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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

Clora Bryant playing trumpet

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Clora Bryant playing trumpet on stage in front of a microphone as part of the Sweet Baby Blues Band.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Dorothy Donegan playing piano

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Dorothy Donegan playing piano; only part of her hands and the piano are seen; she's facing to the right and wearing a green-striped dress.

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Helen Humes in the studio

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Helen Humes singing into a microphone with a music stand in front of her.

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection

Jazz band

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Unidentified jazz ensemble with singer performing; all African Americans and includes a double bassist, drummer, pianist and woman singer in front of...

Date Published
1951
1960
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham and Benny Carter

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Promotional portraits of Jeannie Cheatham and Benny Carter for Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz radio program (likely air date 2/20/89); Cheatham is at...

Date Published
February-20-1989
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham and Bob Boss

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Jeannie Cheatham seated at the piano with a microphone beside her looking out into the audience and smiling; behind her can be seen Bob Boss with...

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

Jeannie Cheatham and Bob Boss

Image

Jeannie Cheatham at piano and Bob Boss playing guitar beside her on stage at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie Cheatham, held at the Museum of...

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

Jeannie Cheatham and Gene Harris playing a duet

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Jeannie Cheatham playing a duet with Gene Harris at the piano during a tribute to Carl Jefferson; Harris' head is turned to the side to look at...

Date Published
1992
1996
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham and Jay McShann

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Jeannie Cheatham seated with Jay McShann at a piano with a microphone in front of them; both are smiling and Jeannie seems to have a Band-Aid on her...

Date Published
1982
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing

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Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing; standing at a lectern with a microphone and flipping through a copy of her autobiography; bookshelves are seen...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing

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Jeannie Cheatham at a book signing; standing at a lectern with a microphone and flipping through a copy of her autobiography; bookshelves are seen...

Date Published
2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham at the piano

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Jeannie Cheatham playing at piano with a microphone in front of her; she has a glass of brandy (likely) and sheet music in front of her; she's facing...

Date Published
1985
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham performing on stage

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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano and singing into a microphone on stage at an unidentified venue; a vase of flowers is sitting on the piano; she's...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham playing piano in a library

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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano with head tilted back and eyes closed in front of a microphone at the South Dakota State University North County...

Date Published
March-1992
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano

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Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano with a microphone in front of her; she's turned to look beyond the piano at a sign reading "Jeannie Cheatham & The...

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

Jeannie Cheatham seated at a piano

Image

Jeannie Cheatham seated in front of a piano with her back to it with her head turned to look to the right of the photograph; "An Evening of Note"...

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

Jeannie Cheatham singing

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Jeannie Cheatham playing piano while singing into a microphone with Bob Boss playing guitar behind her; at "An Evening of Note", honoring Jeannie...

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

Jeannie Cheatham singing at the piano

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Publicity photo of Jeannie Cheatham performing at the Park Motor Inn, Madison Wisconsin seated at a piano and singing into a microphone mounted beside...

Date Published
1976
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Jeannie Cheatham, Sippie Wallace, and Big Mama Thornton

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Sippie Wallace on stage with Big Mama Thornton and Jeannie Cheatham with Jimmy Cheatham and his trombone standing behind them; Big Mama Thornton is...

Date Published
1983
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Lew Johnson, Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham with others

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Lew Johnson speaking into a microphone and gesturing toward Jimmy Cheatham who is holding his trombone; unidentified white saxophonist is behind Jimmy...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Lew Johnson, Jimmy and Jeannie Cheatham with others

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Lew Johnson speaking into a microphone and gesturing toward Jimmy Cheatham who is holding his trombone; unidentified white saxophonist is behind Jimmy...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Mayor Tom Bradley and the Cheathams

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Jeannie Cheatham on stage at a lectern with Jimmy Cheatham and Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley standing on either side of her during the presentation of...

Date Published
September-18-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

Nolan Shaheed, Drew Cady and Jeannie Cheatham

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Jeannie Cheatham pointing at a sheet of paper and discussing it with Nolan Shaheed and Drew Cady; a part of a microphone is in front of them; at "An...

