Playing for the Benefit of the Band: New Orleans Music Culture

by Lee Friedlander

A lively record of the jazz performers, bands, and clubs of New Orleans, photographed across twenty-five years by Lee Friedlander

Lee Friedlander (b. 1934) first visited the birthplace of jazz in 1957, and immediately set about photographing the aging pioneers of the art form. His love of the music and the people of New Orleans drew him back to the city, and the relationships he formed over time gave him intimate access to a scene that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030020440X
• ISBN13: 9780300204407
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Art Gallery
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 3.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 11.4" x 9.7"