Kansas City Jazz

Image Gallery

Bus Moten band at the Reno Club with Hot Lips Page at the microphone, no date. Source: Frank Driggs.

This photograph of Count Basie and others was taken looking east at the southwest corner of 18th Street and Vine Street in Kansas City, Missouri.

Andy Kirk publicity photo, autographed, no date.

Down Beat photo with caption, "That McShann Rhythm Section!", ca. 1941.

Bus Moten, "Jump King of the Piano", publicity photo, no date. Source: Charles Goodwin.

Photograph of Count Basie posing with an unidentified youth in Kansas City, Missouri.

Count Basie at piano at Municipal Auditorium, showing audience in background, including Jay McShann, no date.

Woody Walder, Corrine Walder, Alberta Minor, and Bob Minor at Joe Jacob's Place, 18th and Vine, no date. Source: Corrine Walder.

Photograph of Bennie Moten's Orchestra on a stage with their instruments.

Photograph of Joe Sanders seated at the piano.

Promotional photo of Count Basie seated at the piano.

Circa 1928 photograph with frontal view of the Newman Theater, located at 1114 Main Street. Marquee says White Desert and Ice Carnival.

T. H. Holder’s orchestra posed with instruments; Claude Williams on left end. Source: Claude Williams.

Circa 1920s photograph looking northeast with full frontal and partial side view of the J. W. Jenkins Sons' Music Co.

Portrait of Bill "Count" Basie, headshot, no date. Source: Duncan Scheidt.

Fifteen member of the Chauncey Downs Orchestra with conductor to the right.

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