Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone while using a mute at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; wearing gloves and a red hat he's turned half-way to the right of the photo.

Jimmy Cheatham standing playing trombone and wearing a red hat; behind him Jeannie Cheatham is seated at a piano; both have microphones in front of them; at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago.

Jimmy Cheatham standing and playing trombone during a recording session with "Snooky" Young, Clora Bryant, Dinky Morris, Jimmy Noone, Jr., and Curtis Peagler seated in rows next to him.

Jimmy Cheatham posing for a portrait with his trombone; he's wearing a hat and all black clothes with two large rings; facing the camera and smiling.

Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone while seated and facing the right; he's wearing a hat, using a mute, and has a large sea shell at his feet; a set of wires is hanging next to him leading up into the...

Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone while seated and facing the right; he's wearing a hat, using a mute, and has a large sea shell at his feet; a set of wires is hanging next to him leading up into the...

Jimmy Cheatham in the middle of teaching a class with arms spread out to the side; he's wearing a black vest with a necklace with a stylized cross or ankh pendant and checkered pants; a piano is...

Jimmy Cheatham and Dinky Morris standing side by side at an unidentified outdoor venue; Cheatham wearing a hat and holding his trombone and looking directly at the camera; Morris is holding his...

Jimmy Cheatham, wearing a hat, playing trombone next to an unidentified man holding a trombone and watching Cheatham; sheet covered furniture is around them.

Jimmy Cheatham (left) speaking with Janice Robinson (right) in a backstage dressing room at a concert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; a trombone is on a dressing table with mirror behind them...

Jimmy Cheatham with trombone to his mouth, unconventional mute, wide eyes, and one finger raised to his mouth in a shushing gesture; staring forward at the camera; microphone in front of him.

Jimmy Cheatham, Nolan Smith. and Louis Van Taylor about to perform and standing together in a row at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; Cheatham is wearing a red hat and part of his trombone is...

Jimmy Cheatham, Nolan Smith, Louis Van Taylor, and Rickey Woodard milling about at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego; Cheatham is wearing a red hat and laughing, Smith has his back to the camera and...

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Nolan Smith (trumpet), Louis Van Taylor (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (saxophone), and Charles Owens (saxophone) in a row performing at the Horton Grand Hotel in San Diego...

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

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

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

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone) performing on stage with Rickey Woodard and Dinky Morris (saxophones) at the Jazz Showcase in Chicago; Cheatham and Morris are wearing red hats.

Lew Johnson speaking into a microphone and gesturing toward Jimmy Cheatham who is holding his trombone; unidentified white saxophonist is behind Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham is seated at the piano...

Lew Johnson speaking into a microphone and gesturing toward Jimmy Cheatham who is holding his trombone; unidentified white saxophonist is behind Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham is seated at the piano...

Marshall Hawkins (double bass), Dinky Morris (saxophone) and Jimmy Cheatham (trombone) performing together on stage at an unidentified outdoor venue; all wearing white outfits and Dinky Morris is...

Portrait of Melba Liston holding her trombone and wearing a flowing silk robe; facing forward and looking at the camera.

Nolan Shaheed (trumpet), George Bohanon (trombone), Jeff Clayton (tenor sax), Louis Taylor (clarinet), and John Stephens (baritone sax) performing together on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring...

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing onstage at their Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony; Jeannie (left) is singing in front of a microphone, Jimmy (center) is playing trombone and holding it...

Jimmy Cheatham (trombone), Clora Bryant (trumpet), Curtis Peagler (saxophone), Rickey Woodard (clarinet), Dinky Morris (saxophone), and Ironman Harris (drums) all on stage at the Jazz Showcase in...