Terry Hughes (drums), Gerald Spaits (bass), and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) performing during a concert in Palm Beach, Florida; Jay McShann may be playing piano but he's blocked from view in the...
Buddy Tate (right) and an unidentified African American man (left) in Orange, California; the unidentified man is looking over the right of the photo and is holding a trumpet.
Closer up photo of Jay McShann seated at a table in a diner in Kansas City; he's wearing a winter jacket, black hat; on the wall behind him are various album covers, records, instruments, drawings...
Close up of Jay McShann while he's wearing his glasses and playing piano; behind him bassist Brian Harmon is partially seen; unknown venue.
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...
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"...
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.
Jay McShann standing up from his piano with arm raised to acknowledge the unidentified bassist; unknown event or location.
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...
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 playing piano and Gus Johnson playing drums on stage at unidentified concert; photo taken from below the stage looking up and there is a row of flowers along the edge of the stage.
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 playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard, saxophone; Lucky Wesley, bass; Rusty Tucker, drums).
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 playing piano with a microphone in front of him with drummer Paul Gunther behind him; and unidentified third man can be partially seen; unidentified venue.
Jay McShann seated at a table in a diner in Kansas City; he's wearing a winter jacket, black hat; on the wall behind him are various album covers, records, instruments, drawings, and a tribute to the...
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 seated at the piano and gesturing toward someone with one hand while looking at the audience; Bob Haggart can be partly seen behind him; Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Group shot taken during the Sarasota Jazz Festival: Buddy Tate (extreme left), Milt Hinton (seventh from left), Jay McShann (third from front right); Sarasota, Florida; some group members are holding...
Jay McShann (piano), Reggie Johnson (bass), and Clyde Lucas (drums) performing on stage at the Innere Enge hotel in Bern, Switzerland; a woman from the audience can be seen behind McShann.
Jay McShann (piano), Reggie Johnson (bass), and Clyde Lucas (drums) performing on stage at the Innere Enge hotel in Bern, Switzerland.
Jay McShann on stage with drummer Paul Gunther; McShann's piano not seen; unidentified event.
Jay McShann (piano), Claude Williams (violin), and Eddie Davis (saxophone) performing together on stage at an unidentified outdoor event; large trees can be seen behind them.
Jay McShann performing on stage with Eddie Baker's New Breed Orchestra; behind McShann is bassist Greg Eicher as well as an American flag; at the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors...
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...
