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At the La Jolla Jazz Festival

Image

Jimmy Cheatham directing an unidentified jazz band (likely a UCSD band) on an outdoor stage at the La Jolla Jazz Festival; photo taken with Cheatham's...

Date Published
1982
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller seated at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller standing at the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double bass, likely Milt Abel...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown on drums, and an unidentified African American man, likely Milt Abel, on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller and trio playing on a porch

Image

Bettye Miller playing the piano on a porch at night with Corky Brown (unseen in photo) on drums, and an unidentified African American man on double...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing on stage

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and leaning over toward Milt Abel playing double bass. An unidentified African American man is on drums behind...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller playing on stage

Image

Bettye Miller playing piano on a stage and facing the right of the photo. Milt Abel is playing double bass and an unidentified African American man is...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Bettye Miller singing and playing piano

Image

Bettye Miller singing into a microphone while playing piano on stage with (likely) Milt Abel. A tear in the photograph makes only the double bass...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection

Charles McPherson with saxophone

Image

Charles McPherson playing saxophone into a microphone on stage during the Cheathams' Jam Session in San Diego in 1983; behind him Jimmy Cheatham and...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

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"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Cheatham's Jazz Showcase performing

Image

"Cheatham's Jazz Showcase" performance showing vocalist Gene Lee in a white jacket in front of a microphone while the rest of the band is behind him...

Date Published
1959
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Claudia Russell at the microphone

Image

Claudia Russell, emcee, speaking in front of a microphone at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of Making Music's 7th...

Date Published
September-26-2009
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Dinky Morris and Jeannie Cheatham on stage

Image

Dinky Morris, in a red vest and matching hat, playing soprano saxophone on stage in front of a microphone; behind is an unidentified bassist and...

Date Published
June-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jay McShann and Paul Gunther on stage

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with a microphone in front of him with drummer Paul Gunther behind him; and unidentified third man can be partially seen...

Date Published
January-1971
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann gesturing from his piano

Image

Jay McShann seated at the piano and gesturing toward someone with one hand while looking at the audience; Bob Haggart can be partly seen behind him...

Date Published
July-1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with bassist Brian Harmon

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Jay McShann playing piano with microphone nearby; behind McShann is bassist Brian Harmon; unknown venue.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with bassist Brian Harmon

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with microphone nearby; behind McShann bassist Brian Harmon is only partially seen; unknown venue.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann performing with bassist Brian Harmon

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with bassist Brian Harmon beside his piano; McShann is facing to the right of the photo; unknown venue.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano with a band

Image

Jay McShann playing piano with a band (Orville Minor, Bob Mabane, Gus Johnson, Bernard Anderson, Charlie Parker, Gene Ramey); recording for radio...

Date Published
November-30-1940
December-02-1940
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann playing piano with unidentified man holding a tambourine

Image

Unidentified African American man with half-moon tambourine seated next to Jay McShann playing piano with microphone nearby at Jazz City (the Jazz...

Date Published
1989
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jay McShann talking with Ray De Marchi with Ahmad Alaadeen and Todd Wilkerson standing behind them

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Jay McShann talking to drummer Ray De Marchi, both seated near a microphone and a xylophone; Ahmad Alaadeen and Todd Wilkerson are standing behind...

Date Published
August-21-1996
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (34)
  • Bettye Miller - Milt Abel Collection (12)
  • Jay McShann Collection (10)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital Collection (3)
  • GLAMA: Linda Wilson Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (60)

