Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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

Jimmy Cheatham conducting the UCSD Jazz Ensemble; wearing a vest and hat he's facing the right of the photo with arms raised to shoulder height; an unidentified pianist is seen beyond him.

Jimmy Cheatham leaning against a car wearing a light colored jacket and holding a tangerine in his hands; automotive signs or banners are behind him.

Jimmy Cheatham conducting the UCSD Jazz Band; photo taken from behind and to the side of the risers the band is seated on.

Jimmy Cheatham playing trombone wearing a flower patterned shirt; he's looking down toward unseen sheet music.

Jimmy Cheatham standing next to Sipho Kunene (possibly) wearing a light jacket and printed t-shirt; both are looking at the camera and Cheatham is wearing a hat.

Jimmy Cheatham Leading the UCSD Jazz Ensemble with a saxophonist standing up to play with the rest of the band seated.

Jimmy Cheatham posing for a group photo with the members of the UCSD Jazz Ensemble; all holding instruments and facing forward.

Jimmy Noone Jr. on stage playing saxophone; he's facing the left of the photo and a music stand is in front of him; the photographer is positioned below the level of the stand and another person is...

Jo Jones playing drums and laughing; photo taken from a point lower than Jones and is seen over a cymbal.

Four photos on one sheet of members of the Sweet Baby Blues Band (Louis Van Taylor and Rickey Woodard, saxophones, Richard A. Reid, double bass, and Charles Owens, clarinet).

Promotional portrait of Mary Lou Williams looking to the upper left of the photo wearing a patterned shirt.

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

Mike Price on stage playing trumpet and using a mute during a performance at the Cheatham Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; unidentified double bassist is partially seen seated behind him as well as...

Nat Adderley, Jimmy Cheatham, Marshall Hawkins, and Jeannie Cheatham with an unidentified musician behind them at a Jam Session; Jeannie is seated at a piano and singing into a microphone.

Portrait of trumpet player Nolan "Shaheed" Smith from the neck up; he's wearing a striped shirt and facing the camera, smiling.

Four photos on one sheet of members of the Sweet Baby Blue Band (Nolan Smith Shaheed, trumpet, Ernie Fields Jr., clarinet, Herman Riley, saxophone, and Marshall Hawkins, double bass); all shown with...

"Plas" Johnson playing sax as guest artist with the Sweet Baby Blues Band; he's turned mostly to the right.

Count Basie postcard; Basie is photographed face on in a spotlight and he is casting a large shadow on the wall behind him.

Sipho Dunene playing drums; turned to the left.

Unidentified African American trumpet player holding two trumpets (one in each hand) on his lap; seated and turned to the left with his head turned to face the camera.

View from above of the Jazz Band performing at the University of Wisconsin--Madison; shows the stage from behind and the audience in front of the stage.