Brian Thurn Collection

Poster advertising concert on Sunday, May 30, 1943, at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City; concert featured the Ink Spots and Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra featuring Trevor Bacon, Peg Leg Bates...

Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Sunday, October 11, 1942, featuring Cab Calloway and his Cotton Club Orchestral; admission 75 cents in advance and 90 cents at the...

Poster advertising performances at Scott's Club, 18th Street and Highland, Kansas City, for one week starting March 6 through Sunday, March 10; advertised entertainment includes "Charles A. Taylor's...

Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Thursday, February 2, 1942, sponsored by Paseo Men's Service Club, featuring "The Spotlight sensation" Count Basie; admission 75...

Poster advertising concert at Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, on Monday, April 11, 1938, featuring Count Basie and His Orchestra along with Jimmy Rushing, presented by Music Corporation of America...

Poster advertising performances at Boone Theatre, Kansas City, for eight days commencing Saturday, September 27, 1941; featured events include a "Midnite Ramble Saturday-Sunday-Thursday" and "Jack...

Samuel "Baby" Lovett (seated, left) and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Samuel "Baby" Lovett (far left) and unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Samuel "Baby" Lovett (drums) and unidentified musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Teddy (guitar) and Lotty (bass) of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Teddy (guitar) and Lotty (bass) of the Vale-Dairs performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Vale-Dairs band with unidentified local musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Unidentified group outside the Musicians Protective Union Local 627 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Unidentified African American and white jazz musicians (trumpeter, drummer and three trombonists) performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.