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MF Productions: Benny Golson Looking Beyond The Horizon
A docmentary film with photograph contributions from CTSIMAGES by Burt Goldblatt, Val Wilmer, Jan Persson and Bernie Thrasher
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Craft Recordings: MILES DAVIS '54
including photograph contributions by Herman Leonard, Burt Goldblatt, Paul Hoeffler and Esmond Edwards
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Capri Records: Mark Masters Ensemble Sam Rivers 100
A homage to jazz legend Sam Rivers with cover photograph by Raymond Ross.
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SONY Legacy: Miles In France 1963 & 1964
A box set of live material from the Birth of Miles' Second Great Quartet, with photograph contribution by Jan Persson.
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Capitol/Blue Note Records: McCoy Tyner/Joe Henderson Forces of Nature Live at Slugs
with photograph contribution by Raymond Ross.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
tribute film awards with photograph contributions by Ray Avery and Rolf Ambor.
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Ahmed Abdullah: A Strange Celestial Road
Black Forms Publishing 2023 licensing of several images from CTSImages.
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"The Drum Also Waltzes"
Max Roach documentary film. Several photos by Herman Leonard, Bernie Thrasher and Ray Avery from CTSImages were licensed for this film.
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Partisan Pictures
A documentary film on Ron Carter "Finding the Right Notes" used historic photos by Paul Hoeffler licensed for this film
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Imagine Entertainment/Apple
Authorized documentary film on Louis Armstrong. Burt Goldblatt's iconic images of Louis Armstrong were utlized in the film.
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National Endowment for the Arts
Ray Avery's photo of Shirley Horn used in the tribute film for the event.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Val Wilmer's photo of Sylvia Robinson at Sugar Hill Records used in the broadcast tribute film for the event.
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Jazz Journalists Association
Album of the Year
Resonance Records recent release and Jazz Journalists Association winner of "Album Art of the Year" 2021. Cover drawing by the esteemed graphic designer and artist, David Stone Martin, from the CTSIMages Archives.
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Photographers Ray Avery and Raymond Ross photos of Tina Turner and Gil Scott-Heron, respectively, were used for the tribute film at the induction ceremony 2021.
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Stars of Jazz author James Harrod
Many of the photos in this book were by Ray Avery and his documentation of this historic TV series
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Bill Evans Live At Ronnie Scott's
Recent 2020 release using CTSIMAGES original commissioned art piece by David Stone Martin for a Resonance Records release titled "Bill Evans Live At Ronnie Scott's"
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NEA Jazz Master Abdullah Ibrahim
Several photos by Jan Persson were licensed from CTSIMAGES for the tribute film broadcast 2019 presentation.
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Chasing Trane
CTSIMAGES represented photographers including Burt Goldblatt, Val Wilmer, Esmond Edwards, Riccardo Schwamenthal, and Raymond Ross are featured in the documentary by Crew Neck Productions.
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I Called Him Morgan
CTSIMAGES represented photographer Raymond Ross and Val Wilmer are featured in this documentary by Kasper Collin.
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Monterey International Pop Festival
Fine Art Prints of Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding & Jefferson Airplane by photographer Ray Avery, who attended the original festival in 1967, on display and offered for sale for this historic event.
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Ella at 100
American treasure Ella Fitzgerald is honored by the National Museum of American History branch of the Smithsonian Institution for her exceptional talent and career as one of American finest jazz artists.
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cELLAbration
Rutgers University presented CELLABRATION, a two-day FREE symposium of panels, films, music and more to celebrate the most influential vocalist in jazz history. The event brought together musicians, historians, authors, record producers, critics and fans to honor Ella and her lasting impact.
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Monterey Jazz Fesitval
Coffee House Gallery
On display prints of Miles Davis, Quincy Jones and John Coltrane including Ray Avery photographs during the 59th Monerey Jazz Festival.
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True Nobelity
Ray Avery photograph of Bob Dylan in honor Dylan's Nobel Prize award.
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OUT LOUD - the Frank Lowe Quartet
Photo Research Project - Strictly limited to 550 hand-numbered copies, this deluxe 2-LP edition presents the complete recordings by the hitherto invisible 1974 quartet of Frank Lowe, Joe Bowie, William Parker, and Steve Reid.
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The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records Volume 2 - Photo Research Project
GRAMMY WINNER 2015 !
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32), part two of a two-volume omnibus of art, words and music in a limited-edition cabinet-of-wonder format, is a joint release from John Fahey's Revenant and Jack White's Third Man Records, co-produced by the leading researcher/writer on Paramount, Alex van der Tuuk
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The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records Volume 1 - Photo Research Project
GRAMMY WINNER 2014!
