"Roy Hargrove in Cuba: Photos by Merri Cyr"

In 1997 photographer Merri Cyr was hired to accompany Roy to Cuba and photograph his album package for what would become the Grammy award winning album “Habana”. During that trip she was able to capture incredibly beautiful photos of Roy, the musicians, as well as Havana and its people. They are currently on display at Ornithology Jazz Club in Brooklyn and will be available for viewing for one month. Don’t miss the chance to see these stunning photographs in person. 

Listen to the album here: Roy Hargrove's Crisol "Habana" or our music page.

Merri Cyr has worked as a fine art and commercial photographer since the early 1990’s. Primarily focused on portraiture of musicians and artists, her clients include Disney, Apple, Columbia Records, Sony, Vimeo, Warner Brothers, Verve, Polygram, Rolling Stone, among many others. She is author of “A Wished-for Song, Portrait of Jeff Buckley” and has recently completed her second book “25 Years of Grace”, a project commissioned by Backbeat Books, which was released October 2019. For both books, she created the photos, conducted interviews, and executed the graphic design as well. Her photography is represented by Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York City and Los Angeles.