Jay McShann with Norman Marshall Villeneuve
Jay McShann and Norman Marshall Villeneuve posing together for a photo; both facing the camera and smiling.
Jay McShann with Ralph Sutton, Gus Johnson, Milt Hinton, and others at the Gibson Jazz Party
Ralph Sutton, Jay McShann, Gus Johnson, Milt Hinton and unidentified man standing behind Johnson leaning in with his hands on his shoulders; all seated around a table at the 1992 Gibson Jazz Party at...
Jay McShann with students around his piano
Jay McShann at piano, surrounded by African American school children while seated at the piano in the Lincoln Building, 18th and Vine, Kansas City, Missouri; most of the kids are holding some sort of...
Jay McShann with Terje Venaas at the Oslo Jazz Festival
Jay McShann, seated, with bassist Terje Venaas leaning over him at Det Apne Teater (The Open Theater) during the Oslo Jazz Festival; Oslo, Norway; part of Venaas' bass can be seen.
Jay McShann with two fans
Jay McShann seated between two young white men posing for a photo; the man on the left is in a denim jacket and grasping Jay's hand; the other man is in a dark plaid shirt; all looking at the camera...
Jay McShann with two others outside at night
Jay McShann, with two unidentified men (one seated next to him the other leaning in between them) outside at night; a car, fencing, and tree branches can be seen behind the group; McShann is in a polo...
Jay McShann with two unidentified men
Jay McShann (center) with unidentified Asian American man (left) and unidentified African American man (right) posing together for a photo; all facing the camera and smiling; unknown event.
Jay McShann with unidentified man
Jay McShann standing with an unidentified African American man who has an arm around McShann's shoulder; both facing the camera and smiling; unidentified event.
Jay McShann with unidentified man in a pink t-shirt
Jay McShann posing for a photo while seated at the piano with an unidentified bearded man in a pink t-shirt; other musical instruments are all around; at the Lincoln Building, 18th and Vine, Kansas...
Jay McShann with unidentified woman
Jay McShann seated next to an unidentified African American woman in a bright yellow dress and holding her hand; both looking forward at the camera; musical instruments around them; at the Lincoln...
Jay McShann writing something at his piano
Jay McShann writing on a piece of paper on top of his piano while at the Innere Enge Hotel in Bern, Switzerland; a microphone is near his hand.
Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes standing beside their limousine
Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes posing in front of their limousine; Alaadeen is holding his saxophone case in one hand; palms and other trees can be seen behind them; in...
Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes standing beside their limousine
Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes posing in front of their limousine; Alaadeen is holding his saxophone case in one hand; palms and other trees can be seen behind them; in...
Jay McShann, Clyde Lucas, and unidentified woman
Jay McShann, an unidentified African American woman, and Clyde Lucas having a conversation at a table at the Innere Enge Hotel in Bern, Switzerland; drinks are on the table and a lamp is behind the...
Jay McShann, Terry Hughes and unidentified woman outside in Alaska
Terry Hughes, an unidentified white woman in a plaid shirt, and Jay McShann posing for a photo together outside in Anchorage, Alaska with a red building and fencing behind them; Hughes is holding a...
Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing
Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing during a concert in Palm Beach, Florida; potted plants and a large window with curtains are...
Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing
Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing together at a daytime concert in Palm Beach, Florida.
Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing
Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jay McShann (piano) performing together at a concert in Palm Beach, Florida; in front of a curtained window and large potted...
Jay McShann, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits performing
Terry Hughes (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Gerald Spaits (bass), and Jay McShann (piano) all performing at a concert in Palm Beach, Florida.
Jayne McShann, James Condell, and Linda McShann
Jayne McShann, James Condell, and Linda McShann posing together for a photo at an unidentified event; Condell is wearing a tuxedo; all looking at the camera and smiling.
Lester Blue in a tuxedo
Lester Blue (likely) wearing a tuxedo and standing in a living room by a recliner.
Marcellus Lee
Marcellus Lee in a coat and striped tie looking at a card in his hands; unidentified location.
Memphis Slim's note on Beale Street in Memphis
Memphis Slim's (Peter Chatman) note on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee; text on note reads "Memphis Slim, U.S. Ambassador of Goodwill".
Musicians playing in the upstairs room of the Mutual Musicians Foundation
Seven members of an orchestra playing in the upstairs room of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri; four saxophonists and three trumpet players are pictured along with a partial...
Nobel "Duke" Samuels making a new friend
Nobel "Duke" Samuels kneeling and petting through a fence a small black calf; smiling with head turned back to the camera; during a visit to a farm in Anchorage, Alaska.