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...

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...

Claude Williams performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. He is closing his eyes while playing the fiddle. George Spaits is playing bass partially off camera on the left. They...

Four jazz musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Gerald Spaits, Jay Leonhart, Bob Bowman, and John Clayton playing basses on a stage. They are on a...

Gerald Spaits and Joe Cartwright performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. Spaits is standing in back playing bass. Cartwright is sitting at the piano and smiling while playing. An...

Jazz musicians performing at an unidentified venue. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing electric bass, Danny Embrey playing electric guitar while looking at Spaits, Angela Hagenbach singing into...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Richard Ross playing drums while looking down, Gerald Spaits playing bass, Claude Williams closing...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Richard Ross (partially off camera) playing drums, Gerald Spaits smiling while playing bass, and...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Gerald Spaits looking to the side while playing bass, Russ Long playing piano in the back, and...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Richard Ross playing drums, Gerald Spaits playing bass, and Russ Long playing piano in the back...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Mary Moore closing her eyes and looking up while singing into a microphone in her hand, Gerald...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing bass, Mary Moore turning away from the camera while singing into a microphone...

Jazz musicians performing at the City Light Jazz Club in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing bass, Claude Williams playing fiddle, and Mary Moore closing her eyes while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jay McShann playing piano partially off-camera, Gerald...

Jazz musicians performing at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing bass in the back, Todd Strait playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Kansas City International Jazz Festival at Starlight Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Jay McShann playing piano, Gerald Spaits playing bass, Todd...

Jazz musicians performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Gerald Spaits is playing bass on the right with three unidentified musicians. They are on a...

Jazz musicians performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. Gerald Spaits is playing bass on the right with three unidentified musicians. They are on a...

Jazz musicians performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing trombone, Gerald Spaits playing bass, and Milt...

Jazz musicians performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. From left to right: an unidentified man playing piano, Gerald Spaits playing bass, Al Pearson playing saxophone, and Keith Kavanaugh...

Jazz musicians performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing bass, Keith Kavanaugh playing drums, Kerry Strayer up front playing saxophone, Barry Springer...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Junior Mance looking to the left while smiling, Gerald Spaits looking to the left while holding his hands to his...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Bob Kindred holding a saxophone while very close to the camera, Gerald Spaits looking to the right with his...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Bob Kindred holding a saxophone, Junior Mance facing to the right, Gerald Spaits standing in back, Eldar...

Musicians performing at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. From left to right: Gerald Spaits standing with his arms folded, Eldar Djangirov playing piano, John Clayton, Jr, looking around the...