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B Sharp Jazz Quartet

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B Sharp Jazz Quartet (Herb Graham Jr., Osama Afifi, Randall Willis, Eliot Douglass). The saxophonist, bass player, and drummer stand behind the piano...

Date Published
1994
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Billy Childs

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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...

Date Published
1988
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Cherryl Hayes

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Jazz vocalist Cherryl Hayes sits and smiles at the camera wearing diamond jewelry and a dark dress. Printed on the bottom left-hand corner of the...

Date Published
1992
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

City Light Orchestra

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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...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Count Basie and Dave Brubeck

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Count Basie smiles as he looks down and raises his right hand as Dave Brubeck looks at Count Basie and laughs at the story. Other members of the crowd...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Dana Bryant

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Dana Bryant, acid jazz performer, leans back on her side on a metal staircase and looks at the camera from under the rung of the handrail. Printed in...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Darryl Terrell

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Darryl Terrell, jazz saxophonist from St. Louis, Missouri, sits on a low tree branch with a body of water and a town on the other side of the water...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

David Murray

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Jazz saxophonist David Murray looks up at the camera as he sits with a saxophone resting on his lap. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Diane Schuur - Bobby Watson, Jr. - Monty Alexander - Dr. John

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Diane Schuur, jazz singer and pianist, Bobby Watson, Jr., jazz saxophonist, Dr. John, jazz and blues singer, and Monty Alexander, jazz pianist, in...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Duke Ellington and an unidentified man

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Duke Ellington stands next to an unidentified African American man. There are ropes holding the structure behind them.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

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Jazz saxophonist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson looks slightly to the right and smiles at the camera as he hugs a saxophone to his body.

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, saxophone, and Jim Ericson, drums, performing on Thanksgiving Night at the Grand Emporium

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

Date Published
November-28-1985
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Eddie Henderson

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Jazz trumpet player Eddie Henderson smiles and looks to his right as he holds a trumpet. He's wearing a hooded shirt. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Finger Roll

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Jazz duo Finger Roll (Thomas Dawson Jr., and Dennis Nelson) stand together as Dennis Nelson holds an acoustic guitar. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Garaj Mahal

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Garaj Mahal, a jazz-fusion ensemble comprised of three white men and one African American man, stand outside. A factory smokestack is behind them...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

George Howard

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George Howard, jazz saxophonist, looks up and to the right toward the camera as he holds up a soprano saxophone with his right hand. He wears a...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

George Howard

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Jazz saxophonist George Howard slants his eyes up and to the right toward the camera as he holds up a soprano saxophone with his right hand. He wears...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

George Howard

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Jazz saxophonist George Howard smiles at the camera in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "George Howard...

Date Published
1993
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ges Work

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Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, on a street standing and sitting on and around a Ford...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ges Work

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Ges Work, a jazz ensemble comprised of four African American men and two African American women, outdoors by a rock wall. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Hot Buttered Rhythm

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Hot Buttered Rhythm, a jazz-funk fusion band comprised of six African American men, stand and sit in front of an open garage. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Ida McBeth

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Jazz singer Ida McBeth looks up and to the right in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed on the upper right hand corner of the photograph, "Ida...

Date Published
1994
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jack McDuff

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Jazz organist Jack McDuff sits on the edge of a bench and turns slightly to his right to smile at the camera. He wears a captains hat and a dark...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jack McDuff

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Jazz organist Jack McDuff looks slightly to his right to smile at the camera. He wears a captains hat and a dark leather jacket. Printed in the margin...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Jazz Crusaders

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Jazz Crusaders, a jazz group including Wayne Henderson and Wilton Felder, in a series of four photographs. The photograph on the left is Wayne...

Date Published
1995
1996
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • (-) Grand Emporium Collection (59)

Types

  • photographs (59)

Genres

  • Publicity photographs (56)
  • Black & white photographs (52)
  • Gelatin silver prints (49)
  • Portrait photographs (41)
  • Group portraits (15)
  • Color photographs (7)
  • Photocopies (3)
  • Snapshots (1)

Time Periods

  • 1991-2000 (45)
  • 1981-1990 (12)
  • 2001-2010 (8)
  • 1951-1960 (1)
  • 1961-1970 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (59)
  • African American men (50)
  • Saxophonists (18)
  • Bands (Music) (14)
  • Jazz musicians, White (13)
  • Men, White (13)
  • African American women (12)
  • Saxophone (10)
  • Pianists (9)
  • Singers (6)
  • Blues musicians (5)
  • Guitarists (5)
  • Funk musicians (4)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (3)
  • Jazz-rock (Music) (3)
  • Acid jazz (2)
  • Dancers (2)
  • Ethnic costume (2)
  • Organist (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Soul musicians (2)
  • Women, White (2)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Avant-garde (Music) (1)
  • Bagpipe (1)
  • Bagpipers (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Diners (Restaurants) (1)
  • Guitar (1)
  • Jamaicans (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Keyboard players (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Musicians (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Trombonists (1)
  • Trumpet (1)
  • Trumpet players (1)
  • Women artists (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (59)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Houston, Joe (4)
  • Howard, George, 1956-1998 (3)
  • Jordan, Stanley (3)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (2)
  • McDuff, Jack (2)
  • Redman, Joshua (2)
  • Sun Ra (2)
  • Sweet Baby J'ai (2)
  • Vinson, Eddie (2)
  • Adams, Johnny (1)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Alexander, Monty (1)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Basie, Count, 1904-1984 (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Briggs, Karen (Violinist) (1)
  • Brubeck, Dave (1)
  • Bryant, Dana (1)
  • Childs, Billy (1)
  • Clarke, Stanley (1)
  • Davis, Katherine, 1953- (1)
  • Dawson, Thomas (Keyboard player) (1)
  • Dillon, Monica (1)
  • Dr. John, 1941-2019 (1)
  • Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 (1)
  • Erickson, Jimmy (Drummer) (1)
  • Felder, Wilton (1)
  • Hamza, Luqman (1)
  • Handy, Charles L. (1)
  • Harley, Rufus (1)
  • Harris, Jeanette (Saxophonist) (1)
  • Harris, Loston (1)
  • Hayes, Cherryl (1)
  • Helfer, Erwin (1)
  • Henderson, Eddie (1)
  • Henderson, Wayne, 1939-2014 (1)
  • Kotzen, Richie (1)
  • McBeth, Ida (1)
  • McMorris, Lois LadyMac (1)
  • Murray, David, 1955- (1)
  • Nelson, Dennis (Guitarist) (1)
  • Ray, Michael (Trumpet player) (1)
  • Saunders, Merl (1)
  • Schuur, Diane (1)
  • Terrell, Darryl (1)
  • Tisdale, Wayman, 1964-2009 (1)
  • Turney, Norris, 1921-2001 (1)
  • Washington, Walter (1)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (1)
  • White, Lenny (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Z., Rachel (1)

Events

  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Fest (1991 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (14)
  • 1996 (11)
  • 2004 (8)
  • 1985 (7)
  • 2000 (7)
  • 1990 (6)
  • 1994 (6)
  • 1998 (6)
  • 2001 (5)
  • 1993 (4)
  • 1995 (3)
  • 1997 (3)
  • 1999 (3)
  • 1981 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1985-11-28 (1)
  • 1988 (1)
  • 1992 (1)

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