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Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann Collection

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The Jay McShann Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections Department by the McShann Family in July 2009. Inclusive dates are 1916-2006. This collection contains a lot of information relating to McShann's renewed popularity and recognition, starting in the 1970s when the blues music saw a resurgence.

Items in Collection: 756

Topics

Advertising & Media

Black History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

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Jay McShann on stage with Priscilla Bowman and unidentified clarinetist

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Jay McShann seen from behind playing piano on stage with Priscilla Bowman and an unidentified white male clarinetist is seated watching her; unidentified venue.

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1980-12

Jay McShann playing piano at an outdoor concert

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Jay McShann playing piano during an unidentified outdoor concert; unidentified African American woman singer partially seen from behind on stage with McShann; McShann is facing the right of the photo...

Date Published

1971

1980

Jay McShann playing piano at an outdoor concert

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Jay McShann playing piano during an unidentified outdoor concert; unidentified African American woman singer seen from behind on stage with McShann; McShann is facing the right of the photo; audience...

Date Published

1971

1980

Joe Newman and Marilyn Moore

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Joe Newman seated on a low couch with Marilyn Moore next to him; Newman's holding a microphone and wearing headphones; Moore is wearing a red and white patterned wrap over a white dress; both looking...

Date Published

1981-07

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Color photographs
Snapshots
Jazz singers

Types (Collection)

photographs (4)

Genres (Collection)

Group portraits (4)
(-) Color photographs (4)
(-) Snapshots (4)

Time Periods (Collection)

1971-1980 (3)
1981-1990 (1)

Subjects (Collection)

African American jazz musicians (4)
African American men (4)
Jazz musicians (4)
African American women (3)
Pianists (3)
Piano (3)
Microphone (2)
Trees (2)
Audiences (1)
Clarinet (1)
Clarinetists (1)
Headphones (1)
Jazz musicians, White (1)
Men, White (1)
Sofas (1)
Women, White (1)
(-) Jazz singers (4)

Subjects, People (Collection)

McShann, Jay (3)
Bowman, Priscilla (1)
Moore, Marilyn, 1931- (1)
Newman, Joe (1)