AC Reed, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, wearing sunglasses and an Irish cap with stars punched into it, blows into a saxophone.
Ahmad Alaadeen, only head to hands visible, blows into a soprano saxophone at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine for the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday party.
Al Pearson, wearing an earring and blowing into a flugelhorn at the Jazz Carol Festival at the Community Christian Church.
Arthur Williams, one of the national acts to perform during the Acoustic Blues Showcase at BB's Lawnside BBQ, wearing a fedora and sunglasses, blows into an amplified harmonica he clutches in both...
Barbara Blue, wearing sunglasses, sings into a microphone and plays the tambourine during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
B.B. King, one of the national acts to perform at the Uptown Theater, wearing a sparkling tuxedo, looks at the photographer as he waves with his right hand way above his head.
Big Joe Maher, one of the national acts to perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ for the Big Joe Turner Birthday Bash, stands and speaks into a microphone he holds in his left hand as he raises his right hand...
Bill Maness, facing to the photographer's right, leans in a bit as he plays the piano at Jardines.
Billy Ebeling looks focused as he looks out over the accordion he is playing and a microphone during the Rhythm & Boobs Benefit at Blayney's.
Bobby "Blue" Bland, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes his eyes, scrunches his face, and lifts his chin as he sings into a microphone held in this right hand.
Bobby Watson, looking directly at the photographer, blows into a microphoned alto saxophone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Bobby Watson, wearing an earring, blows into an alto saxophone in front of a microphone at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine for the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday party.
Brandon Hudspeth, closes his eyes as he plays a guitar at the Grand Emporium. The photo is taken at an angle from the ground up.
Bugs Henderson, wearing a head band and tank top looks out as he plays a guitar during the Box Car Blues Festival at Knuckleheads Saloon.
Carl Weathersby, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, playfully grimaces over his left shoulder as he plays an electric guitar.
Carlton Armstrong, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, makes a mean face with a cigar in his mouth, as he plays an electric guitar.
Carol Duboc, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, sings into a microphone that she holds in her right hand.
Carol Duboc faces to the left of the photographer as she smiles and sings into a microphone at the Grand Emporium. Her left hand lifted expressively below her lifted chin. She wears a choker necklace...
Carolyn Wonderland, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, closes her eyes and smiles with her hair hanging in her face as she plays an electric guitar.
Chris Layton looks intently directly at the photographer and out over a drum set he is playing during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Chris Murrell, from the right, sings into a microphone during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Chris Whitley, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, looks seriously down at a very worn dobro he plays.
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, one of the national acts to perform at the Grand Emporium, smiles at the photographer wearing a cowboy hat and a guitar strap.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams looks down at the strings as he pulls a bow across an amplified fiddle at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He is wearing a fedora with a feather hat band, a tie with a fiddle...
Claude "Fiddler" Williams is smiling as he speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a drawing of himself playing the fiddle that. The drawing was given to him as a gift for his 93rd...
