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I grabbed this from the WIP pile of 2007 (a mightly large stack) and while it could probably use something more, at this point I am putting this up to let people know my hands still work.

It is of jazz artist Yusef Lateef. As usual, I am attracted to the unusual, and Lateef fits. He is typically known for his rich tenor sax and intense flute work, but he is also a fan of various corners of jazz esoterica, including the only use of oboe as a jazz solo instrument I have ever heard. He mixes Middle Eastern conventions with Western approaches and the result is often a polyrhythmic, ponytonal stew of interesting stuff. I am partial to his albums Eastern Sounds, and The Centaur & The Phoenix (which had a still in high-school Kenny Barron on piano).

Cretacolor pencil, india ink, acrylic paint on bristol + digital

Description
I grabbed this from the WIP pile of 2007 (a mightly large stack) and while it could probably use something more, at this point I am putting this up to let people know my hands still work.

It is of jazz artist Yusef Lateef. As usual, I am attracted to the unusual, and Lateef fits. He is typically known for his rich tenor sax and intense flute work, but he is also a fan of various corners of jazz esoterica, including the only use of oboe as a jazz solo instrument I have ever heard. He mixes Middle Eastern conventions with Western approaches and the result is often a polyrhythmic, ponytonal stew of interesting stuff. I am partial to his albums Eastern Sounds, and The Centaur & The Phoenix (which had a still in high-school Kenny Barron on piano).

Cretacolor pencil, india ink, acrylic paint on bristol + digital