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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Kansas City History

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Jay McShann (left) playing piano on stage with unidentified ensemble (African American and white men); seen are a clarinetist, trumpet player, trombonist, and saxophonist; various microphones are on...

Date Published

1981

1990

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 on stage at the Nice Festival with an unidentified African American male trombonist next to him; Nice, France.

Date Published

1976

Double exposure image featuring Jay McShann, Jimmy Cheatham, and Ironman Harris all performing on stage at an unknown venue.

Date Published

1981

1990

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Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing on stage with ensemble

Jay McShann playing piano

Jay McShann playing piano in Nice, France

Jay McShann, Jimmy Cheatham and Ironman Harris performing

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