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Background imageJazz Collection: Singer Eartha Kitt

Singer Eartha Kitt
(Original Caption) Eartha Kitt, singer & actress

Background imageJazz Collection: Miles Davis Performing in Nightclub

Miles Davis Performing in Nightclub
Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968

Background imageJazz Collection: Portrait Of Jazz Musician Cab Calloway

Portrait Of Jazz Musician Cab Calloway
(Original Caption) Portrait of jazz musician Cab Calloway in tails and holding a conductor's baton. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Couples Dancing at Steeplechase Park

Couples Dancing at Steeplechase Park
(Original Caption) 6/11/1944-JAM SESSION.... There is even a corner for the hepcats at Steeplechase Park

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Beach Party in Miami

Jazz Beach Party in Miami
Jazz musicians and dancers from a club in Miami hit the surf after a hot performance. The band members are still carrying their instruments

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Playing for His Wife in Giza

Jazz Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Playing for His Wife in Giza
American jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong plays the trumpet while his wife sits listening, with the Sphinx and one of the pyramids behind her, during a visit to the pyramids at Giza

Background imageJazz Collection: Clarinetist Artie Shaw

Clarinetist Artie Shaw
Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw holding his clarinet

Background imageJazz Collection: Erroll Garner Reminisces

Erroll Garner Reminisces
(Original Caption) BRUSSELS: Winding up his 15th tour of Europe, pianist Erroll Garner reminisces about his musical career. At age 53, he's one of the most sought-after musicians in the world

Background imageJazz Collection: Tommy Dorsey Playing the Trombone

Tommy Dorsey Playing the Trombone
(Original Caption) Half length photograph of Tommy Dorsey playing the trombone. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Tommy Dorsey In Nbc Studio Jam Session

Tommy Dorsey In Nbc Studio Jam Session
(Original Caption) Hollywood, CA- Tommy Dorsey, famous NBC swing maestro, was placed under quarantine today in a swanky Hollywood Hotel for what his physician has diagnosed as Diptheria

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington Rehearsing His Band

Duke Ellington Rehearsing His Band
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (1899-1974), American composer & arranger, rehearsing his band, with "Jimmy" Hamilton (b.1917) on the clarinet. Photograph, ca. 1944-45

Background imageJazz Collection: Benny Goodman Playing Clarinet

Benny Goodman Playing Clarinet
(Original Caption) Benny Goodman Playing Clarinet while wering tuxedo

Background imageJazz Collection: Glenn Miller Photograph

Glenn Miller Photograph
(Original Caption) Portrait of Glenn Miller. Undated photoraph

Background imageJazz Collection: Nat King Cole At London Recital

Nat King Cole At London Recital
(Original Caption) Nat King Cole during recital in London England

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Pianist Fats Waller At The Organ

Jazz Pianist Fats Waller At The Organ
(Original Caption) Fats Waller, jazz pianist, at the organ. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Bix Beiderbecke

Bix Beiderbecke
(Original Caption) Portrait of Bix Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist and composer of the late 1920s who had a significant impact on the history of music before his death at the age of 28

Background imageJazz Collection: P.Laval, W.C.Handy, D.Shore & H.Levine

P.Laval, W.C.Handy, D.Shore & H.Levine
(Original Caption) (L to R) Paul Laval, W.C. Handy, Dinah Shore and Henry Levine rehearsing for a Basin Street broadcast over NBC Radio. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Pianist Fats Waller

Jazz Pianist Fats Waller
(Original Caption) Picture shows Fats Waller, jazz pianist seated at a piano. Undated photo circa 1920s

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington And Count Basie

Duke Ellington And Count Basie
(Original Caption) Picture shows Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and Count Basie (1904-1984), American Jazz musicians, together in a recording studio. Undated photo circa 1950s

Background imageJazz Collection: Portrait Of Singer Ella Fitzgerald

Portrait Of Singer Ella Fitzgerald
(Original Caption) Portrait of American blues singer, Ella Fitzgerald. She is shown posing in a studio in a sequined dress. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageJazz Collection: George Benson