Genres

  • Snapshots (51)
  • Group portraits (49)
  • Color photographs (37)
  • Black & white photographs (23)
  • Gelatin silver prints (23)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Promotional photographs (4)
  • Publicity photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 1981-1990 (27)
  • 1951-1960 (11)
  • 2001-2010 (8)
  • 1971-1980 (6)
  • 1991-2000 (4)
  • 1961-1970 (3)
  • 1931-1940 (1)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (52)
  • Jazz musicians (50)
  • Piano (36)
  • Pianists (31)
  • African American men (26)
  • Double bass (24)
  • Double bassists (23)
  • Drum set (21)
  • Men, White (20)
  • Saxophonists (19)
  • Saxophone (18)
  • Jazz musicians, White (17)
  • African American women (16)
  • Trombonists (16)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (15)
  • Trombone (14)
  • Women pianists (14)
  • Trumpet players (11)
  • African American women musicians (9)
  • Signs and signboards (9)
  • African American women jazz singers (8)
  • Porches (8)
  • Trumpet (8)
  • Hats (7)
  • Women jazz musicians (7)
  • Audiences (6)
  • Clarinetists (5)
  • Masters of ceremonies (5)
  • Band directors (4)
  • Bands (Music) (4)
  • Clarinet (4)
  • Guitar (4)
  • Jazz singers (4)
  • Women, White (4)
  • African American band directors (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • African American children (2)
  • Berets (2)
  • Big bands (2)
  • Elementary schools (2)
  • Lectures and lecturing (2)
  • Music rehearsals (2)
  • Physicians (2)
  • School children (2)
  • African American composers (1)
  • Autographs (1)
  • Chief executive officers (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Dinners and dining (1)
  • Entertainers (1)
  • Gesture (1)
  • Girls (1)
  • Hair ornaments (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Hospitals--Employees (1)
  • Lesbians (1)
  • Mutes (Music) (1)
  • Percussionists (1)
  • Portraits, American (1)
  • Singers (1)
  • Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies (1)
  • Tambourine (1)
  • Women musicians (1)
  • Women singers (1)
  • (-) Microphone (60)
  • (-) Musical instruments (60)

Subjects, Community

  • LGBTQ+ musicians (1)
  • LGBTQ+ people (1)
  • White lesbians (1)
  • White LGBTQ+ people (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • La Jolla (San Diego, Calif.) (1)
  • San Diego (Calif.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jeannie (22)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (19)
  • Miller, Bettye, 1928-1977 (11)
  • McShann, Jay (10)
  • Brown, Corky (8)
  • Peagler, Curtis (8)
  • Woodard, Rickey (8)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (7)
  • Morris, Dinky (7)
  • Abel, Milt, 1928- (4)
  • Boss, Bob (3)
  • Harmon, Brian (Musician) (3)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (3)
  • Noone, Jimmie, 1938- (3)
  • Clayton, Jeff (2)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (2)
  • Crump, Bob (2)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (2)
  • Johnson, Lew (2)
  • Lee, Gene (2)
  • Legge, Jimmy (2)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (2)
  • Shareef, Museyf (2)
  • Shepard, Elvin (2)
  • Smith, Nolan (2)
  • Smull, Ned (2)
  • Taylor, Louis (Saxophonist) (2)
  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (1)
  • Anderson, Bernard, 1919-1997 (1)
  • Bohanon, George, 1937- (1)
  • Callender, Red (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • De Marchi, Ray (1)
  • Grover, Terry (1)
  • Gunther, Paul (1)
  • Haggart, Bob (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Herrick, Susan (Singer) (1)
  • Jefferson, Carl E. (1)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (1)
  • Lammond, Joe (1)
  • Mabane, Bob (1)
  • McPartland, Marian (1)
  • McPherson, Charles (1)
  • Minor, Orville (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955 (1)
  • Penland, Ralph (1)
  • Ramey, Gene (1)
  • Russell, Claudia (Master of ceremonies) (1)
  • Taylor, Joyce (Singer) (1)
  • Wilkerson, Todd (1)

Events

  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (8)
  • Harbor Island Jam Session (3)
  • Cheatham Jam Session (1)
  • Jazz City International Jazz Festival (1989 : Edmonton, Alta.) (1)
  • La Jolla Jazz Festival (1)

Date Published

  • 1989-06 (14)
  • 1951 (9)
  • 1960 (9)
  • 1981 (8)
  • 2009-09-26 (8)
  • 1990 (5)
  • 1971 (4)
  • 1980 (4)
  • 1984 (3)
  • 1959 (2)
  • 1964-05-19 (2)
  • 1940-11-30 (1)
  • 1940-12-02 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1971-01 (1)
  • 1974-02-09 (1)
  • 1982 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1989 (1)
  • 1989-02-20 (1)
  • 1989-07 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 1996-08-21 (1)
  • 1999-04-17 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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