open from September 5 – October 12th at the Lush Life Gallery (1320 Fillmore Street)
EJ Gold will lead the show with dramatic 11 ft canvases, including the "Fillmore Street Scene" which features San Francisco jazz cubs of today and the past. This bridging of the past to the present is the theme of the new Jazz Heritage Center, located within the new Fillmore Heritage Center complex that includes Yoshi's new San Francisco jazz club and restaurant, 1300 Restaurant and the Heritage on Fillmore condominiums. Gold's art was featured during the opening of the Fillmore Heritage Complex and his "Fillmore Street Scene" serves as the commemorative poster for the exhibit.
"The Jazz Heritage Center is thrilled to feature the work of EJ Gold and other fantastic HEI artists," said Fitzsimmons. "This HEI group show of jazz-themed art will continue to establish the Lush Life Gallery as the artistic cornerstone of the new jazz era in San Francisco's Fillmore District."
The legendary E.J. Gold, is "considered the progenitor of Jazz Art," said Korenwaser. "He has exhibited in dozens of venues and with hundreds of jazz personalities, and was named Official Artist to the International Association for Jazz Education."
About
Jazz Heritage Center (JHC)
The Jazz Heritage Center is the only permanent cultural and educational complex dedicated to the long history of Jazz in San Francisco and the Fillmore District. Located within the new Fillmore Heritage Center in the heart of the Historic Fillmore Jazz Preservation District, the non-profit Jazz Heritage Center is part jazz museum, part jazz cultural center, and part jazz art gallery. By showcasing art and historical exhibitions, concerts, films and youth programming, the JHC's mission is to preserve and promote jazz, an American national treasure, while celebrating its presence as an active, living art form in San Francisco and beyond. The JHC includes the Lush Life Gallery, the JHC Public Lobby, the Take Five Gift Shop, and, soon, the JHC Screening and Presentation Room. Visit www.jazzheritagecenter.org for more information.
Heidelberg Editions International (HEI) HEI, established in 1987, is the fine art publisher for the dynamic Grass Valley Graphics Group, consisting of E.J. Gold and thirty some students and colleagues. Since 2001, E.J. Gold and HEI have led the field in JazzArt, providing fine art as stage backdrops for such greats as Dave Brubeck, Oscar Peterson, Toots Thielemans, and Herbie Hancock, among many others. Its work is featured in venues such as Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Jazz Bakery, the Hollywood Bowl, the B.B. King Blues Club and many others.In addition to producing hundreds of limited edition fine art serigraphs, lithographs, and books, HEI has mounted exhibitions of its artists works throughout the US and Canada, as well as in several European nations. HEI artists were chosen to represent the US in the US / USSR Cultural Tour in 1992. Visit www.hei-art.com for more information.
Contact information:
Jazz Heritage Center:
Executive Director, Peter Fitzsimmons (415-537-2655; peter@jazzheritagecenter.org)
HEI: Curator, Beverly Korenwaser (530-271-0317)
Opening Reception: 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 5, 2008
