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

Topics

Advertising & Media

Black History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

1 - 4 of 4 items

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...

Date Published

1938

Jay McShann at piano, facing the left of the photo with audience drinking and looking on behind him; performance at the Chick n' Deli in Toronto, Ontario.

Date Published

1982-06

Jay McShann seated at dining table in an unidentified restaurant with a bottle of wine and wine glass in front of him; a painting is on the wall behind him; McShann is looking toward the left of the...

Date Published

1971

1980

Jay McShann (seated) posing for a photo with Gus Johnson, John Tumino, and Gene Ramey; Tumino is holding a drink in one hand; all wearing suits and ties; Ramey is looking off toward the lower right of...

Date Published

1961

1970

Digital Collections

Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann and others at the Off Beat Club in Chicago

Jay McShann playing piano with audience behind him

Jay McShann with a bottle of wine

Jay McShann with Gus Johnson, John Tumino, and Gene Ramey

Types (Collection)

Genres (Collection)

Time Periods (Collection)

Subjects (Collection)

Subjects, People (Collection)