Description Hal Melia closes his eyes, bends slightly forward, and blows into a tenor saxophone at the Battle of the Saxes in the Grand Emporium. Note Hal Melia. Battle of the Saxes. Grand Emporium. Kansas City, MO 8/17/00. Contributors Photographer: Quarles, Evie Date Issued 2000-08-17 Type Image Extent 1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm Genre Gelatin silver prints Portrait photographs Member of Evie Quarles Collection Publisher Evie Quarles Time Period 1991-2000 Subject (Name) Melia, Hal Grand Emporium (Kansas City, Mo.) Subject (Topical) Jazz musicians, White Jazz musicians Saxophonists Saxophone Men, White Subject (Geographic) Kansas City (Mo.) Subjects (community) Battle of the Saxes (2000) Rights In Copyright Rights Note Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats. To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections. umkc_lsc_quarles_photo-0083.png Source Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections. Unit LaBudde Special Collections Related Finding Aid Evie Quarles Collection