Evie Quarles Collection

This collection consists of 866 images captured by Kansas City-based blues and jazz photographer, Evie Quarles. Quarles provided annotations for the photographs, identifying people, place, date, and event, rendering the collection highly discoverable to researchers.

Items in Collection: 866

Topics

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Women’s History & Representation

Chris Layton looks intently directly at the photographer and out over a drum set he is playing during Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.

Date Published

2001-07-21

Jassion Taylor looks intently at a drum set he sits behind during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published

2002-06-29

Spoon Wilson, wearing a fedora and a sleeveless tank undershirt, grimaces as he plays a set of drums during the Kansas City, Kansas Street Blues Festival.

Date Published

2002-06-29

Digital Collections

Chris Layton at the 2001 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Fest

Jassion Taylor at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

Spoon Wilson at the Kansas City Kansas Street Blues Festival 2002

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Events (Collection)

Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives