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Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann confer with younger gentlemen

Image

Jay McShann is seated at the piano but turned to his left and smiling as he confers with a young man who is facing away from the photographer. Ahmad...

Date Published
August-21-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann relaxing at the Plaza III

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and an overcoat, and Jay McShann, wearing a tuxedo, relaxing and sharing a beverage at The Club at Plaza III in...

Date Published
April-26-1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen appreciating Jay McShann's piano talents

Image

Jay McShann from his left side, watching his hands as he plays piano. A microphone is visible at the top of the photograph. A cloth lies across the...

Date Published
1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen greets Jay McShann

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, looks up over his glasses and stands behind a seated Jay McShann as they shake hands. Jay looks up and to his left...

Date Published
August-21-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen holds his saxophones together while backstage with Jay and Marianne McShann

Image

Backstage during the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white flat cap, holds a soprano saxophone and a...

Date Published
July-03-1993
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen on the street

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen and Carmell Jones, wearing a ball cap, with bags hanging from their right shoulders, walk on the street in the 18th and Vine District...

Date Published
1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Fanny Alaadeen, Jay McShann, and Bob Bowman sharing a laugh at the Plaza III

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a tuxedo, fedora, and an overcoat, Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee, Jay McShann, and Bob Bowman sharing a smile at The Club at Plaza...

Date Published
April-26-1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, and Eddie Baker during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

Image

An unidentified man speaks to Jay McShann, head down and wearing a white ball cap, while Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Eddie Baker look on...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes by the limo

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes stand by a limousine in Palm Beach, Florida.

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes by the limo

Image

Ahmad Alaadeen, Jay McShann, Gerald Spaits, and Terry Hughes stand by a limousine in Palm Beach, Florida.

Date Published
April-28-1997
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Ahmad Alaadeen, Joe Wilcox, and Jay McShann relax at the Plaza III

Image

Joe Wilcox, manager of Plaza III, stands behind and between Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and overcoat, and Jay McShann, wearing a tuxedo, as they...

Date Published
April-26-1995
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McShann

Image

Al "Delightful De" Bartee and Jay McShann sitting in the audience at Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Both are sitting in...

Date Published
September-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Al Pearson, Terry Hughes, Ahmad Alaadeen, Rod Fleeman, Gerald Spaits, and Jay McShann perform

Image

Al Pearson (trumpet), Terry Hughes[?] (drums, partially obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Rod Fleeman (guitar), Gerald Spaits (bass), Jay McShann...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

Image

Band practice at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Unidentified musicians are sitting in three rows playing saxophone...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Bob Branstetter and Joe Cartwright at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Bob Branstetter and Joe Cartwright performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Branstetter is looking to the side...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Eddie Baker, Jay McShann, and Gerald Dunn during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite

Image

Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap backwards, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, Eddie Baker, Jay McShann, wearing a white ball cap, and Gerald...

Date Published
August-29-1996
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill

Image

Claude "Fiddler" Williams performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. He is playing a fiddle near a microphone on...

Date Published
September-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Close up of Jay McShann at a Kansas City diner

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Closer up photo of Jay McShann seated at a table in a diner in Kansas City; he's wearing a winter jacket, black hat; on the wall behind him are...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Colorful drawing repeating the words Bang Bang

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Photo of a colorful drawing of the words "Bang Band" repeated along with two duck-like figures and keyboard on which is Jay McShann's name; on a table...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gathering of musicians outside Mutual Musicians Foundation building

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(Top row) Luqman Hamza, unidentified, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, unidentified, unidentified, (second row from top) unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Everette...

Date Published
September-18-1999
Member of
Ahmad Alaadeen Collection

Gloria McShann with Jay and Marianne McShann and unidentified man and woman

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Gloria McShann, Jay McShann, unidentified white man and white woman, and Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams) standing around a podium at an unknown event...

Date Published
November-09-1997
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group photo of Jay McShann with four fans

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Jay McShann (center) posing for a photo with four fans backstage during an unidentified event; fans are all men and all standing with arms across each...

Date Published
February-1991
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group photo of Jay McShann, James Harmon and others

Image

Group photo of Jay McShann with a black hat (center) with James Harman (far left), Floyd Dixon (2nd from left), Alvin Youngblood Hart (tallest in the...

Date Published
February-1991
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group photo with Nobel "Duke" Samuels, Terry Hughes, Mr. Whitekeys, and Jay McShann

Image

Group shot outside (L to R): Nobel Samuels, Terry Hughes, Mr. Whitekeys (club owner), and Jay McShann in Anchorage, Alaska; large hill with a red...

Date Published
1991
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Gus Johnson whispers something to Jay McShann

Image

Gus Johnson whispers something to Jay McShann who is leaning over to hear him and smiling; both seated together at a table during and unknown event...

Date Published
July-06-1992
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

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  • 1991-2000

Member of

  • Jay McShann Collection (155)
  • Ahmad Alaadeen Collection (38)
  • Betty Crow Collection (33)
  • Jimmy & Jeannie Cheatham Collection (3)
  • Evie Quarles Collection (2)

Types

  • photographs (231)

Genres

  • Color photographs (209)
  • Group portraits (179)
  • Snapshots (177)
  • Portrait photographs (74)
  • Black & white photographs (20)
  • Gelatin silver prints (20)
  • Cityscape photographs (2)
  • Publicity photographs (1)

Time Periods

  • (-) 1991-2000 (231)

Subjects

  • African American jazz musicians (221)
  • Jazz musicians (220)
  • African American men (157)
  • Pianists (106)
  • Men, White (69)
  • Piano (63)
  • Saxophonists (58)
  • Double bassists (45)
  • Jazz musicians, White (36)
  • Drummers (Musicians) (33)
  • Keyboard players (31)
  • Microphone (27)
  • African American women (24)
  • Women, White (22)
  • Hats (18)
  • Bars (Drinking establishments) (17)
  • Double bass (15)
  • Drum set (15)
  • Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) (15)
  • Saxophone (15)
  • Musical instruments (14)
  • Audiences (13)
  • Trumpet players (13)
  • Tables (12)
  • Laughter (10)
  • Conversation (9)
  • Musicians' spouses (9)
  • Fans (Persons) (8)
  • Trombonists (8)
  • Guitarists (7)
  • Restaurants (7)
  • Trees (6)
  • African American guitarists (5)
  • Fiddlers (5)
  • River boats (5)
  • Sofas (5)
  • African American children (4)
  • Buildings (4)
  • Men's clothing (4)
  • African American women jazz singers (3)
  • Baseball caps (3)
  • Blues musicians (3)
  • Drinking of alcoholic beverages (3)
  • Handshaking (3)
  • Jazz singers (3)
  • Lamps (3)
  • Living rooms (3)
  • Motion picture locations (3)
  • Music fans (3)
  • Music festivals (3)
  • Restaurants--Decoration (3)
  • School children (3)
  • Signs and signboards (3)
  • Staffs (Sticks, canes, etc.) (3)
  • Women's clothing (3)
  • Women jazz musicians (3)
  • Women pianists (3)
  • Asian American men (2)
  • Award presentations (2)
  • Awards (2)
  • Awnings (2)
  • Bodies of water (2)
  • Cameras (2)
  • Clarinetists (2)
  • Coffee cups (2)
  • Eyeglasses (2)
  • Fences (2)
  • Fur garments (2)
  • Guitar players (2)
  • Limousines (2)
  • Mountain bikes (2)
  • Museums (2)
  • Music museums (2)
  • Older men (2)
  • Older women (2)
  • Palms (2)
  • Patios (2)
  • Photographers (2)
  • Plants, Potted (2)
  • Posters (2)
  • Recreational vehicles (2)
  • Soft drinks (2)
  • Sound--Equipment and supplies (2)
  • Staircases (2)
  • Sunglasses (2)
  • Suspenders (2)
  • T-shirts (2)
  • Umbrellas (2)
  • Xylophone (2)
  • African American women--Clothing (1)
  • Airports (1)
  • Asian American women (1)
  • Autographs--Collectors and collecting (1)
  • Automobiles (1)
  • Banners (1)
  • Bass guitar (1)
  • Bass guitarists (1)
  • Beards (1)
  • Beer bottles (1)
  • Blues festivals (1)
  • Businessmen (1)
  • Cake (1)
  • Children, White (1)
  • Denim (1)
  • Draperies (1)
  • Electronic piano (1)
  • Elephants (1)
  • Furniture (1)
  • Hand (1)
  • Handbags (1)
  • Hearing aids (1)
  • Jackets (1)
  • Jazz festivals (1)
  • Luggage (1)
  • Married people (1)
  • Mountains (1)
  • Museums--Management (1)
  • Name tags (1)
  • Older people (1)
  • Organists (1)
  • Painting (1)
  • Parks (1)
  • Pens (1)
  • Pointing (Gesture) (1)
  • Portrait painting, American (1)
  • Promoters (1)
  • Restaurateurs (1)
  • Rivers (1)
  • Sleep (1)
  • Sound recording executives and producers (1)
  • Statues (1)
  • Sweatshirts (1)
  • Taxidermy (1)
  • Television (1)
  • Television camera operators (1)
  • Television cameras (1)
  • Television personalities (1)
  • Tusks (1)
  • Violinists (1)
  • Waiters (1)
  • Waitresses (1)
  • Women singers (1)

Subjects, Geographic

  • Kansas City (Mo.) (38)
  • 18th and Vine District (32)
  • Anchorage (Alaska) (2)
  • Palm Beach (Fla.) (2)
  • Excelsior Springs (Mo.) (1)

Subjects, People

  • Alaadeen, Ahmad (51)
  • Hughes, Terry (Drummer) (15)
  • Spaits, Gerald (15)
  • McShann, Marianne (10)
  • Bartee, Al (9)
  • Kenner, Sonny, 1933-2001 (8)
  • Pearson, Al (7)
  • Miles, Butch, 1944- (6)
  • Samuels, Nobel (6)
  • Williams, Claude, 1908-2004 (6)
  • Sutton, Ralph, 1922-2001 (5)
  • Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000 (4)
  • Albright, James (Double bassist) (3)
  • Blue, Gloria McShann, 1929-2011 (3)
  • Bowman, Bob (Bassist) (3)
  • Branstetter, Bob (3)
  • Cheatham, Jeannie (3)
  • Cheatham, Jimmy (3)
  • Crow, Betty (3)
  • Galloway, Jim (3)
  • Kynard, Ben, 1920-2012 (3)
  • Lucas, Clyde (3)
  • Machtel, Jos, 1962- (3)
  • Ning, Mike (3)
  • Ramey, Gene (3)
  • Wijnands, Bram, 1965- (3)
  • Witherspoon, Jimmy (3)
  • Baker, Eddie, 1927- (2)
  • Cartwright, Joe (Pianist) (2)
  • Dixon, Floyd (2)
  • Hamza, Luqman (2)
  • Hart, Elsa (2)
  • Hawkins, Marshall (2)
  • Johnson, Reggie (2)
  • Jones, Carmell (2)
  • Jones, Eddie (2)
  • McFadden, Lonnie (2)
  • McFadden, Ronnie (2)
  • Rosengarden, Bobby (2)
  • Ross, Richard (Vocalist) (2)
  • Samuels, Duke (2)
  • Strait, Todd (2)
  • Taylor, Myra (2)
  • Welge, Jürgen, 1955- (2)
  • Wilkerson, Todd (2)
  • Alexander, Monty (1)
  • Battestini, Jean-Pierre, 1937-2011 (1)
  • Butler, Henry (Pianist) (1)
  • Coleman, Ginny (1)
  • Condell, James (1)
  • De Marchi, Ray (1)
  • DeVan, Everette, 1950- (1)
  • Dunfee, Victoria (Fanny) (1)
  • Dunn, Gerald (1)
  • Edwards, Honeyboy (1)
  • Farney, Mary Ellen (1)
  • Fleeman, Rod (1)
  • Funderburgh, Anson (1)
  • Gilbert, Millage (1)
  • Grey, Al (1)
  • Harman, James, 1946-2021 (1)
  • Harris, Gene, 1933-2000 (1)
  • Hart, Alvin Youngblood, 1963- (1)
  • Hinton, Milt (1)
  • Huggins, Speedy, 1913-1999 (1)
  • Jackson, Arthur, 1920-2006 (1)
  • Jones, Oliver, 1934- (1)
  • Jones, Raymond Cowboy (1)
  • Kellaway, Roger (1)
  • King Alex, 1934-2008 (1)
  • Läuchli, Martin (1)
  • Long, Russ (1)
  • Naber, Roger (1)
  • Packer, John (Bassist) (1)
  • Park, Kim (1)
  • Petersen, Holger, 1949- (1)
  • Phillips, Stewart (Fan) (1)
  • Ruskin, Tommy (1)
  • Saunders, Eddie (1)
  • Taylor, Billy, 1921-2010 (1)
  • Thompson, Dan (Musician) (1)
  • Tucker, Rusty, 1925-2006 (1)
  • Turner, Julie (Singer) (1)
  • Venaas, Terje, 1947- (1)
  • Villeneuve, Norman Marshall (1)
  • Walcott, Denyse (1)
  • Watson, Bobby, 1953- (1)
  • Watson, Robert, 1953- (1)
  • Whitekeys, Mr., 1947- (1)
  • Wright, Lawrence (Blues singer) (1)
  • (-) McShann, Jay (231)

