Betty Crow Collection

Musicians at a rehearsal at an unidentified venue. Everyone is sitting in a circle playing trumpet, saxophone, trombone, electric bass, and guitar. Al Pearson is playing in the center of five trumpet...

Musicians at a rehearsal at an unidentified venue. A row of five trumpet players are looking at music on stands while playing. Al Pearson is sitting in the middle. John Booth is sitting second from...

Musicians on stage on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. An unidentified man in front is holding a trumpet while looking down. Another man is playing bass in back. A third man is standing in back...

Musicians on stage on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. An unidentified man is playing trumpet while looking down. Another man is playing bass in back. A third man is standing in back playing trumpet...

Musicians on stage on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. An unidentified man is playing trumpet with his cheeks puffed out. Another man is playing bass in back. A third man is standing and holding a...

Musicians performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation lounge approximately in 1979 in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified man is holding a trumpet. Angie Wellman is holding a trombone. Both are...

Oliver Todd Band performing upstairs at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Marcellus Lee playing drums, Oliver Todd playing piano, Sam Johnson playing bass...

Pat Morrissey and Bob Bowman performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Morrissey is playing trumpet while closing his eyes and facing the right. Bowman is playing bass while...

Pat Morrissey and Bob Bowman performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Morrissey is playing trumpet while looking down and to the right. Bowman is playing bass while looking...

Pat Morrissey and Tim Perryman performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Morrissey is playing trumpet while closing his eyes. Perryman is looking at Morrissey.

Pat Morrissey performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking up while playing trumpet. Unidentified musicians are behind him playing double bass and drums. They are on...

Pat Morrissey performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking up while playing trumpet. Unidentified musicians are behind him playing double bass and drums. They are on...

Pat Morrissey performing at Plaza III on Pennsylvania Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. He is looking down at music on a stand while playing trumpet next to an unidentified musician. They are on a...

Publicity photo for Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy, featuring Mary Lou Williams and Pha Terrel. The photo features Ted Brinson (guitar), Kirk (leader), Booker Collins (bass), Ben Thigpen...

Rich Hill and Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hill is looking down while playing piano. Anderson is holding a trumpet in one hand and...

Rick Hendricks and Rusty Tucker performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hendricks is facing away from the camera and playing guitar in back. Tucker is holding a trumpet in one...

Rick Hendricks and Rusty Tucker performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Hendricks is playing guitar in back. Tucker is holding a trumpet in one hand and singing into a microphone...

Rick Hendricks, Diane "Mama" Ray, and an unidentified musician performing at an event. Hendricks is playing guitar while looking down. Ray is singing into a microphone while closing her eyes. The...

Rick Venuti speaking or singing on stage with jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Dennis Lucas looking forward and playing...

Ronnie McFadden performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing saxophone in front of Pat Morrissey and an unidentified pianist. They are on a stage in front of a wall...

Rusty Tucker and Bob Bowman performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Tucker is wearing sunglasses and is playing a trumpet with a mute directly into a microphone. Bowman is...

Rusty Tucker and Jim Mair performing at an unidentified venue. Tucker is playing trumpet and standing behind Mair. Mair is playing saxophone while standing in front of several other saxophones. They...

Rusty Tucker and Jim Mair performing at an unidentified venue. Tucker is playing trumpet and standing behind Mair. Mair is holding a soprano saxophone while sitting on a stool and watching Tucker...

Rusty Tucker and Jim Mair performing at an unidentified venue. Tucker is adjusting a microphone stand. Mair is playing saxophone while standing in front of several other saxophones. They are on a...

Rusty Tucker and Jim Mair performing at an unidentified venue. Tucker is playing trumpet and standing behind Mair. Mair is playing a soprano saxophone while standing in front of several other...