Betty Crow Collection

Bob Branstetter and Wayne Ruppenthal performing at Jardine's on Main Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is playing bass while looking forward. Ruppenthal is playing trumpet. They are on a...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet and facing to the right, Speedy Huggins sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet and facing to the right, Speedy Huggins sitting in front and...

Jazz musicians performing at The Phoenix on 8th and Central in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Speedy Huggins sitting at the piano, Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet while holding it at a...

Jazz musicians performing at Fedora's Café & Bar in the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Milt Abel is playing bass on the left in front of a microphone. Wayne Ruppenthal is playing trumpet...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Wayne Ruppenthal...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing drums, Bryan Hicks singing into a microphone while playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal is standing and looking to the side, Bobby Branstetter is looking down...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Marcellus Lee singing into a microphone while playing drums, Bobby Branstetter looking...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Marcellus Lee looking down while playing drums, Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet, Bobby...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Wayne Ruppenthal looking up while playing trumpet, Marcellus Lee looking down while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Off camera, Dennis Lucas is playing drums. From left to right: Bobby Branstetter looking to the side while...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Off camera, Dennis Lucas is playing drums. From left to right: Bobby Branstetter looking down while playing...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Dennis Lucas looking down while playing drums, Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet, Bobby...

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Dennis Lucas is playing drums, Wayne Ruppenthal is playing trumpet, Bobby Branstetter is...

Mike Ning and Wayne Ruppenthal performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ning is playing piano and Ruppenthal is playing trumpet while looking forward. A drum set is...

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...

Wayne Ruppenthal playing trumpet at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruppenthal is looking forward as he plays. Other people are sitting around the stage. Various...