Jan Granlie: My Favorite Things - Jazz Photos 2004-2014

My Favorite Things—Jazz Photos 2004 -2014 

Jan Granlie 

182 

Jazz og Sånn 

2014

By EYAL HAREUVENI,
Published: September 20, 2014
Norwegian photographer, writer and editor Jan Granilie has an intimate and through knowledge of the history and almost everyone that is involved in the Nordic and European jazz scenes. He edited the Norwegian jazz magazine Jazznytt for several years and is now the editor of the jazz website Salt Peanuts. Granlie wrote countless reviews on albums, gigs and European festivals and photographed almost any gig that he attended.

Or, as he summarized the experience so far, in his characteristic humor: "it took, 44,282 pictures, 3,980 musicians, 1,164 bottles of excellent wine, 995 bands, 223 trains and planes, 159 deals, 106 airports, 101 jazz festivals, 96 hotel rooms, 10 years, 4 objectives, 3 cameras, 1 photographer and a lot of help from a lot of good friends to make this book!" 

Granlie's deep love of the music, his intimate friendship with the musicians and his sharp eye transform this beautiful collection of photos into a series of short, insightful stories about music. Moreover, the photos explore the defining moment when music is much more than a sonic and visual experience but a profound, moving experience that suggests a new perspectives on art, life and even love. 


Granlie gifts as a sensitive photographer are praised by Slovenian photographer Žiga Koritnik, Italian jazz journalist Luca Vitali (who recently published a book on Norwegian jazz, Il Suono Del Nord and writer and colleague Johan Hauknes. All describe Granlie's manner of capturing the right moment in a suggestive composition of light and shadow.
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