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[George Wein (pianist) at La Grande Parade du Jazz] [black-and-white photoprint], 1984

Donor:: Myers, Stephanie

Subject:: Wein, George

Physical description:: Silver gelatin on paper; 1 item

Type:: Photographs

Date:: 1984; 1950-2000; 1980-1990

Topic:: Jazz; Musicians; Pianists

Local number:: AC0887-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.)

Cite as:: Photograph by Stephanie Myers, 1984. From Stephanie Myers Jazz Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artist

See more items in:: Stephanie Myers Jazz Photographs, 1984-1987

Data Source:: Archives Center - NMAH

Record ID:: siris_arc_283918

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Frank Sinatra: [photograph,] January, 1961

Photographer?:: Fitzgerald, Ella

Subject:: Jazz Photographs: Composed and Improvised (Archives Center display cases, National Museum of American History, March 28-May 10, 2005)

Physical description:: Silver gelatin on paper; 1 item 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"

Type:: Photographs

Place:: Washington (D.C.)

Date:: 1961; January, 1961; 1950-2000

Topic:: Presidents--Inauguration; Singers; Jazz musicians

Local number:: AC0584.0000005.tif (AC Scan, Front)

Summary:: Photograph of Frank Sinatra rehearsing for Kennedy Inaugural Gala, January 1961. Ella Fitzgerald, possible photographer

Data Source:: Archives Center - NMAH

Record ID:: siris_arc_250689

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Paul Whiteman in "King of Jazz"

Artist:: Joseph Grant, 15 May 1908 - 6 May 2005

Sitter:: Paul Whiteman, 1891 - 1967

Medium:: India ink and pencil on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: 1930

Topic:: Equipment\Walking stick\Cane; Caricature; Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Headgear\Hat\Bowler; Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor; Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman; Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Carol Grubb and Jennifer Grant Castrup

Object number:: NPG.93.466

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.93.466

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Herman Leonard's Jazz Photographs

Creator:: Smithsonian Magazine

Type:: YouTube Videos

Uploaded:: 2009-06-19T16:56:12.000Z

Metadata Updated:: 2013-04-23T22:06:58.000Z

YouTube Category:: Music

Views:: 7938

Video Title:: Herman Leonard's Jazz Photographs

Description:: Read more at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Herman-Leonards-Eye-for-Jazz.html With just a camera as his ticket, Herman Leonard captured jazz icons performing on and off stage.

Video Duration:: 260 seconds

See more by:: SmithsonianMagazine

YouTube Channel:: SmithsonianMagazine

Data Source:: Smithsonian Magazine

Record ID:: yt_JUDgEvlNQM0

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Dizzy Gillespie [ca. 1984-1990 : black-and-white photoprint]

Donor:: Bress, Chuck; Bress, Pat

Subject:: Gillespie, Dizzy 1917-

Physical description:: Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted; 1 item, 8-7/8" 13-1/4" image on 11" x 14" paper

Culture:: African Americans

Type:: Photographs

Place:: Washington (D.C.)

Date:: 2008; ca 1984-1990; 1950-2000; 1980-1990

Topic:: Trumpet; Jazz musicians

Local number:: AC1219-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.)

Summary:: Gillespie playing trumpet

Cite as:: Dizzy Gillespie, ca. 1984-1990, by Pat and Chuck Bress. Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs, ca. 1984-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of the artists

See more items in:: Pat and Chuck Bress Jazz Portrait Photographs, ca. 1984-1990

Data Source:: Archives Center - NMAH

Record ID:: siris_arc_305220

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Benny Carter and Ray Brown, Jazz at the Philharmonic tour, Rome, 1961 [black and white photoprint]

Collector:: Carter, Benny 1907-2003

Subject:: Brown, Ray (Jazz musician)

Physical description:: Silver gelatin on paper; 1 item, 3-1/2" x 3-1/2"

Culture:: African Americans

Type:: Two-dimensional graphics

Date:: 1961

Topic:: Jazz musicians; African American musicians

Local number:: AC0757-0000013.tif (AC Scan No.)

