Playing An Instrument Collection (#9)

Portrait of Bud Freeman, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y. 1946

Young Violinist, 1794. Creator: Unknown
Young Violinist, 1794

Portrait of Eddie South, Café Society (Uptown)
Portrait of Eddie South, CafU Society (Uptown), New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Eddie Safranski and Shelly Manne, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Brick Fleagle, New York, N.Y. 1946

John Bull Learning a New Movement, published March 21, 1799. Creator: Unknown
John Bull Learning a New Movement, published March 21, 1799....against the next Campaign'

Portrait of Rod Raffel, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Rod Raffel, 1938

Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Baby Dodds and Marty Marsala, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Allen Eager, Arcadia Ballroom, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of James P. (James Price) Johnson, Marty Marsala, and Baby Dodds, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of James P. (James Price) Johnson and Marty Marsala, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Billy Eckstine's orchestra, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Baby Dodds, Marty Marsala, Bunty Pendelton, and Albert Nicholas, Riverboat on the Hudson, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Johnny Richards, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Richards, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Johnny Richards, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Richards, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Sidney De Paris, Freddie Moore, Eddie (Emmanuel) Barefield, Sammy Price, and Charlie Traeger, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Richard Dyer-Bennet, Village Vanguard(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Portrait of Baby Dodds, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Buddy De Franco, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Buddy De Franco, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Bill (Buddy) De Arango, Terry Gibbs, and Harry Biss, Club Troubadour, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dardanelle, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dardanelle, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dardanelle and Joe Sinacore, Hickory House, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Woman with Lyre, c. 1816. Creator: Samuel de Wilde
Woman with Lyre, c. 1816. Possibly by Samuel De Wilde

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, 1938

Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Nat King Cole, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Cozy Cole, Ole South, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cozy Cole, Ole South, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Cozy Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Sept. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cozy Cole, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Cozy Cole, Ole South, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cozy Cole, Ole South, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of (Scoville) Toby Browne
Portrait of (Scoville) Scoville Browne, Kenny Kersey, and Buck Clayton, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Sid Catlett, New York, N.Y. ca. Mar. 1947

Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862

The Lute Player and the Drinker. Creator: Wallerant Vaillant
The Lute Player and the Drinker

Portrait of Bill Cogliano, Joseph Kowalewski, Carl Ottobrino, Stanley Kraft, Dick Motzlinski, Manny Thaler, Sol Libero, Mack Pierce, Stanley M

Portrait of Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden, 1938

Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ray Anthony, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Larry Adler and Paul Draper, City Center, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Joe Thomas, and Rex William Stewart, Pied Piper, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Bagpipe Players, c. 1540. Creator: Martin Treu
Bagpipe Players, c. 1540

Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Shadow Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Garland Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Garland Wilson, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Sandy Williams and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Sandy Williams, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Sandy Williams and Henry (Clay) Goodwin, Times Square(?), New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, Café Society (Downtown)
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, CafU Society (Downtown), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Dixie Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, and Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Fess Williams and Freddie Moore, William P. Gottlieb's office party, Jamaica, Queens, New York, N.Y. ca. 1948

Portrait of Cootie Williams, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Cootie Williams, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Josh White and Symphony Sid, WHOM, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Henry Wells, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Dicky Wells and Henry Wells, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Dicky Wells and Henry Wells, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Buddy Weed, ABC studio, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. May 1947

Portrait of Ben Webster, Bengasi, Washington, D.C. ca. May 1946

Portrait of Charlie Ventura, National studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Charlie Ventura and Lilyann Carol, National studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Charlie Ventura, National studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Charlie Ventura, Dave Tough, Bill Harris, and Ralph Burns, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Miquelito Valdez, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dave Tough, Eddie Condon's, New York, ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Sandy Siegelstien, Willie Wechsler, Micky Folus, Joe Shulman, Billy Exiner, Mario Rullo, Danny Polo, Lee Konitz, and Bill Bushing, Columbia Pictures studio, the making of Beautiful Doll

Portrait of Claude Thornhill, Sandy Siegelstien, Willie Wechsler, Micky Folus, Joe Shulman, Billy Exiner, Mario Rullo, Danny Polo, Lee Konitz, Bill Bushing, Emil Terry, Lou Mucci, Eddie Zandy

Portrait of Joe Thomas, Pied Piper, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Joe Thomas, Eddie Wilcox, and Omer Simeon, Loyal Charles Lodge No. 167, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Slam Stewart, Three Deuces(?), New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Jess Stacy, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jess Stacy, New York, N.Y.(?), ca. Jan. 1947

The Prodigal Wasting His Substance in the Tavern. Creator: Theodoor van Thulden
The Prodigal Wasting His Substance in the Tavern

Portrait of Willie Smith in his apartment, Manhattan, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Willie Smith in his apartment, Manhattan, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Willie Smith in his apartment, Manhattan, New York, N.Y. ca. Jan. 1947

Portrait of Stuff Smith, Kelly's Stable, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of John Simmons, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Ole South, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1946

Portrait of Gene Schroeder, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Deryk Sampson, Lynn Carver, Justin Arndt, and Clair Dorward, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

Portrait of Deryk Sampson, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Deryk Sampson, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

L'Art Celeste (The Celestial Art), 1894. Creator: Odilon Redon
L'Art Celeste (The Celestial Art), 1894

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"Capturing the Soul of Music: A Journey Through Time and Melody" In Ronnie Scotts, London, 1994, artist Brian O'Connor immortalizes the passion and skill of musicians as they harmonize with their instruments. The vibrant energy emanating from the stage transports us to a world where music becomes an extension of our very being. Pat Martino's performance in 2009, captured by Alan John Ainsworth, showcases the profound connection between musician and instrument. Each note reverberates through his guitar strings, creating a symphony that resonates deep within our souls. Traveling back to Christmas Eve c1915, Stanhope A Forbes paints a heartwarming scene where music unites loved ones during times of joy and celebration. The melodies fill the air with warmth and nostalgia as families gather around pianos or violins to create cherished memories. McCoy Tyner's mesmerizing performance at Newport Jazz Festival in July 1978 captivates audiences with his mastery over the piano keys. Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough becomes a sanctuary for jazz enthusiasts who lose themselves in Tyner's spellbinding improvisations. "The Gordon Highlanders, " painted by an unknown artist in 1939, depicts Piper Findlater winning the V. C. At Dargai in 1897. His bagpipes become more than just an instrument; they embody courage and resilience as he leads his comrades into battle with unwavering determination. The Band of Coldstream Guards marching past Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour rehearsals symbolizes tradition and honor. Their synchronized movements echo through London streets while their instruments evoke pride among onlookers witnessing this grand display. Johan Zoffany's masterpiece "The Sharp Family" captures a moment frozen in time - a family united by their love for music-making. In this enchanting painting from 1779-1781 (1942), we witness how music transcends generations, bringing joy and harmony to every member of the family.