Jay McShann Collection

Description
The Jay McShann Collection was gifted to the LaBudde Special Collections Department by the McShann Family in July 2009, and contains items spanning 1916-2006. This collection contains a images from across McShann's career as a jazz pianist and band leader, as well as selected family photos.
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LaBudde Special Collections
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Jay McShann playing piano in a light blue suit

Jay McShann playing piano with microphone in front of him while wearing a light blue suit; unidentified room with Egyptian hieroglyphics décor on one wall.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-169.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann playing piano with Taka Watanabe looking on

Jay McShann playing piano with Taka Watanabe standing and leaning in with one arm over his shoulders.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-188.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay and Marianne McShann on a couch talking with an unidentified African American woman

Jay McShann, Marianne McShann (Thelma Adams) seated on a couch talking with an unidentified African American woman; Jay is holding a metal cane in one hand while holding hands with Marianne with his other hand.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann at his piano with Taka Watanabe

Jay McShann seated at his piano, hands on the keyboard, with Taka Watanabe next to him with her arm around his shoulder; Jay is looking over at the camera smiling; curtains behind them both.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-192.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann with unidentified man

Jay McShann standing with an unidentified African American man who has an arm around McShann's shoulder; both facing the camera and smiling; unidentified event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-193.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann with Floyd Dixon

Jay McShann standing next to Floyd Dixon, who is wearing a grey suit; both facing the camera and smiling; unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-198.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann wearing a hat and posing for a photo with unidentified fan

Jay McShann posing for a photo with an unidentified white male fan while wearing a black hat; the fan is wearing a tropical print shirt and is standing sideways to McShann; both looking at the camera and laughing.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-199.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann playing piano and smiling at the camera

Jay McShann playing piano and looking over at the camera and smiling with curtains behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-190.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann playing piano and smiling at the camera

Jay McShann playing piano and looking over at the camera and smiling with curtains behind him.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-191.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann shaking hands with unidentified woman

Jay McShann shaking hands with unidentified white woman and with another white man in glasses standing next to them; McShann and the woman are standing so they're seen from the side; another unidentified man in a blue shirt and name tag can be seen behind the group; unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-195.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann speaking with an older couple

Jay McShann speaking with an unidentified older white woman and white man; they're seen from the side with McShann facing to the left of the photo; the woman has one hand on his arm.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-197.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Group photo of Jay McShann with four fans

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 others' shoulders, facing the camera and smiling; one is in a hat.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-200.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann with two unidentified men

Jay McShann (center) with unidentified Asian American man (left) and unidentified African American man (right) posing together for a photo; all facing the camera and smiling; unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-194.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann posing for a photo with unidentified woman

Jay McShann smiling and posing for a photo with unidentified woman in a red shirt; unknown event.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-196.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152
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Jay McShann with Jean-Pierre Battestini

Jay McShann and Jean-Pierre Battestini seated on couch in an unidentified residence; both looking to the left of the photo; lamps are lit on either side of the couch and there are paintings on the wall above them.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_mcshann_photo-213.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0152