George Benson playing the guitar in the 1960's

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Musician Billy Eckstine

Jazz Musician Billy Eckstine
(Original Caption) Picture shows Billy Eckstine, American Jazz musician, shown singing and wearing a suit. Undated phot circa 1950s

Background imageJazz Collection: Benny Goodman At Microphone W/Clarinet

Benny Goodman At Microphone W/Clarinet
(Original Caption) Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman at the microphone. He is shown in a 3/4-length, low-angle view, holding his clarinet under his arm

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz/Big Band On Stage; Playing

Jazz/Big Band On Stage; Playing
(Original Caption) Early jazz band. Photograph. The Paul Banks Orchestra

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Musician Billy Eckstine

Jazz Musician Billy Eckstine
(Original Caption) Picture shows a posed head shot of jazz musician Billy Eckstine. Undated photo circa 1950s

Background imageJazz Collection: Vocalists W. Warfield And L. Price

Vocalists W. Warfield And L. Price
(Original Caption) Picture shows Jazz vocalist, William Warfield(left), and opera soprano, Leontyne Price(right), seated together outside. They are in a arena going over sheet music

Background imageJazz Collection: Billy Eckstine In Studio Portrait

Billy Eckstine In Studio Portrait
(Original Caption) Jazz vocalist Billy Eckstine (1914-1993) is shown smiling in a studio portrait. Undated

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington Writing on Music Scores

Duke Ellington Writing on Music Scores
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington writing on scores of music. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Billie Holiday Wearing Evening Gown

Billie Holiday Wearing Evening Gown
Italian nobelwoman of the 11th Century. The Countess Mathilde (1046-1115) Tuscany

Background imageJazz Collection: Count Basie Playing Piano

Count Basie Playing Piano
(Original Caption) Count Basie, (1904-1984) American composer, conductor, and one of the ouststanding big band leader in jazz history

Background imageJazz Collection: Count Basie Smiling Jimmie Lunceford

Count Basie Smiling Jimmie Lunceford
(Original Caption) 1940-Count Basie, (1904-1984) American composer, conductor, and one of the ouststanding big band leader in jazz history. Depicted in this photograph with Jimmie Lunceford and wife

Background imageJazz Collection: Benny Goodman Playing Clarinet

Benny Goodman Playing Clarinet
(Original Caption) Benny Goodman playing clarinet while wearing tuxedo. (See Notes)

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington at the Piano

Duke Ellington at the Piano
Jazz great Duke Ellington sits at the piano

Background imageJazz Collection: Tommy Dorsey; Head And Shoulders

Tommy Dorsey; Head And Shoulders
(Original Caption) Tommy Dorsey (1905-1956). Born in Shenandoah, PA. Renowned for his sweet-toned insturmental style. His work hovered between jazz and dance music

Background imageJazz Collection: Gene Kruppa Playing Drums

Gene Kruppa Playing Drums
Famous drummer Gene Kruppa shows off his technique

Background imageJazz Collection: Count Basie

Count Basie
(Original Caption) Publicity handout of Count Basie (1904-1984), pianist and composer one of outstanding organizers of big bands and jazz history

Background imageJazz Collection: Benny Goodman Posing W/Brass Instruments

Benny Goodman Posing W/Brass Instruments
(Original Caption) Portrait of American Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Benny Goodman (1909-1986)

Background imageJazz Collection: Glenn Miller Posing With Trombone

Glenn Miller Posing With Trombone
(Original Caption) Portrait of bandleader Glenn Miller posing with his trombone. Undated photograph, circa 1940's

Background imageJazz Collection: Benny Goodman Posing Playing Clarinet

Benny Goodman Posing Playing Clarinet
(Original Caption) "Swing Into Spring, " a colorcast musical show starring Benny Goodman on NBC-TV Wednesday, April 9, will re-create the music, moods and dancers of the swing era

Background imageJazz Collection: Buck Clayton Playing Trumpet/Jazz Musici

Buck Clayton Playing Trumpet/Jazz Musici
(Original Caption) Buck Clayton, American jazz musician, shown playing trumpet. Photograph, ca. 1930s-1940s

Background imageJazz Collection: Portrait Of Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton

Portrait Of Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton
(Original Caption) Picture shows jazz performer, Lionel Hampton, playing the drums on stage in concer. Undated photo 1940s

