Andy Kirk and his Twelve Clouds of Joy posing on stage for a photo. Musicians include Mary Lou Williams at the piano, John Harrington holding a saxophone, Ben Webster holding a saxophone, Pha Terrell...
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra posing on stage for a group photo. Fourteen musicians are wearing light colored suits and a dark handkerchief. Moten is wearing a black suit and holding a...
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra sitting in front of a curtain and holding instruments. Nine musicians are sitting and looking forward, wearing black tuxedoes.
Billie Holiday straightening a tie for Louis Armstrong in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is holding a trumpet in his hands and grinning with closed eyes. Holiday is...
Publicity photo of Cabo Frio featuring members Terrence Bruce, Glen Cummings, Joey Santora, George Sessum, and Chris Kendrick facing forward, smiling, and holding their instruments.
Count Basie laughing and holding a cake with Mickey Mouse. Basie is facing forward with the cake facing outward. The cake has icing made to look like piano keys. Both are in front of a bandstand with...
Count Basie smiling and shaking hands with Mickey Mouse. Both are facing forward and standing in front of a bandstand.
The Delta Rhythm Boys singing in front of a microphone. From left to right: Clinton Holland, Traverse Crawford, Harry Lewis, and Otho Gaines.
Duke Ellington performing with his Orchestra including Ellington conducting with his back to the camera (mostly out of frame), Barney Bigard playing tenor sax, Johnny Hodges playing alto sax, Ben...
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra featuring Ellington playing piano, Ray Nance playing violin, Rex Stewart playing trumpet, Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton playing trombone, Harry Carney playing clarinet...
Publicity photo of Duke Ellington and his Orchestra with all members playing and looking up at Ellington at top of photo. Ellington is holding his arms out and looking up.
Group photo of the George E. Lee Orchestra featuring an unidentified man playing trombone, Thurston "Sox" Moppins playing trombone, Bob Garner playing clarinet, Chester Clark playing trumpet, an...
Jay McShann Band posing for a group photo in the Century Room located in Kansas City, Missouri. Members shown are (left to right) Gus Johnson, McShann, Gene Ramey, an unidentified musician, Bob Mabane...
Jay McShann Orchestra posing for a photo in the Century Room, located in Kansas City, Missouri. : McShann is sitting at the piano. Other musicians shown include (left to right) an unidentified...
Jimmie Lunceford holding a conducting baton and Joe Thomas playing saxophone in an unidentified venue.
Joe Liggins sitting at a piano in a studio, looking up while writing on paper. An unidentified man behind Liggins holds the paper.
Publicity photo of King Cole Trio featuring Oscar Moore holding his guitar, Nat King Cole playing piano (piano not seen in photo), and Johnny Miller playing bass. All three are wearing light colored...
Publicity photo of King Cole Trio featuring Oscar Moore playing guitar, Nat King Cole sitting at a piano, and Johnny Miller playing bass. All three are leaning in towards a microphone on the piano.
Louis Armstrong playing trumpet over Billie Holiday's shoulder in a publicity photo shoot in Hollywood, California. Armstrong is wearing a suit and looking up with his head facing down. Holiday is...
Louis Armstrong and Dave Dexter sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and pointing to his trumpet while Dexter looks forward.
Louis Armstrong playing trumpet with one hand and embracing Lucille Wilson with the other. Wilson stand behind Armstrong and holds his legs.
Louis Armstrong and an unidentified woman sitting at the piano. Armstrong is smiling and holding his trumpet while the woman smiles and looks up.
Louis Armstrong covering his ears and grimaces while Billie Holiday plays trumpet. Both are wearing suits.
Louis Armstrong smiling and showing Billie Holiday how to play trumpet. Both are wearing suits.
