Jazz musicians at the Levee Bar & Grill

Description

Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: James Albright playing bass, Claude "Fiddler" Williams playing violin, and Mike Ning playing piano in back. Ginny Coleman and Jay McShann are sitting with other people in the audience in front of the stage. McShann is wearing a light blue shirt and smiling. Coleman is wearing a purple jacket. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall.

Date Issued

1992-09

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : color print ; 8 x 13 cm

Genre

Color photographs

Snapshots

Group portraits

Member of

Betty Crow Collection

Time Period

1991-2000

Subject (Name)

Levee (Live music venue : Kansas City, Mo.)

Albright, James (Double bassist)

Williams, Claude, 1908-2004

Ning, Mike

Coleman, Ginny

McShann, Jay

Subject (Topical)

Bars (Drinking establishments)

Jazz musicians

African American jazz musicians

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

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.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0243

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections