The Al Hirschfeld Foundation launches a new partnership with City Winery (25 11th Ave, NYC) on September 18 with a special live event and exhibition, both titled “Hirschfeld’s Music.”

September 18 at 7:30PM, David Leopold, Creative Director of The Al Hirschfeld Foundation, launches the celebration of “Hirschfeld’s Music” with a live, world premiere multimedia presentation. Leopold will take attendees on a virtual tour through decades of musical history as seen by the artist. Learn how Hirschfeld helped Duke Ellington deal with racism on his first national tours, or when he got Satchmo’s trumpet. See what happens when he hangs out with Aerosmith in the recording studio and who he meets at a Benny Goodman rehearsal in 1932. For this first time, Hirschfeld’s nine decades is on display in a presentation featuring rarely seen images as well and old favorites. Whether that music was onstage at the Apollo, on a Broadway stage, a recording studio, or an after-hour jam session, Hirschfeld caught the essence of the players and the scene in a line as supple and rhythmic as any one he heard. Hirschfeld’s drawings and prints give viewers, then and now, a real sense of the performance and personality of the music and the musicians. To purchase tickets for the September 18 presentation, visit www.citywinery.com/newyork.

The live event marks the start of a new, free exhibit on display at City Winery Gallery, New York. Hirschfeld’s nine decades of music art will be on display, depicting some of the most iconic musicians of the 20th Century. From Louis Armstrong to Neil Young; from Gershwin to the Grateful Dead; and from Quincy Jones to the Rolling Stones, Hirschfeld caught the essence of the artists and the scene in a line as supple and rhythmic as any one he heard.

The complete of artwork on display includes.

·      Mick Jagger (1999), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Etching

·      Broadway Trio: Zero Mostel, Liza Minnelli, And Carol Channing (1976), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Etching

·      Louis Satchmo Armstrong (1996), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      The Grateful Dead (1995), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Duke Ellington (1992), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Carnegie Hall: 100th Anniversary (1991), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Aerosmith (2001), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Dizzy Gillespie (1996), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Neil Young (2000), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Benny Goodman (1996), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Bob Dylan (1997), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Billy Joel & George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin (1996), Billy Joel Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Gicleé

·      Bruce Springsteen (1995), Springsteen Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Gicleé

·      Reba Mcentire In Annie Get Your Gun (2001), Reba McEntire Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Gicleé

·      Linda Ronstadt In Cansiones De Mi Padre (1988), Linda Ronstadt Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Gicleé

·      Diana Ross (1995), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Rodgers and Hammerstein surrounded by their greatest shows (1993), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Elvis (1968), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Etching

·      John Lennon (1997) , Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Etching

·      Paul Mccartney (2001), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      George Harrison (2001), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Ringo Starr (1968), Hand-signed Limited-Edition Etching

·      American Popular Song: Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, and Fred Astaire (1983), Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

·      Solid Sender from Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld (1941), Plate signed limited edition lithograph

·      Jam Session from Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld (1941), Plate signed limited edition lithograph

·      Lindy Hop from Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld (1941), Plate signed limited edition lithograph

·      Scufflin’ In from Harlem As Seen By Hirschfeld (1941), Plate signed limited edition lithograph

·      Celine dion (1998). Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph

Artwork on display in the exhibition will available for purchase from www.CityWinery.com/NewYork/Online/article/al-hirschfeld-art. Proceeds support the Hirschfeld Arts Curriculum program.

The City Winery Gallery is part of the new City Winery flagship location at Pier 57 in Hudson River Park. The exhibition space is dedicated to artwork created by or inspired by musicians demonstrating their prolific additional talents. Previous exhibits have included Aimee Mann, Joseph Arthur, Will Livingston and most recently a photo exhibit by Graham Nash.

The celebration of “Hirschfeld’s Music” extends with the debut of 12 collectable wine bottles labeled with Hirschfeld portraits of legendary musicians, and available exclusively from at City Winery starting in September. Artists featured include Mick Jagger, The Grateful Dead, Aerosmith, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Diana Ross, John Lennon, Prince, Crosby Stills & Nash, and Alicia Keys.

“We are delighted to be working with City Winery to share Al Hirschfeld’s love of music, says David Leopold, Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. “Hirschfeld was a serious hot jazz fan in his youth, and he never lost his passion for music throughout his whole life. One of his first jobs was as a song plugger on the night boat to Albany. He drew so many album covers over the years that some used record shops simply have Hirschfeld cover sections. You don’t get many people who can say that they help Django Reinhardt get his first recording date and also find themselves in the studio with Aerosmith. Hirschfeld’s strong connection to music has never been explored…until now.”