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Jay McShann and others on stage during a IAJRC concert

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Jay McShann playing piano on stage during an IAJRC conference concert in Kansas City; (Jay McShann, piano; Claude Williams, violin; Ben Kynard...

Date Published
August-16-1985
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and others performing on an outdoor stage

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Jay McShann performing on stage with Gerald Spait, bass, and other musicians at an unidentified outdoor concert; banners for Miller Genuine Draft are...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra

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Postcard featuring photo of the Ben-Ton Orchestra on front. Back of postcard features written and printed text.

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Mclean Family Collection

Postcard front - Ben-Ton Orchestra

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Postcard featuring photo of the Ben-Ton Orchestra of Kansas City. Seven men are posing for a photo wearing black tuxedos and holding their instruments...

Date Published
1921
1930
Member of
Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra

Shahid (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Fiddler Williams)

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The original members of The Shahid, a Nation of Islam music group first formed in the 1960s (Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Tayammum Falah, and Claude...

Date Published
1971
1975
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Unidentified musicians on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise

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Unidentified musicians performing on the Floating Jazz Festival Cruise. Seven musicians are standing or sitting with drums, saxophone, trumpet, and...

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection
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  • Violinists

Member of

  • Jay McShann Collection (2)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (1)
  • Betty Crow Collection (1)
  • Mclean Family Collection (1)
  • Postcard - Ben-Ton Orchestra (1)

Types

  • photographs (4)

Genres

  • Group portraits (6)
  • Color photographs (4)
  • Snapshots (4)
  • Portrait photographs (3)
  • Black & white photographs (2)
  • Gelatin silver prints (2)
  • Postcards (2)

Time Periods

  • 1921-1930 (2)
  • 1981-1990 (2)
  • 1971-1980 (1)
  • 1991-2000 (1)

Subjects

  • Saxophonists (5)
  • African American jazz musicians (4)
  • Jazz musicians (4)
  • Trumpet players (3)
  • African American men (2)
  • Double bassists (2)
  • Guitarists (2)
  • Musicians (2)
  • Pianists (2)
  • Piano (2)
  • Advertising (1)
  • African American guitarists (1)
  • African American Muslims (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Black Muslims (1)
  • Cruise ships (1)
  • Double bass (1)
  • Drum set (1)
  • Fiddlers (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Men, White (1)
  • Musical instruments (1)
  • Saxophone (1)
  • Signs and signboards (1)
  • Violin (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • Women jazz musicians (1)
  • (-) Drummers (Musicians) (6)
  • (-) Violinists (6)

Subjects, People

  • McLean, Percy Lawrence, 1901-1958 (2)
  • McShann, Jay (2)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Falah, Tayammum (1)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (1)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (1)
  • Spaits, Gerald (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Wesley, Lucky (1)

Events

  • IAJRC Convention (1985 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)

Date Published

  • 1921 (2)
  • 1930 (2)
  • 1971 (1)
  • 1975 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1985-08-16 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1992-10 (1)

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