Events

  • 21-Sax Salute (1996 : Kansas City, Mo.) (4)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (2000) (4)
  • Gibson Jazz Party (1992 : Denver, Colo.) (3)
  • Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival (1992) (3)
  • Oslo Jazz Festival (1992 : Oslo, Norway) (3)
  • JazzFest Berlin (1994 : Berlin, Germany) (2)
  • Kansas City International Jazz Festival (Kansas City, Mo.) (2)
  • Charlie Parker Symposium (1999 : Kansas City, Mo.) (1)
  • Cool Cats Jazz Festival (1994 : Manhattan, Kans.) (1)
  • Mississippi Valley Blues Festival (1993 : Davenport, Ia.) (1)
  • Ottawa International Jazz Festival (1992) (1)

Date Published

  • 1991 (98)
  • 2000 (78)
  • 1996-08-21 (22)
  • 1995 (18)
  • 1992-09 (13)
  • 1993-03 (13)
  • 1997-04-28 (13)
  • 1991-02 (10)
  • 1994-08-27 (5)
  • 1995-04-26 (5)
  • 1996 (5)
  • 1992 (4)
  • 1996-08-29 (4)
  • 1992-07-25 (3)
  • 1992-07-26 (3)
  • 1992-08 (3)
  • 1993-07-03 (2)
  • 1994 (2)
  • 1994-11 (2)
  • 1997-04-10 (2)
  • 1997-11-09 (2)
  • 1999-04-17 (2)
  • 2000-07-20 (2)
  • 1991-11 (1)
  • 1992-06-19 (1)
  • 1992-07-06 (1)
  • 1992-09-05 (1)
  • 1994-09-05 (1)
  • 1996-06 (1)
  • 1996-10-15 (1)
  • 1996-10-16 (1)
  • 1997-03-09 (1)
  • 1997-05-12 (1)
  • 1997-12-31 (1)
  • 1998-01-09 (1)
  • 1999 (1)
  • 1999-03-25 (1)
  • 1999-05-02 (1)
  • 1999-09-18 (1)
  • 2000-07 (1)
  • 2000-07-22 (1)

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