Category Archives: Jazz

Jack Kerouac On The Road

Day 309 of Colourisation Project – March 12 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Named one of the most important figures of the 20th century by LIFE Magazine and The … Continue reading

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Ethel Merman – First Lady of Musical Comedy

Day 254 of Colourisation Project – January 16 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Irving Berlin once described her as “the best, you give her a bad song, and she’ll … Continue reading

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Miguel Covarrubias – Mexico’s 20th-Century Renaissance Man

Day 199 of Colourisation Project – November 22 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. Born this day, 22 November 1904 in Mexico City, Miguel Covarrubias, was painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist … Continue reading

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Miles Davis – King of Jazz

Day 144 of Colourisation Project – September 28 Challenge: to publish daily a colourised photo that has some significance around the day of publication. On this day, September 28 1991, the world lost a national treasure in Miles Dewey Davis III, … Continue reading

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