Background imageJazz Collection: Count Basie and His Orchestra

Count Basie and His Orchestra
Famous big-band and jazz composer and leader, Count Basie, directing his orchestra on stage

Background imageJazz Collection: Mgm Studio Publicity Photo Of Lena Horne

Mgm Studio Publicity Photo Of Lena Horne
(Original Caption) picture shows a studio publicity photograph of actress and singer Lena Horne. Undated photo circa 1940s

Background imageJazz Collection: Artie Shaw with His Clarinet

Artie Shaw with His Clarinet
Jazz clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw holding his clarinet

Background imageJazz Collection: Lionel Hampton Playing Vibraphone

Lionel Hampton Playing Vibraphone
(Original Caption) Lionel Hampton, jazz vibraphonist virtuoso, doing what he likes. Photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: James Johnson Seated Playing Piano

James Johnson Seated Playing Piano
(Original Caption) James Johnson, Black jazz musician, playing the piano. Photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Headshoulders Photo Of Gerry Mulligan

Headshoulders Photo Of Gerry Mulligan
(Original Caption) Close up of Gerry Mulligan, jazz saxophonist. Undated photo

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Musician Sidney Bechet

Jazz Musician Sidney Bechet
Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) was a very influential clarinetist and soprano saxophonist

Background imageJazz Collection: Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra

Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra are seen standing on stage

Background imageJazz Collection: Artie Shaw and his Band

Artie Shaw and his Band
Jazz clarinetist Artie Shaw leads his band during a scene from the movie Second Chorus in 1940

Background imageJazz Collection: Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band

Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong performing with his band. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington Seated at the Piano

Duke Ellington Seated at the Piano
(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy; 1889-1974), American composer and arranger, at the keyboard. Half-length photograph, 1910's

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Dancing Masters

Jazz Dancing Masters
(Original Caption) 8/22/17: Jazz dance to be popular this winter. Dancing masters at the convention dancing the Jazz

Background imageJazz Collection: Sophie Tucker Poses With Her Jazz Band

Sophie Tucker Poses With Her Jazz Band
(Original Caption) 1918- Sophie Tucker and her jazz band

Background imageJazz Collection: Greenwich Village Woman Hanging Poster

Greenwich Village Woman Hanging Poster
A flapper hangs a poster to advertise the Greenwich Village Halloween Ball, at which Paul Whiteman is to perform

Background imageJazz Collection: Swing Session with Jazz Band

Swing Session with Jazz Band
A smiling female bandleader conducts for her swing band as she sits atop a piano

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Band Performing in Berlin

Jazz Band Performing in Berlin
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Photo shows a happy Jazz Band in Berlin, Germany. Undated photograph, circa 1920

Background imageJazz Collection: Arthur Murray and Woman Dance the Charleston

Arthur Murray and Woman Dance the Charleston
(Original Caption) Arthur Murray and a partner demonstrate a Charleston step. Ca. 1920. BPA2 # 968

Background imageJazz Collection: Exterior of Harlem's Cotton Club

Exterior of Harlem's Cotton Club
(Original Caption) New York City: Exterior view of New York City's famous Cotton Club. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)

Background imageJazz Collection: King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band

King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band pose in their studio in Chicago, ca. 1922

Background imageJazz Collection: Flapper Dancing on Jazz Band's Piano at Brighton Beach

Flapper Dancing on Jazz Band's Piano at Brighton Beach
(Original Caption) Jazz Band and Flapper. Benny Krueger's band plays on the beach at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn as girl dances on the piano

Background imageJazz Collection: Pancho Villa Playing Drums W/Musicians

Pancho Villa Playing Drums W/Musicians
(Original Caption) 6/10/1923- Villa is crazy about playing the drum in a jazz outfit, and the little Filipino can really make the feet shuffle too

Background imageJazz Collection: Japanese Jazz Band with Instruments

Japanese Jazz Band with Instruments
(Original Caption) 11/20/1923- Photo shows a Japanese jazz band. They are: Mrs. E. Yoshii, Mrs. Z. Thimizu, Mrs. K. Ochikawa, Mrs. H. Tabusa and Mrs. I. Nishi

