Original JOHN JOHNSON Signed Limited Ed. Poster 'Grand Parade du Jazz Nice 1980'

Description: "Grande Parade Du Jazz Nice, 1980" Original Artist Signed Serigraph by John Johnston Original silk screen print on thick stock, hand signed by the artist and numbered in an edition of 750 total, this 119/750. Text at bottom reads in part, "1990 Pro/Creations Publishing Company... New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A...." Measures 33 x 22.5 inches Very good condition with one or two short edge tears - see detailed photos. The Nice Jazz Festival, held annually since 1948 in Nice, on the French Riviera, is "the first jazz festival of international significance." At the inaugural festival, Louis Armstrong and his All Stars were the headliners. Frommer's calls it "the biggest, flashiest, and most prestigious jazz festival in Europe." From 1974 it was known as La Grande Parade du Jazz; in 1980 the name changed to JVC Nice Jazz Festival; since 1993 it has been known as the Nice Jazz Festival. During the festival, several artists were present : Louis Armstrong, George Barnes, Barney Bigard, Ruby Braff, Francis Burger, Sid Catlett, Suzy Delair, Baby Dodds, Challain Ferret, Stéphane Grappelli, Earl Hines, Jean Leclère, Claude Luter, Mezz Mezzrow, Velma Middleton, Yves Montand, Michael Moore, Joseph Reinhardt, Arvell Shaw, Jimmy Skidmore, Emmanuel Soudieux, Rex Stewart, Jack Teagarden, Louis Vola, and Wayne Wright (musician).

Price: 150 USD

Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

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