Jazz in London: Photographs by Walter Hanlon

This fantastic exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery is sure to be a must see of 2008 for music and photography lovers.

To mark the National Portrait Gallery's recent acquisition of a selection of photographs by Walter Hanlon, this display brings together his atmospheric portraits of the jazz scene in London in the 1950s.

Including portraits of the most popular UK and US players of the period - amongst them Sir John 'Johnny' Dankworth, Humphrey Lyttelton and Cab Calloway.

The exhibition opens on Monday January 21st and runs until 20th July 2008. The National Portrait Gallery is open daily from 10am to 6pm and 9pm on Thursdays.

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How to get there

The closest tube and train station to Trafalgar Square is Charring Cross. If on the bus the 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 87, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176 and the 453 all serve Trafalgar Square.

Images

Humphrey Lyttelton by Walter Hanlon, 1954
(c) Walter Hanlon

Annie Ross by Walter Hanlon, 1956
(c) Walter Hanlon