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Ben Kynard and Oliver Todd at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Ben Kynard and Oliver Todd at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Kynard is standing and looking to the right. He is...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Billy G. Moore, Jr. and Oliver Todd at the Elder Statesmen Awards

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Billy G. Moore, Jr. and Oliver Todd at the Elder Statesmen Awards in Kansas City, Missouri. Moore is looking down at Todd and smiling while placing a...

Date Published
August-21-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Elder Statesmen of KC Jazz at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Elder Statesmen of KC Jazz including Oliver Todd sitting at the piano on the far left of the photograph, then Ben Kynard blowing into a saxophone...

Date Published
October-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz stand on stage preparing to perform

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An incarnation of the Statesmen of Jazz stand on stage getting ready to perform. Only Joe Wilder's head, hands, and horn are visible on the left side...

Date Published
October-12-1999
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Jazz Brokers at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival

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Jazz Brokers performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. An unidentified man is speaking into a microphone in front of a row of musicians...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz Brokers at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival

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Jazz Brokers performing at the Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival. An unidentified conductor is standing in front of three rows of unidentified musicians...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Kansas City Spirit Festival

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Jazz musicians performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Oliver Todd playing piano...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Kansas City Spirit Festival

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Jazz musicians performing on the Jazz Stage at the Kansas City Spirit Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Oliver Todd playing piano...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing electric bass...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Oliver Todd playing a keyboard, Henry Hoard...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Ben Kynard is standing near the wall, wearing a blue plaid...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Oliver Todd playing piano at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Todd is performing with two unidentified...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Oliver Todd and an unidentified musician at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Todd is playing the piano and the other musician...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Oliver Todd and an unidentified musician at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Todd is sitting at the piano and holding music...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Oliver Todd and an unidentified woman, possibly his wife, at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. They are sitting on a cushioned bench. Todd...

Date Published
May-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd at the Topeka Jazz Festival

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Oliver Todd and an unidentified woman, possibly his wife, at the Topeka Jazz Festival in Topeka, Kansas. They are sitting on a cushioned bench. Todd...

Date Published
May-2000
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Oliver Todd, Ben Kynard, Carl Fusaro, Henry Hoard, Marcellus Lee and Elmer Price perform at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Oliver Todd seated at and playing a white baby grand piano with his right side toward the photographer is looking intently at the wind players...

Date Published
January-22-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Unidentified jazz musicians at the 18th & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival

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Unidentified jazz musicians performing at the 18th & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival in Kansas City, Missouri. The band features a full section of...

Date Published
August-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
  • Clear selected
  • Group portraits
  • Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001

Member of

  • Betty Crow Collection (15)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)
  • Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (18)

Genres

  • Color photographs (16)
  • Portrait photographs (15)
  • Snapshots (15)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • (-) Group portraits (18)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (17)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (18)
  • Jazz musicians (14)
  • Keyboard players (13)
  • Saxophonists (12)
  • Jazz festivals (7)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (7)
  • Double bassists (5)
  • Trumpet players (4)
  • African American men (3)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Bass guitarists (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Flügelhorn (1)
  • Guitarists (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Trombonists (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (15)
  • 18th and Vine District (10)
  • Topeka (Kan.) (2)

Subjects, People

  • Hoard, J. Henry (John Henry), 1918-2010 (9)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (4)
  • Lee, Marcellus (3)
  • Price, Elmer, 1917-2004 (2)
  • Saunders, Eddie (2)
  • Fusaro, Carlo (1)
  • Knowles, Wes (1)
  • May, Earl, 1927-2008 (1)
  • Moore, Billie G. (1)
  • Powell, Benny (1)
  • Wilder, Joe (1)
  • (-) Todd, Oliver, 1916-2001 (18)

Events

  • Liberty Memorial Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Spirit Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Topeka Jazz Festival (2000: Topeka, Kan.) (2)
  • 18 & Vine Heritage Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (8)
  • 1995 (8)
  • 1992 (2)
  • 2000-05 (2)
  • 1992-08 (1)
  • 1992-08-21 (1)
  • 1994 (1)
  • 1999-10-12 (1)
  • 1999-10-24 (1)
  • 2000-01-22 (1)

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