Straight, No Chaser
Straight, No Chaser is a Jazz series of photography I’ve created to express my love for the music. I grew up in a home constantly pulsating with many genres of musical rhythms. Jazz has always been my favorite.
I titled this body of work after a Thelonious Monk tune, as a nod to its fluidity and extreme unpredictability. Like straight ahead jazz, it’s made up of improvisation and distortion and is anything but straight photography. I capture an image and alter it so that the viewer only sees what I deem important. I eliminate many details, and your mind fills in the gaps and what you finally see is only limited by your imagination. As Monk once said, “Don’t play everything; ... What you don’t play can be more important than what you do.”
This body of work depicts Jazz, an African American art form that is truly a universal treasure. The work is a vibrant, rhythmically visual expression of music that I hope its viewer will not only see but also hear.
This year Peoria Art Guild’s Riverfront art fair will be VIRTUAL, September 26th and 27th!
Stop by my booth! See you there!
Natalie Jackson
Peoria Art Guild Virtual Art Fair
4 Comments
Sep 20, 2020, 12:09:54 AM
Natalie Jackson - Hello Tiffany,
Thank you so much for your interest in my work. I photographed Chopsticks during the Montréal jazz fest last year. I came upon this precious little girl playing away on a public piano. She was so into her musical creation that she actually never even saw me take the photograph. I have a series of jazz art pieces of jazz musicians and dancers called Straight, No Chaser. I was excited to include her into the series. This work has just been added to the Washington Street Mural Gallery in Peoria, Illinois and will be unveiled soon.
Please contact me if you’re interested in an appointment at the Side View Gallery.
Natalie
NatalieJacksonPhotography.com
Sep 19, 2020, 11:59:58 PM
Natalie Jackson - Hello Mary,
Thanks so much for your interest. Yes, most of the works are for sale. They range in 8”x10”to 30”x40”.
Please contact me if you’d like to set up an appointment to visit the gallery or order prints online.
Natalie
NatalieJacksonPhotography.com
Sep 19, 2020, 10:58:09 PM
Tiffany Gholson - I love Chopsticks. Please tell me more and pricing options. Thanks!
Sep 19, 2020, 12:15:28 PM
Mary Lovell - I remember your work from last year's Arts in Central Park. I love the Straight No Chaser series. Are any pieces for sale?