Grand Emporium Collection

Jazz saxophonist Joe Houston stands on stage and blows into a tenor saxophone. He wears sunglasses and a light colored shirt with large collar tips. A drum set is behind him. Printed in the margin...

Jazz saxophonist Joe Houston in a close-up, head-shot photograph, wears sunglasses as he blows into the mouthpiece of a saxophone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Joe Houston."

Joe Louis Walker, blues guitarist, laughs as he stands and holds an electric blues guitar by the head stock as the body rests on the floor by his foot. He wears sunglasses glared by light he is...

Joe Louis Walker, blues guitarist, sits on the hood on the passenger side of a mustang and smiles at the camera as he wears sunglasses. The photograph is taken at a slight angle. Printed in the margin...

Blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker looks to the right as he plays an electric blues guitar while wearing a dark leather jacket. There are playbills on the wall behind him. Printed in the margin below...

Blues guitarist Joe Louis Walker looks to the right as he plays an electric blues guitar while wearing a dark leather jacket. There are playbills on the wall behind him. Printed in the margin below...

Reggae musician John Bayley grimaces as he plays a guitar and sings in a close-up photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "John Bayley. Inner Circle Productions Inc. Booking Agent...

John Brown's Body, a reggae band comprised of six white men and one African American man, pose as a group and look directly at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Shanachie...

John Primer, blues singer and guitarist, plays an electric jazz guitar as he stands beside a railcar. He wears a light colored fedora hat with a dark hatband. Printed in the margin above the...

Blues and jazz vocalist Johnny Adams stands looking to the right wearing a double breasted pin-stripe suit and sunglasses. Printed below the photograph in the margin, "Johnny Adams, Rounder, Rounder...

Blues electric guitarist and vocalist Johnny Bassett stands in front of a brick wall resting his arms on the body of a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Johnnie Bassett. Photo...

Blues harmonica player Johnny Dyer in a close-up photograph, plays a harmonica with both hands as his eyes twinkle at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Johnny Dyer. Candi...

The Johnny Nocturne Band, a blues band comprised of seven white men and one African American man, with blues vocalist Brenda Boykin, stand in front of a rock wall with a projection screen in the...

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman leans to the left in order to look at the camera from behind the neck of a saxophone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Joshua Redman. WB [logo], c1996 Warner...

Jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman leans to the left in order to look at the camera from behind the neck of a saxophone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Joshua Redman. The Jazz Tree, 648...

Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys, a blues and funk band comprised of five white men and one African American man. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Jr. Medlow and the Bad Boys. BBA Management...

A collage of three photographs capturing scenes from the 1993 Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival held on the Liberty Memorial north lawn in front of Union Station. The top left photograph is a...

Blues drummer and vocalist Kansas City Red cocks his head to the right as he closes his eyes to sing into a microphone and play a drum set possibly during a studio recording. Printed in the margin...

Kansas City Streetband, a blues bands with white and African American members, poses with the wind instrumentalists seated in the front and the guitarists and drummer standing in the back. All wear...

The Kansas City Streetband, comprised of African American and white male musicians, stands on the steps leading to the entrance of, likely, The Rose Music Hall, 1013 Park Avenue in Columbia, Missouri...

KC Brass & Electric, a blues and jazz band comprised of one African American man and five white men, smile as they stand in front of a rock wall. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "KC Brass...

Keith Doder and the Blue City Band, a blues band comprised of two African American men and two white men, stand outside a camping trailer.

Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, blues singer and pianist, grins at the camera as he plays a three octave keyboard he holds in one hand and plays with the other. He wears a straw fedora hat and a wide-lapel...

Kenny Neal, blues guitarist and harmonica player, smiles at the camera as he holds the neck of a guitar in an close-up photograph. He wears a dark cowboy hat with a braided leather hatband.

Kenny Neal, a blues musician who sings, and plays piano, harmonica, and guitar, sits and embraces an electric guitar that is standing up right in his lap. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...