Grand Emporium Collection

This collection features publicity photos of live performances by the many performers who played at this iconic Kansas City venue. Led by Roger Naber, George Myers and Herb Palmer, the reputed nightclub hosted some 7,400 shows and consistently earned top honors nationally, including "Best Blues Club In America" in 1989 and 1991 from the Blues Foundation in Memphis. The Grand Emporium was sold in 2004 amid much fanfare, culminating with a Memorial Day blowout.

Items in Collection: 2,341

Topics

Advertising & Media

Asian American History & Representation

Indigenous History & Representation

Latinx History & Representation

Jazz, Big Band, & Music Industry

Kansas City History

Pianist Billy Childs, in a split photograph, sits at a piano with a vase of tulips on top as he wears a dark fedora and a dark suit. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Windham Hill Jazz...

Date Published

1988

1993

Jazz pianist Luqman Hamza smiles into a microphone as he plays a piano. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Luqman Hamza. A.K.A. Larry Cummings. Smooth Tenor Voice. Fluid Piano Style. Vast...

Date Published

2000

Digital Collections

Billy Childs

Luqman Hamza

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Digital Projects

LaBudde Special Collections

Marr Sound Archives

University Archives