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

Nolan Smith on stage with the Cheathams

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Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham performing onstage at their Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony; Jeannie (left) is singing in front of a microphone, Jimmy...

Date Published
September-18-2006
Member of
Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection

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Member of

  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (25)
  • Wilbur "Buck" Clayton Collection (1)

Types

  • photographs (26)

Genres

  • Group portraits (15)
  • Snapshots (15)
  • Black & white photographs (14)
  • Gelatin silver prints (14)
  • Color photographs (12)
  • Portrait photographs (11)
  • Publicity photographs (4)
  • Promotional photographs (2)

Time Periods

  • 2001-2010 (10)
  • 1981-1990 (6)
  • 1971-1980 (4)
  • 1991-2000 (3)
  • 1951-1960 (2)

Subjects

  • African American women jazz singers (22)
  • Women pianists (22)
  • African American jazz musicians (20)
  • Piano (17)
  • Pianists (15)
  • Jazz musicians (10)
  • Musical instruments (7)
  • Trombonists (6)
  • Saxophone (5)
  • Saxophonists (5)
  • Trombone (5)
  • Trumpet players (5)
  • Double bass (3)
  • Double bassists (3)
  • Guitar (3)
  • Guitarists (3)
  • Shelving for books (3)
  • Trumpet (3)
  • African American band directors (2)
  • African American women authors (2)
  • Award presentations (2)
  • Band directors (2)
  • Books (2)
  • Bookstores (2)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (2)
  • Drum set (2)
  • Lecturers (2)
  • Masters of ceremonies (2)
  • Signs and signboards (2)
  • Academic libraries (1)
  • African American composers (1)
  • African American mayors (1)
  • Audiences (1)
  • Bandages and bandaging (1)
  • Bands (Music) (1)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (1)
  • Flowers (1)
  • Hats (1)
  • Jazz musicians, White (1)
  • Mayors (1)
  • Musical notation (1)
  • Mutes (Music) (1)
  • Pointing (Gesture) (1)
  • Reference books (1)
  • Sheet music (1)
  • Sound studios (1)
  • Vases (1)
  • Women jazz singers (1)
  • (-) Microphone (26)
  • (-) Women jazz musicians (26)

Subjects, People

  • Cheatham, Jeannie (21)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (8)
  • Boss, Bob (3)
  • Bryant, Clora, 1927- (2)
  • Johnson, Lew (2)
  • Smith, Nolan (2)
  • Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998 (1)
  • Cady, Drew (1)
  • Carter, Benny (1)
  • Copeland, Calvin (Cubby) (1)
  • Crump, Bob (1)
  • Donegan, Dorothy (1)
  • Evans, Jerry (Musician) (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Harris, John, 1935 January 15- (1)
  • Humes, Helen (1)
  • Jefferson, Carl E. (1)
  • Lee, Gene (1)
  • Legge, Jimmy (1)
  • McPartland, Marian (1)
  • McShann, Jay (1)
  • Morris, Dinky (1)
  • Peagler, Curtis (1)
  • Riding, Albert (Eggie) (1)
  • Shareef, Museyf (1)
  • Shepard, Elvin (1)
  • Thornton, Big Mama (1)
  • Wallace, Sippie (1)
  • Woodard, Rickey (1)

Events

  • Museum of Making Music's Annual Gala (7th : 2009 : Carlsbad, Calif.) (5)

Date Published

  • 2009-09-26 (6)
  • 1971 (3)
  • 1980 (3)
  • 2006 (2)
  • 2006-09-18 (2)
  • 1951 (1)
  • 1959 (1)
  • 1960 (1)
  • 1961 (1)
  • 1970 (1)
  • 1976 (1)
  • 1981 (1)
  • 1982 (1)
  • 1983 (1)
  • 1985 (1)
  • 1989-02-20 (1)
  • 1989-06 (1)
  • 1990 (1)
  • 1991 (1)
  • 1992 (1)
  • 1992-03 (1)
  • 1996 (1)
  • 2000 (1)

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