Grand Emporium Collection

Bill Hawks, Darryl Hawkins, Clifton Major, and Tommy Crab stand outside an unkempt building with glass block windows and look at the camera while wearing sunglasses. The man farthest to the left holds...

Bobby Watson, jazz saxophonist, sits with his forearms crossed over his knees and looks back at the camera over his right shoulder in a close-up photograph. He wears a dark leather flat cap. Printed...

Four men from the City Light Orchestra sit outside on a patio and smile as Ahmad Alaadeen looks at a soprano saxophone. All are wearing suits. From left to right: Ahmad Alaadeen, Tim Whitmer, LaVerne...

The Dynatones, a band comprised of two African American men, four white men, and one Latino man, stand on a set of stairs. One man holds an electric guitar and wears a fedora hat. A man in front holds...

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, jazz saxophone player, sits on a barstool while performing, and Jim Ericson, drummer, peeks out over his drum set while performing on Thanksgiving night at the Grand Emporium...

Eddie Shaw, Chicago blues saxophone player and singer, performs on the Grand Emporium stage in Kansas City, Missouri with two unidentified African American men; one playing electric guitar and one...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophone player, lifts his right knee and closes his eyes as he plays a tenor saxophone. He wears a vest over a button-down shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eddie...

Eddie Shaw, blues saxophonist, closes his eyes as he opens his mouth wide in a close-up photograph from his right side. He holds two saxophones; one under his right arm and one across his body from...

Eric Marienthal, jazz saxophonist, sits and smiles at the camera as he holds a tenor saxophone. He wears a business suit jacket over a t-shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Eric...

Blues saxophonist Greg Piccolo smiles as he wears an animal print headband and a sweater with horses and men on it. He wears a necklace with an African head sculpture. Printed on the upper left-hand...

Blues saxophonist Harold Singer stands on stage blowing into a saxophone with a keyboard player behind him. He wears a sports jacket and a loosened necktie. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Jazz saxophonist Johnny Reno leans back, closes his eyes, and raises his left elbow high to play a saxophone he is blowing into. He wears a sleeveless undershirt.

Kim Waters, jazz saxophonist, lays a saxophone over his left shoulder and crosses his right arm over his waist as he looks seriously at the camera. He wears a knitted cardigan sweater. Printed in the...

Kim Waters, jazz saxophonist, smiles as he holds a saxophone behind eight lit candles. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Kim Waters. Warlock, 122 East 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 (212)...

No Trend, a punk rock band comprised of four white men, perform on stage and in front of the stage. They wear matching clothes and hats. The guitarist and percussionist walk on the floor in front of...

Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters, a zydeco band comprised of five African American men, stand on stage under a tent and play their instruments of a saxophone accordion, drums, washboard, and...

Son Seals Blues Band is a blues band performing at the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. Blues guitarist and vocalist Son Seals stands in the spotlight. Red Groetzinger plays a tenor saxophone...

An unidentified group play their instruments in an empty room with a tongue-in-groove wooden floor. Two white men stand in the back facing each other and leaning back to play a saxophone on the left...