The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27), part one of a two-volume omnibus of art, words and music in a limited-edition cabinet-of-wonder format, is a joint release from John Fahey's Revenant and Jack White's Third Man Records, co-produced by the leading researcher/writer on Paramount, Alex van der Tuuk
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Call It Art - Photo Research Project
GRAMMY NOMINATED!
A project for Triple Point Records. Five LPs of uncirculated music from 1964-1966.Includes work from Rudd, Tchicai, Graves, Worrell, Moore, Cunningham, Gomez, Workman,Baraka, Shorter & Moses.
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Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival 2013 honored Dave Brubeck with a photo and memorabilia exhibition presented on the fairgrounds during Festival events featuring images by Ray Avery.
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The Kennedy Center
Piano legend Herbie Hancock honoree at The Kennedy Center December 2013 PBS broadcast using Jan Persson's iconic images of the Miles Davis Quintet with Herbie Hancock for both the film tribute and program.
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The Kennedy Center - December
Saxophone legend Sonny Rollins honoree at The Kennedy Center December 2011 broadcast using Paul Hoeffler iconic image of Sonny Rollins for both the film tribute and program
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Who Shot Rock & Roll? - A Photographic History 1955 to the Present - traveling exhibition
Originally organized by the Brooklyn Museum, this traveling exhibit features images by Ray Avery and others documenting the pioneering days of Rock & Roll. "Who Shot Rock & Roll?" has been featured at The Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, the Columbia of Art in South Carolina, the Tucson Museum of Art in Arizona, the Memphis Brooks Museum in Tennessee, the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania and Akron Art Museum in Akron, Ohio
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Jazz, Giants and Journeys:
The Photography of Herman Leonard - 2009
A & I - Hollywood /February 5 - March 13, 2009
A & I - Santa Monica /March 20 - May 13, 2009
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Pops to Lady Day: Portraits in Jazz
An exhibition- April 1, 2008 - May 9, 2008 in the Humanities Institute Gallery, Humanities Building 1013, State University of New York at Stonybrook. This exhibit includes the images of Chet Baker, Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughan by Ray Avery and Paul Hoeffler.
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Otis Redding: I've Got Dreams To Remember
Exhibition Commemorating 40th Anniversary of Otis Redding's Passing Premieres at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in Macon, Georgia September 2007, in "Otis Redding: I've Got Dreams To Remember". Photographers Jan Persson and Ray Avery are represented in this exhibition with their images of Otis Redding from the 1967 Stax/Volt Tour in London, UK and the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in Monterey, CA respectively.
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Group Diversity
The debut exhibit of a versatile and dynamic guild celebrating the fine art of black & white photography. 4260 Black & White Photographers Guild.
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Jazz Icons
CTSIMAGES provided many of photographs used in the "Jazz Icons" DVD series. October 2006.
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The Art of Jazz
Twenty-nine black & white rare and historical photographs of "Stars of Jazz" and "Monterey Jazz Festival" by Ray Avery were on exhibit at the Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival, August-September 2006.
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Music Legends
On Exhibit - Images of Rock, Jazz and Blues icons. By photographers Ray Avery, Paul Hoeffler and Jan Persson. Held at A Studio Gallery in Studio City, California November 2004 - January 2005
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Appraisals
Cab Calloway Collection and Harry Warren Collection
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Portland Photographic Image Gallery
Portland Photographic Image Gallery
Portland, Oregon photo exhibit of Ray Avery jazz/rock images during The Portland Jazz Festival.
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Photograph Research Project
Revenant Records career retrospective on Albert Ayler - October 2004. Verve Records, The Complete Norman Granz Jam Sessions - November 2004.
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DREAMGIRLS
CTSIMAGES provided blues artists photographs from the Ray Avery Blues Archives for the movie "Dreamgirls" set decoration, a November 2006 film release.
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The Six By Three
An exhibit of photographs of six jazz artists (Art Blakey, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday and Charles Mingus) by three CTSImages photographers (Ray Avery, Paul Hoeffler and Jan Persson) plus photographs of Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix by Jan Persson. The exhibition was held at The Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles during the summer of 2005.
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DreamWorks "Collateral"
Ray Avery's photo of Wardell Gray featured in Steven Spielberg's Collateral released in August 2004.
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Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl celebrates its 25th season
Photographs of jazz legends by Ray Avery were presented during the Wednesday night jazz series at the Hollywood Bowl on the new media screens. The photo montages of jazz legends will be part of their summer series.
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The Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival
The three day long festival will showcase Ray Avery's Jazz Photography Collection
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L.A. Jazz Society Tribute to Quincy Jones
Biltmore Hotel L.A. Jazz Society Tribute to Quincy Jones
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