Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Publicity photo for the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues" (filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach) featuring a performance shot of Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano looking over at...

Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with an unidentified white man in a white jacket holding a cigarette and Helen Dorn of the New Jersey Jazz Society; Dorn is on the right and Jeannie on the left...

Jeff Clayton (saxophone) with George Bohanon (trombone) behind him on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.

Jeff Clayton playing saxophone at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual Gala.

Jeff Clayton (saxophone), Louis Taylor (clarinet) and John Stephens (saxophone) performing on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th Annual...

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham seated side by side; Jeannie has a glass in front of her and Jimmy is wearing a black hat; both facing the camera and smiling.

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham side by side against a blue photographer's background as part of the photoshoot for the cover of their album "Blues and the Boogie Masters" Jeannie is wearing a bright red...

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham from the shoulders up and both facing the camera; Jimmy is wearing a straw hat.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham together; photo from the shoulders up, both facing the camera and smiling.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham posing for a picture taken by a second photographer; they are facing that camera to the right of the photo; other people and part of a trumpet can be seen.

Publicity photo of Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham seated side by side in chairs with some sort of raffia covered decorative item between them; Jimmy is wearing a hat and suspenders; Jeannie is wearing a...

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham standing together with an unidentified Japanese man for a photo outside of a shrine or temple building in Japan.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham with drinks at the bar; Jeannie is seated and Jimmy, in a red sweater and red beret, is standing behind her and looking down at her and smiling; Jeannie is looking over to...

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo under a roof open to the outdoors in Japan; a few people are seen at a counter behind them.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham standing at the end of a set of stairs outside the entrance to a large building, possibly a shine or temple, in Japan; an unidentified man is seen also on the far left.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham walking away from a temple in Japan; Jeannie is ahead of Jimmy and there are several other people around them, all unidentified.

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham and Rickey Woodard seated and eating at a restaurant in Japan; Jeannie has a fork full of food almost to her mouth and Jimmy is looking down at his plate; others can be seen...

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham posing for a photo with two unidentified older men; all wearing name tags and facing the camera smiling; unknown event.

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with an unidentified blonde woman and an unidentified African American man; all facing the camera and smiling; all wearing name tags but the individual...

Jeannie Cheatham (piano, vocals), Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Red Callender (double bass), and Snooky Young (trumpet) performing together on stage at an unidentified venue; photo taken from the among...

Portrait of Jimmy Cheatham from the shoulders up and looking toward the right of the photo; wearing a grey hat and matching jacket.

Jimmy Cheatham in a black outfit and hat with several necklaces and rings on laughing and looking to the right; at the Annual National Black Storytelling Festival and Conference in 2006 in San Diego.

Jimmy Cheatham with a bright red scarf seated at a gray table with a cup and bottle of water with a plain gray wall behind him.

Jimmy Cheatham in a flower patterned shirt looking to the left with hands on his hips.

Jimmy Cheatham and Clora Bryant playing amid a crowded audience at the Blue Note in New York City; Cheatham, in a red hat, is walking ahead of Bryant and several audience members can be seen.