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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

Cab Calloway and Jeannie Cheatham on stage

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Cab Calloway on stage directing a band with Jeannie Cheatham playing piano; eleven other band members are shown wearing black and Calloway and...

Date Published
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheathams Jazz Showcase

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Photo of Jimmy Cheatham leading a band at the Musicians Club in Buffalo, New York with Gene Lee in a white jacket singing at a microphone; Jimmy's...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Chico Hamilton performing in a gym

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Chico Hamilton playing drums in his military uniform under a basketball net in an gym at an unspecified place; the drum is marked with the initials F...

Date Published
1941
1950
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham 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

Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan on his birthday

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Eubie Blake dancing with Maxine Sullivan with jazz musicians playing for them (Billy Taylor, piano ; Max Kaminsky, trumpet ; Tyree Glenn, trombone...

Date Published
February-11-1972
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham 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

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

Jam session

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Jeannie Cheatham at the piano with Jimmy Cheatham, trombone, and other musicians on stage with them during a jam session.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jam session underway

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Harbor Island Jam Session in progress with Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham, Dinky Morris, and other musicians on stage; at Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jazz performance directed by Jimmy Cheatham

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Jimmy Cheatham at the right of the photo on stage directing a jazz ensemble of largely white musicians; an unidentified woman is singing into a...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham with others

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Jeannie Cheatham at the piano and Jimmy Cheatham, trombone, on stage with other musicians; on Harbor Island, San Diego.

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham and ensemble on stage

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Jeannie Cheatham on stage playing piano with unidentified musicians at Harbor Island Jam Session, San Diego; a few members of the audience can be seen...

Date Published
1981
1984
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Publicity photo for the KPBS special "Three Generations of the Blues" (filmed at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach) featuring a performance shot of...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham posing for a photo with fellow band members Snooky Young, Red Callender, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr., Ironman Harris...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham at the Alleycat Bistro

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing with Red Callender, Jimmy Cheatham, Snooky Young, Curtis Peagler, Jimmy Noone, Jr. and Dinky Morris at the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Band

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Jimmy Cheatham at the far left in front of the UCSD Jazz Band directing the performance; he's wearing a hat and light jacket; view of several members...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Ensemble

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Jimmy Cheatham directing his UCSD Jazz Ensemble; he's at the far right of the photo facing the band; woman pianist is at the left of the photo, back...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jimmy Cheatham directing the UCSD Jazz Ensemble

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Jimmy Cheatham directing UCSD's Jazz Ensemble; he's standing on a set of steps and facing and pointing the left; behind him several members of the...

Date Published
1979
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

KC Brass & Electric

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KC Brass & Electric, a blues and jazz band comprised of one African American man and five white men, smile as they stand in front of a rock wall...

Date Published
1995
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Merl Saunders - The Rain Forest Band

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Merl Saunders - The Rain Forest Band is a jazz and world music fusion band comprised of two African American men and two white men. Merl Saunders sits...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Foster Project

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New Orleans jazz ensemble Michael Foster Project gather around a jukebox in Donna's Bar & Grill in New Orleans, Louisiana as they hold their...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe

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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...

Date Published
1994
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (20)
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Types

  • photographs (34)

Genres

  • Group portraits (33)
  • Black & white photographs (21)
  • Gelatin silver prints (21)
  • Publicity photographs (17)
  • Color photographs (13)
  • Snapshots (10)
  • Portrait photographs (3)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (15)
  • 1991-2000 (13)
  • 2001-2010 (3)
  • 1971-1980 (2)
  • 1941-1950 (1)
  • 1951-1960 (1)

Subjects

  • Jazz musicians (23)
  • African American men (20)
  • Jazz musicians, White (16)
  • Men, White (13)
  • Piano (11)
  • Trombonists (11)
  • African American women (9)
  • Musical instruments (8)
  • Pianists (8)
  • Audiences (7)
  • Trombone (7)
  • African American band directors (6)
  • Women pianists (6)
  • African American women jazz singers (5)
  • Band directors (5)
  • Microphone (5)
  • Saxophone (5)
  • Trumpet (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Women jazz musicians (5)
  • Double bass (4)
  • Double bassists (4)
  • Funk musicians (4)
  • Saxophonists (4)
  • Signs and signboards (4)
  • Drum set (3)
  • Jazz-rock (Music) (3)
  • Women jazz singers (3)
  • African American college teachers (2)
  • African American music teachers (2)
  • Autographs (2)
  • Blues musicians (2)
  • Clarinet (2)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Jazz singers (2)
  • Soul musicians (2)
  • Acid jazz (1)
  • African American soldiers (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Avant-garde (Music) (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Dance (1)
  • Dancers (1)
  • Diners (Restaurants) (1)
  • Flute (1)
  • Flute players (1)
  • Gymnasiums (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz--Instruction and study (1)
  • Jukeboxes (1)
  • Rhythm and blues musicians (1)
  • Stairs (1)
  • Stands (Furniture) (1)
  • Streets (1)
  • Television specials (1)
  • Women, White (1)
  • World beat (Music) (1)
  • (-) African American jazz musicians (34)
  • (-) Bands (Music) (34)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Solana Beach (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jimmy (12)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (11)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (4)
  • Morris, Dinky (3)
  • Callender, Red (2)
  • Peagler, Curtis (2)
  • Young, Snooky (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Barker, LaVerne (1)
  • Basse, David (1)
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 (1)
  • Briggs, Karen (Violinist) (1)
  • Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 (1)
  • Calloway, Chris (1)
  • Clarke, Stanley (1)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Glenn, Roger (1)
  • Glenn, Tyree (1)
  • Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013 (1)
  • Handy, Charles L. (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Jones, Jo, 1911-1985 (1)
  • Kaminsky, Max, 1908-1994 (1)
  • Kotzen, Richie (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • McGhee, Charles E. (1)
  • Parenti, Tony, 1900-1972 (1)
  • Ray, Michael (Trumpet player) (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Saunders, Merl (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)
  • Wallace, Sippie (1)
  • Washington, Walter (1)
  • White, Lenny (1)
  • Whitmer, Tim (1)
  • Z., Rachel (1)

Events

  • Harbor Island Jam Session (7)

Date Published

  • 1981 (10)
  • 1984 (8)
  • 1991 (6)
  • 2000 (6)
  • 1990 (4)
  • 2004 (3)
  • 1989-06 (2)
  • 1994 (2)
  • 1997 (2)
  • 1998 (2)
  • 2001 (2)
  • 1941 (1)
  • 1950 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1972-02-11 (1)
  • 1979 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1995 (1)
  • 1999 (1)

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