Betty Crow Collection

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...

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 band logo...

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 band logo...

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 band logo...

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 band logo...

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 band logo...

James "Chico" Battaglia and Rick Hendricks performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Battaglia is playing congas while closing his eyes. Hendricks is looking to the side while...

Jazz musicians performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Joe Cartwright playing piano, Doug Auwarter playing drums, James Jeffly playing electric bass, and...

Jazz musicians performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man standing in back, James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas while looking down, Rusty...

Jazz musicians performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. Rick Hendrix is playing guitar while singing into a microphone. James "Chico" Battaglia is playing congas and looking down...

Jazz musicians performing at Obsessions Night Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing keyboard in back, James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas, Rick Henricks...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Jay Leonhart standing behind Ruskin, Jeff Hamilton wearing a suit, Todd Strait...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Danny Embrey playing guitar, Jay Leonhart looking forward, Jackie Williams playing drums, Jeff Hamilton looking...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Danny Embrey holding a guitar, Jackie Williams playing drums, Jay Leonhart standing behind Williams, Jeff...

Jim Mair and James "Chico" Battaglia posing for a photo with an unidentified woman at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Everyone is smiling and looking forward. Other...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin in back playing drums, James "Chico" Battaglia looking down while playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin in back playing drums, James "Chico" Battaglia looking down while playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: James "Chico" Battaglia looking down while playing congas, Tommy Ruskin looking forward...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: James "Chico" Battaglia looking down while playing congas, Tommy Ruskin looking forward...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas, Jim Mair standing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas, Tommy Ruskin looking up while playing drums, Jim...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums in back, James "Chico" Battaglia playing congas, Jim Mair...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin (partially off camera) playing drums, James "Chico" Battaglia playing...