Charlie Parker and his half-brother John (Ikey) sitting in a field
Charlie Parker as a toddler with his half-brother John, known as Ikey, sitting side by side in a grassy field; Ikey is wearing a tie; Parker is pointing straight up above his head.
Charlie Parker playing saxophone
Charlie Parker playing saxophone; facing the left of the photo and wearing a plaid shirt and corduroy pants.
Claude Williams playing violin
Claude Williams playing violin; poster of a 19th century man in a hat behind him; unknown location.
Close up photo of Jay McShann
Head shot of Jay McShann smiling; wearing a white shirt and his gold tooth crown is seen.
Close up photo of Jay McShann
Up close photo of Jay McShann's face as he looks to the right of the camera; paper cup and carafe seen below with a blurred background; wearing a polka-dot tie.
Close up photo of Jay McShann with a cigarette
Head shot of Jay McShann smiling while smoking a cigarette; wearing a white shirt and his gold tooth crown is seen; looking to the left of the photo.
Count Basie, Jo Jones and Walter Page performing
Count Basie seated playing piano with Jo Jones playing drums and Walter Page playing bass; all are looking over the left side of the photo; sheets of music are scattered along the top of Basie's piano...
Duke Ellington at an honor event
Duke Ellington (left) with unidentified white men and women (one African American man); members of the press around seen around them with cameras, and microphones; they are standing by a large stone...
Group photo at the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Awards
Group shot taken at the Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Awards in Los Angeles: 3rd row (l-r) unidentified, Bonnie Raitt, Isley Brothers, Johnny 'Guitar' Watson, Ron Isley, unidentified; 2nd row (l...
Group photo of Jay McShann with seven others
Group photo with (L-R) Paul Gunther, Little Brother Montgomery, unidentified, Jimmy Witherspoon, Jay McShann, Claude Williams (holding sheet of paper), Fats Dennis, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker (holding a...
Group photo of Thamon Hayes Rockets
Thamon Hayes' Rockets posing for a photo on the bandstand at Fairyland Park, 75th Street and Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri. Hayes is standing (far left) in a line with Ed Lewis, Samuel "Baby"...
Group photo of the Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band
Reprint of a newspaper or magazine group photo of the Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band (L to R): Ben Kynard, Charles "Crook" Goodwin, Art Smith, "Sarge" Meyers, Booker T. Washington, "Coots" Dye.
Group photo with Jay McShann, Gene Ramey, and five others
Group shot with Jay McShann (bottom left) and Gene Ramey (top right) and five others (two African American men, three African American women); unidentified location or event.
Gus Johnson playing drums
Gus Johnson playing drums during a recording date for radio station KFBI in Wichita, Kansas; fireplace screen is seen behind him and a bottle of soda or beer is at his feet.
Jay McShann and band members
Jay McShann seated at the piano with his band standing around it; McShann (at piano) with Bill Nolan, Walter Brown, Charlie Parker, Bob Mabane, Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson, Harold Bruce, John...
Jay McShann and Claude Williams at the Mutual Musicians Foundation
Claude Williams, Jay McShann having a conversation at a small table in the Mutual Musicians Foundation building; Kansas City, Missouri; a carafe of water and two cups are on the table with them and...
Jay McShann and Gene Ramey
Jay McShann posing for a photo with Gene Ramey; McShann and Ramey are grasping hands and facing the camera, smiling.
Jay McShann and his band on stage at the Century Room
Jay McShann on stage at the piano with his band (McShann (piano), Gene Ramey (bass), Walter Brown (vocals), Gus Johnson (drums), Bud Gould (trombone), Bob Mabane (sax), Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson...
Jay McShann and others at the Off Beat Club in Chicago
Jay McShann, Honey Boy Williams, unidentified African American man, Jonah Jones, and Gene Ramey seated around a table at the Off Beat Club, 222 North State in Chicago, Illinois; all looking at the...
Jay McShann and others performing while people dance
Jay McShann and his orchestra (African American and white men) performing at an unidentified social event or dance; various couples (white)can be seen dancing in front of the stage.
Jay McShann at his piano with unidentified man holding a tambourine
Unidentified African American man with half-moon tambourine seated next to Jay McShann who is leaning back to joke with him from his piano at Jazz City (the Jazz City International Jazz Festival)...
Jay McShann at the Jackson County 175th Anniversary Awards event
Jay McShann seated during the Jackson County 175th Anniversary Awards event; Kansas City, Missouri; he's wearing a name tag and ribbon and looking directly at the camera.
Jay McShann at the Jackson County 175th Anniversary Awards event
Jay McShann during the Jackson County 175th Anniversary Awards event; Kansas City, Missouri; he's seated and looking to the right of the photo; he's wearing a name tag and ribbon; behind him are the...
Jay McShann at the Oslo Jazz Festival
Jay McShann playing piano and singing into a microphone at Det Apne Teater (The Open Theater) during the Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway; a sign with the festival's logo is on the wall behind him.
Jay McShann at the Oslo Jazz Festival
Jay McShann playing piano and singing into a microphone at Det Apne Teater (The Open Theater) during the Oslo Jazz Festival, Norway; a sign with the festival's logo is on the wall behind him.