Betty Crow Collection

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at Martin. Kevin Mahogany is holding a microphone for...

Arch Martin soloing on trombone at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Carmell Jones is standing on the left, looking at Martin. Kevin Mahogany is holding a microphone for...

Army band performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Cal Gould playing trombone, Connie Newton playing trumpet, Ed Stafford playing trumpet, Louis Hull playing trumpet, and Paul Roberts...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Henry Hoard is playing saxophone in the front row, far left. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet.

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Jay McShann is at the piano on the...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet. Duke Samuels is sitting in front...

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Al Pearson is sitting in the back row, second from left, with a number of unidentified musicians.

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Drum Room on Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are performing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. The rhythm section...

Bill Crain's Trilogy Big Band performing at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of musicians are playing trumpets, trombones, and...

Bram Wijnands with an unidentified musician at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Wijnands is playing a keyboard and the other man is playing a trombone. Various pictures...

Buddy Tate and Al Grey performing at an unidentified venue. They are on stage and looking at each other. Tate is holding a saxophone and Grey is holding a trombone. They are both wearing suits.

Carmell Jones soloing on trumpet at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Other musicians on stage from left to right: Arch Martin (partially off camera) holding a trombone...

Carmell Jones performing with an unidentified big band at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Jones is playing trumpet with a mute into a...

Count Basie Orchestra performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right Count Basie playing piano, Rodney Richardson playing bass, Jimmy Rushing singing into a microphone on a stand, Shadow...

Dan Barrett and Karrin Allyson at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. Allyson is holding a beer bottle and is looking down and to the right. Barrett is holding a trombone and is facing the...

David Daahoud Williams performing with musicians at a house party. Williams is playing bass with unidentified musicians playing trombone and drums. They are in the corner of a room near an entrance...

Eddie Baker preparing to play trombone. He is holding the trombone near his face while looking forward. He is wearing a wool jacket.

The Female Orchestra Diva at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of women are playing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. One woman...

The Female Orchestra Diva at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Three rows of women are playing trumpets, trombones, and saxophones. One woman...

Side view of the Female Orchestra Diva big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of women playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet are sitting behind bandstands with the...

Side view of the Female Orchestra Diva big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of women playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet are sitting behind bandstands with the...

Side view of the Female Orchestra Diva big band performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Three rows of women playing saxophone, trombone, and trumpet are sitting behind bandstands with the...