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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, and an unidentified sax player wearing a straw fedora, during...

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

Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in...

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

Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson at Charlie Parker's gravesite

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Ben Kynard, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, and Bobby Watson, wearing a red ball cap, play saxophones during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie...

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

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Wright is speaking into a microphone in his hand. They are sitting on chairs on...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton and Dick Wright

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Ben Kynard, Claude Williams, Dean Hampton, and Dick Wright at an unidentified venue. Hampton is standing in front speaking into a microphone in his...

Date Published
March-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Elder Statesmen of KC Jazz at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Elder Statesmen of KC Jazz including Oliver Todd sitting at the piano on the far left of the photograph, then Ben Kynard blowing into a saxophone...

Date Published
October-24-1999
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

Group photo of the Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band

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Reprint of a newspaper or magazine group photo of the Art Smith Kansas City Jazz Band (L to R): Ben Kynard, Charles "Crook" Goodwin, Art Smith, "Sarge...

Date Published
1971
1980
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Group playing at 18th and Vine

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Myra Taylor is seated in a wheelchair and singing into a microphone with her eyes closed. Sonny Kenner is standing to her left and also singing into a...

Date Published
September-16-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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 posing for a group photo at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Group photo with: (L-R) Ben Kynard, unidentified woman, All Bartee, Ronnie McFadden, Betty Crow, Jay McShann in a white ball cap, Lonnie McFadden...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Jay McShann Collection

Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Musicians at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe Williams is holding a microphone and...

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Musicians at a Jazz Ambassador's monthly meeting at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Claude Williams is sitting on the left...

Date Published
October-1992
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal

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Jazz musicians at a Mutual Musicians House Band rehearsal in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Duke Samuels sitting and wearing a gray jacket...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Crown Center

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Jazz musicians performing at the Crown Center on Grand Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Gerald Spaits playing bass, Ben Kynard...

Date Published
1992
1993
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians performing at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man...

Date Published
February-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians performing at a social event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: David Daahoud Williams...

Date Published
February-1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Jazz musicians rehearsing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Ben Kynard is standing near the wall, wearing a blue plaid...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

John Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is wearing a black suit and looking forward...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

John Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is wearing a black suit and looking forward...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

John Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard with two unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard with two unidentified musicians at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is wearing a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

John Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard with unidentified musicians at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Henry Hoard and Ben Kynard with unidentified musicians at an event at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Hoard is wearing a...

Date Published
1991
1995
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Johnny Crawford sings as the band accompanies him

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Rusty Tucker, drummer; Ben Kynard, saxophone; Claude "Fiddler" Williams playing a Danelectro double guitar; and possibly Pearl Thuston, piano, smile...

Date Published
1961
1970
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Lucky Wesley and Ben Kynard visit the Blue Room

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Lucky Wesley, Ben Kynard, and an unidentified African American man sit in the Blue Room in the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District of...

Date Published
March-01-2010
Member of
Claude "Fiddler" Williams Collection

Musicians and friends posing for a photo at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Musicians and friends posing for a photo at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Ben Kynard, Elsa Hart, Al...

Date Published
1994
Member of
Betty Crow Collection

Myra Taylor, Ben Kynard and Lionel Hampton at the Mutual Musicians Foundation

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Myra Taylor wearing a fur lined cap and eyeglasses hanging from a necklace around her neck smiles with her hand around the shoulder of a seated Lionel...

Date Published
January-13-2000
Member of
Evie Quarles Collection

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