Commemorating Jazz Great Milt Hinton:
A Concert And An Exhibit Of His "Jazz" Photographs

Nov. 5 - Dec. 11, 2001

A great and beloved figure in 20th- century jazz, Milt "The Judge" Hinton was part of the Baruch College community for more than 15 years. Hinton, who died last December at the age of 90, will be commemorated at Baruch College with a concert and an exhibition of his acclaimed "jazz" photographs-pictures that constitute a rare visual record of his fellow musicians at work and play.

Hinton's photographic subjects include many of the most celebrated names in jazz: Eubie Blake, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday, Thelonius Monk , John Coltrane and scores of others. Collectively, they constitute an intimate pictorial archive of a uniquely American subculture. Milt "The Judge" Hinton: A Memorial Exhibition of His Jazz Photographs, 1938-1986, includes photographs taken in the segregated South in the days when black musicians traveled third-class and used "colored only" facilities. Hinton took his camera everywhere. There are photos taken in recording studios and late-night clubs, in bus terminals, in diners and in living rooms.

Ron Carter on bass and Gene Bertoncini on guitar will perform at the opening of the exhibition on Monday, November 5, 5-7 pm, in Baruch College's Mishkin Gallery. The exhibition continues through December 11, 2001. At 4 pm, preceding the official opening, David G. Berger, director of the Milton J. Hinton Photographic Collection, will give a special gallery talk. Mishkin Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 12 noon to 5 pm; Thursdays, 12 noon -7pm.

On Thursday, November 8, at 1 pm, the College will present the Heath Brothers -- Jimmy, Percy and Tootie -- in the 10th Annual Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives Concert. Over a period of five decades, the Heath Brothers have performed with scores of famous jazz musicians, including Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Herbie Hancock and The Modem Jazz Quartet. The brothers are Percy on bass, Jimmy on alto sax, and Tootie on drums.

For this concert, the Heath Brothers will be joined by Jeb Patton on piano and by special guest artist Jimmy Owens, jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and jazz educator for more than 35 years.

A decade ago, when Baruch College inaugurated the Milt Hinton Jazz Perspectives series, Hinton himself performed with an "all-star" ensemble of his choosing. The concert, played before a packed house, included famed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. Other performers who have appeared at Baruch as part of this series include Tito Puente, Ruth Brown, Billy Taylor, Fort Apache and The Bronx Horns.

A teacher as well as a performer, Milt Hinton taught the popular "Jazz Workshop" at Baruch for many years, beginning in 1978. Among his many honors was the designation " A Living Treasure of Jazz" bestowed on him in 1989 by the Smithsonian. His photographs of jazz musicians appeared in two books, Bass Line (1988) and Over Time (1991), both written with his friend and colleague David G. Berger.

The Sidney Mishkin Gallery is located at Baruch College, 135 East 22 Street, New York City.
Gallery hours are:
Monday-Friday, 12 noon-5 p.m.
Thursdays, 12 noon-7 p.m.
All exhibitions at the gallery are free and open to the public.

© 2001 Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Baruch College

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