Jay McShann Collection

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

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Advertising & Media

Black History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

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Jay McShann and band performing: Gene Ramey (bass), McShann (piano), Gus Johnson (drums), Walter Brown (vocals), Bud Gould (trombone), unidentified, Bernard "Step Buddy" Anderson (trumpet); McShann is...

Date Published

1940

Jay McShann playing piano onstage with unidentified African American male bassist and drummer in Milan, Italy; the side of his piano reads "Ibach Mascheroni" and one of the speakers "Lampa".

Date Published

1981

1990

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.

Date Published

1992-08

John Packer with Jay McShann at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri; Packer is leaning on his bass watching McShann play piano; a microphone is also in the photo between them and McShann's...

Date Published

1999-04-17

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Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano

Jay McShann playing piano on stage in Milan, Italy

Jay McShann with Terje Venaas at the Oslo Jazz Festival

John Packer and Jay McShann

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