Ali Reza Poodat

Ali Reza Poodat born in 1947,is a contemporary Iranian Photographer , Musician , Translator , Writer & Poet.He was one of the first Jazz scholars in Iran. His articles on jazz musicians appeared in numerous magazines, including Iranian National TV & Radio monthly (Tamasha).He graduated from Berlin university of law and remained in Germany for more than 30 years. Part of his valuable works on German Expressionist literature in that period has been published in an anthology about German writers in Iran. He worked for Berlin Jazz Radio for a few years and during the same time traveled around the world as a professional photographer.His studio for Graphics & Photography in Berlin (ARP Pixel Management) hosted so many young talents over the years.But Unfortunately his photographic works never been exhibited or published in Iran . These photos are joyous collage of exotic landscapes around the world (especially mountains of Iran & South America) by sudden appearance of death or a Botticelli character along with Count Basie. Poodat as a Jazzman inspired a new generation of jazz listeners in Iran with a tender direction to masters of swing especially Count Basie.Some of his photos are used as a CD cover for the German Jazz pianist,Ekkehard Wölk.

Link to Jazzradio Berlin : [http://www.jazzradio.net/english/]

Link to Ekkehard Wölk Biography : [http://www.jazz.com/encyclopedia/wolk-ekkehard]