Jim Maier closes his eyes and blows into a tenor saxophone during Battle of the Saxes at the Grand Emporium.
Joe Cartwright turns his head to his left to look at the photographer at Crown Center. The corner of the piano is visible in the foreground.
John Wier looks at the center of a trumpet as he performs at the Grand Emporium.
Joyce Wood and an unidentified white male guitarist of the Dick Dangerous Band play their guitars at the Grand Emporium. Joyce is standing as she plays the guitar and sings into a microphone with her...
Julie Major of the Twang Dang Poodles opens her mouth wide as she turns her head to her right to sing into a microphone and plays a tambourine at the Grand Saloon.
Jürgen Welge, wearing a tuxedo, is photographed making a face while playing at the Hurricane. There is a sequin curtain behind him.
Jürgen Welge smiling as he plays the drum set in a Hawaiian print shirt, shorts, and headphones at the Myra Taylor Recording Session at Airborne Audio Productions.
Karrin Allyson sings into a microphone held with her left hand during the Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival at 18th & Vine.
Kelley Hunt, from the left, smiles down at a keyboard as she stands behind a microphone at the Grand Emporium. A guitarist is visible looking down behind her.
Kent Means looks down as he plays the vibraphone at the Grand Emporium for Speedy Huggins Benefit.
Kim Park holding a saxophone, Max Groove seated at a piano, and Tim Whitmer, pianist, seated just behind Max Groove all looking up to their left and smiling at the photographer at the American...
Kristie Stremel looks over her left shoulder as she stands and plays an acoustic guitar at the Grand Emporium.
Marilyn Maye speaks into two microphones labeled as Talk Radio KCMO 710. The photograph is a close up of her face. Her glasses are markedly bifocals.
Marilyn Maye bends to speak with Lonnie McFadden and Ronnie McFadden, the McFadden Brothers, at Club 427 in Kansas City, MO. Ronnie and Lonnie are looking up at Marilyn as they sit at a table behind...
Mark Pender is leaning back and blowing into a trumpet held high at the Grand Emporium.
Marvin Hart bends forward while wearing sunglasses as he plays the trombone into a microphone at the Hurricane. The photograph is shot at an angle.
Radio broadcaster, Mike Murphy, has his arms around Marilyn Maye and likely, Patty, at Club 427 in Kansas City, MO. The bar is visible behind them.
Myra Taylor sits in a wheelchair smiling to her right at the photographer. Seated behind her is Jurgen Welge. Standing behind Jurgen with his hands on Jurgens shoulders is Kim Park. A grinning Carl...
Myra Taylor sits in a wheelchair as Tim Whitmer sits behind her, Kim Park stands behind Tim Whitmer with his hands on Tim's shoulders, Carl Bender stands behind Kim Park and James Albright, James...
Neil Noland, a member of the KC Brass & Electric band, closes his eyes as he blows into a tenor saxophone at the Grand Emporium. The saxophone's bell is just below a microphone. Neil is wearing a...
Oliver Todd seated at and playing a white baby grand piano with his right side toward the photographer is looking intently at the wind players. Standing in front of the piano is an unidentified white...
Pat Morrissey looks down as he holds a trumpet vertical to his chest with a handkerchief in his left hand, but the mouthpiece on his lips, as his right hand reaches for the bell of the trumpet at...
A neon "Open" sign in the window is above Pat Morrissey's head as he sits, wearing a turtleneck sweater, suspenders, and two-tone wingtip shoes, closing his eyes and blowing into a trumpet during the...
Paul "The Bone Doctor" Scofield, wearing a fedora, closes his eyes as he blows into a flugelhorn at the Grand Emporium.
Pearl Thuston Brown sits in the audience wearing a fur hat and clapping her hands at the Mutual Musicians Foundation building listening to Toni Oliver sing as a band back her up at the Jay McShann...
