Today's NY Times Arts section's Footlights News promotes the following upcoming show: The Art of Jazz One is visual; the other, aural. But art and jazz come together in the exhibition of 36 works by 18 artists that opens on Sunday (1/21) in Westchester at the Katonah Museum of Art, Route 22 at Jay Street in Katonah. (914-232-9555) In "Jazz and Visual Improvisations," through April 15, improvisation, thythm, color and virtuosity are apparent in creations by artists like Romare Bearden, Jackson Pollack, Larry Rivers, Stuart Davis, Lee Krasner and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Oh, how I'd love to see Joni Mitchell join this rarefied group for such a show! Her "Nighttime at the Nucleus" or any of her "Mingus" cover works (including portraits of Charles, among others from "voices") would be perfect additions. It would be a great twist on the theme to view jazz from the artist's perspective, from the inside out. And really, how many artists can provide such works? CC "All my little landscapes, all my yellow afternoons stack up around this vacancy like dirty cups and spoons." -- JM _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