Background imageJazz Collection: Louis Armstrong with His Chicago Band

Louis Armstrong with His Chicago Band
(Original Caption) Louis Armstrong (b.1900), jazz trumpeter, at the beginning of his career, and his Chicago band. Photograph, ca. 1925

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz band playing to babies (6-11 months)

Jazz band playing to babies (6-11 months)
Jack Pettis, Harold Rehring, Donald Bryan and Leonard Kavash, the Bernie Jazz artist, tried to entertain Mary Mahoney, Patricia McGahan, Florence Mahoney and Charles Douglas

Background imageJazz Collection: People Party in Viennese Cabaret

People Party in Viennese Cabaret
(Original Caption) 12/21/1925- Vienna, Austria- Cabarets are cabarets from Baghdad to Hong Kong and from Johannesberg to Nome. Each boasts of a snappy American jazz band

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool

Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool
(Original Caption) 2/28/26-Coral Gables, Florida: In the beautiful Venetian Pool at Coral Gables, Fla

Background imageJazz Collection: Woman Playing a Saxophone

Woman Playing a Saxophone
A member of a jazz band in a Viennese night cafe

Background imageJazz Collection: A Scene From A Chinese Dance Club

A Scene From A Chinese Dance Club
(Original Caption) Shanghai, China- Here is a scene in a cafe in Shanghai where the yuth of the city gather for a good time in the occidental fashion

Background imageJazz Collection: Crowd Waiting to See The Jazz Singer

Crowd Waiting to See The Jazz Singer
A huge crowd waits outside Warners Theatre to see Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927)

Background imageJazz Collection: Dancers at Small's Paradise Club in Harlem

Dancers at Small's Paradise Club in Harlem
1929-Harlem, New York City: Picture shows women entertainers dancing in a line at Small's Paradise Club in Harlem

Background imageJazz Collection: The Glenn Miller Orchestra

The Glenn Miller Orchestra
A movie still of the Glenn Miller Orchestra in their appearance during the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Musicians in Jam Session

Jazz Musicians in Jam Session
(Original Caption) Recently a group of famous band leaders got together for a jam session at the Manhattan Center in New York City

Background imageJazz Collection: Louis Armstrong Stands With His Band

Louis Armstrong Stands With His Band
(Original Caption) Louis Armstrong (1900-1971), jazz trumpeter, on tour with his band, during the early part of his career. Photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators

King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators
"King" Oliver was the cornet player and band leader who brought Louis Armstrong from New Orleans to Chicago, helping to make jazz a more widespread phenomenon

Background imageJazz Collection: Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing

Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo Playing
American jazz musicians Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Barney Bigard (l to r) during a concert

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington Playing Piano

Duke Ellington Playing Piano
Performer Duke Ellington seated at a piano wearing a tuxedo

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Musician Cab Calloway

Jazz Musician Cab Calloway
Jazz musician Cab Calloway wearing a white zoot suit and holding a baton

Background imageJazz Collection: Portrait Of Count Basie

Portrait Of Count Basie
Publicity handout features a portrait of American Jazz musician and bandleader Count Basie (born William James Basie, 1904 - 1984), 1930s

Background imageJazz Collection: Count Basie

Count Basie
(Original Caption) Publicity portrait of legendary jazz musician Count Basie. The Count is shown here seated, with his arms crossed, holding a cigarette. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Clarinetist Benny Goodman and Band in Concert

Clarinetist Benny Goodman and Band in Concert
(Original Caption) Benny Goodman (1909-1986), American clarinetist and band leader, in concert. Undated photograph

Background imageJazz Collection: Jazz Party On The Beach In Miami

Jazz Party On The Beach In Miami
(Original Caption) 1/20/1930-Miami, FL: Afestive gathering under the azure skies at Miami Beach FL

Background imageJazz Collection: Duke Ellington on White House Steps

Duke Ellington on White House Steps
(Original Caption) 10/1/1931-Washington, DC- Duke Ellington leaves the White House after meeting President Herbert Hoover

Background imageJazz Collection: Portrait of Duke Ellington

Portrait of Duke Ellington
Jazz musician and composer Duke Ellington poses for a studio portrait before his first European tour



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