Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, a funk, soul, and jazz band comprised of three African American men, and five white men, stand on stairs in colorful costumes. Printed in the margin below the...

Michael Ward, jazz violinist, sits in a chair and leans forward as he holds a bow and a blue violin by the neck so that it hangs toward the ground. He rests his cheek on the fingers of his left hand...

Jazz saxophonist Norris Turner sits smiling at the camera and holding an alto saxophone with both hands. He wears a double breasted business suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Norris...

Oteil is a jazz, funk, soul, and rock musician who plays bass guitar, guitar, drums, banjo and the clarinet, and is the bandleader of the Peacemakers. Hee holds a Modulus electric guitar upright from...

Pharaohs with Sir Charles L. "Ki" Handy, in a montage of photographs on top of hand drawn logos of African American (likely) musicians and one white male percussionist. Handwritten in the margin below...

Jazz bagpiper Rufas Harley closes his eyes as he blows into the bagpipes. He wears full Scottish costume. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Rufus Harley, The World's First Jazz Bag Pipe...

Jazz drummer and dancer Speedy Huggins sits at a bar and leans his head on his left hand that holds a cigarette. A glass with a drink in it sits on the bar in front of him. He wears a striped suit...

Jazz drummer and dancer Speedy Huggins sits and looks to his left at the photographer. He wears a graphic print short-sleeved shirt.

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan, looks directly at the photographer as he is on, possibly, a fire escape outside of a building, in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the...

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan barely smiles as he looks directly at the camera. He wears an embroidered vest over a button-down shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Stanley Jordan. apa...

Jazz guitarist Stanley Jordon sits with his arms hugging the neck of a guitar. He wears a heavy sweater. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Stanley Jordan. apa. Agency for the Performing...

Jazz pianist Sun Ra looks directly at the camera and sits with this fingers interlaced on his lap as he wears a shiny robe, a chain mail cap with a glittered brim that dips down over this temples and...

Jazz pianist Sun Ra wears chain mail head cover with a cap over that, a large necklace and a robe in a close-up, head-shot photograph. There is a sunburst affect added over his face in the photograph.

Taj Mahal, a blues and jazz musician, looks at the camera as he plays a resonator guitar. He wears a straw hat with a contrasting hatband and two necklaces. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Taj Mahal, a blues and jazz musician, looks at the camera as he plays a resonator guitar. He wears a straw hat with a contrasting hatband and two necklaces. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Taj Mahal, blues and jazz musician, sits in a booth at a diner and smokes a cigar as he wears a straw hat and wears sunglasses. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Private Music. Taj Mahal."...

The Tony Williams Quintet, a jazz quintet of five African American men, is side by side to a portrait photograph of Tony Williams, drummer. The quintet all wear business suits; three stand behind as...

United Dope Front, an acid jazz band comprised of five white men and one African American man, sit and stand among rubble, laughing, outside a collapsing brick wall of a building. Printed across the...

Vertu, a jazz fusion band comprised of one white woman, two African American men, one white man, and one African American woman, in separate portrait photographs in a collage. The name of each band...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, leans with his ankles crossed against a rough wall and looks down to the left toward the light on the left side. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Vinx...

Vinx, percussionist and singer, rests his hands on the back of a light colored top hat he is wearing and looks seriously at the camera in a close-up photograph. He wears stylized eyeglasses. Printed...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington, jazz, funk, and blues guitarist, laughs and stands with one hand in his pocket and the other resting on the body of a guitar that hangs from a guitar strap around his neck...

Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, a jazz, funk and blues band comprised of two African American men and five white men, who stand in a group wearing business suits or neckties and...

Wayman Tisdale, jazz bass guitarist, looks directly at the camera as he holds an electric guitar flat across his lap. His dark clothing, dark background, and the light guitar make his face, hands, and...