Summary:: 1961. Both wear hats and overcoats. Deckle-edged print

Cite as:: Benny Carter Collection, 1928 - 2000, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

See more items in:: Benny Carter Collection, 1928 - 2000

Data Source:: Archives Center - NMAH

Record ID:: siris_arc_289817

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Jazz

Artist:: William Sharp, 1900 - 1961

Sitter:: William Henry Smith, Nov 1897 - Apr 1973; Al Block, born 1926; Ed Kane, born 1920; Harold Shachner, born 1920; Francis Joseph Spanier, 1906 - 1967

Medium:: Color lithograph

Type:: Print

Date:: c. 1960

Topic:: Music\Musical instrument\Piano; Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar; Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet; Music\Musical instrument\Trombone; Music\Musical instrument\Saxophone; Music\Musical instrument\Drum; Clothing & Apparel\Dress Accessory\Headgear\Hat\Bowler; Music\Musical instrument\Bass; Music\Musical instrument\Flute; Music\Musical instrument\Clarinet; William Henry Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer; William Henry Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist; William Henry Smith: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Al Block: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist; Ed Kane: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Ed Kane: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Flutist; Harold Shachner: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bass; Francis Joseph Spanier: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ruth Sharp

Object number:: NPG.90.53

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.90.53

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Paul Whiteman

Artist:: William Auerbach-Levy, 1889 - 1964

Sitter:: Paul Whiteman, 1891 - 1967

Medium:: Ink on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: c. 1925

Topic:: Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Conductor; Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman; Paul Whiteman: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:: NPG.89.126

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.89.126

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Lester Young

Artist:: Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964

Sitter:: Lester Willis Young, 27 Aug 1909 - 15 Mar 1959

Medium:: Crayon on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: c. 1945

Topic:: Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist; Lester Willis Young: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Alfred Bendiner Foundation

Object number:: NPG.85.199

Rights:: © Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.85.199

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Sidney Bechet

Artist:: Chargesheimer, 1924 - 1972

Sitter:: Sidney Bechet, 14 May 1897 - 14 May 1959

Medium:: Gelatin silver print

Type:: Photograph

Date:: 1955

Topic:: Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician; Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Saxophonist; Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Sidney Bechet: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Clarinet; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:: NPG.90.91

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.90.91

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When he Plays Jazz he's Got -- HOT LIPS (A Blues Fox Trot Song) [sheet music]

Composer:: Busse, Henry; Lange, Henry; Davis, Lou

Physical description:: Ink on paper; 1 item

Culture:: African Americans

Type:: Sheet music

Place:: United States

Date:: 1922; 1920-1930; 20th century

Topic:: Trumpet; Blues (Music); Jazz; Music; African American musicians

Local number:: 040300114.tif (AC Scan No. for front and back covers); 040300115.tif (AC Scan No. for lyrics and music, pages 2 and 3); 040300116.tif (AC Scan No. for lyrics and music, pages 4 and 5)

Notes:: Sub-series 3.4, African Americans

Summary:: Stereotypical image of African American trumpet player. Lyrics about playing jazz

See more items in:: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, 1790-1980s

Data Source:: Archives Center - NMAH

Record ID:: siris_arc_248426

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Fats Waller

Artist:: Alfred Bendiner, 23 Jun 1899 - 19 Mar 1964

Sitter:: Fats Waller, 1904 - 1943

Medium:: Pencil on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: c. 1941

Topic:: None; Fats Waller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician; Fats Waller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter; Fats Waller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer; Fats Waller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist; Fats Waller: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:: NPG.84.37

Rights:: © Alfred and Elizabeth Bendiner Foundation

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.84.37

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Max Roach

Artist:: Philippe Levy-Stab, born 1967

Sitter:: Max Roach, 10 Jan 1924 - 16 Aug 2007

Medium:: Gelatin silver print

Type:: Photograph

Date:: 1995

Topic:: Max Roach: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician; Max Roach: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer; Max Roach: Education\Educator\Professor; Max Roach: Education\Educator\Teacher\Music; Max Roach: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Max Roach: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Drummer; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Philippe Levy-Stab

Object number:: NPG.2004.131

Rights:: © 2005 Philippe Levy-Stab

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.2004.131

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Cab Calloway

Artist:: Walt Disney Studios, founded 1922

Animator:: Robert Stokes

Sitter:: Cab Calloway, 25 Dec 1907 - 18 Nov 1994

Medium:: Pencil and colored pencil on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: c. 1938

Topic:: Cab Calloway: Literature\Writer; Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician; Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Songwriter; Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer; Cab Calloway: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Miriam and Stuart Reisbord

Object number:: NPG.93.307

Rights:: © Disney Enterprises, Inc.

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.93.307

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Dizzy Gillespie

Artist:: Stephen Longstreet, 18 Apr 1907 - 20 Feb 2002

Sitter:: Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993

Medium:: Ink on paper

Type:: Drawing

Date:: 1978

Topic:: Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet; Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Stephen Longstreet

Object number:: NPG.87.279

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.87.279

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Dizzy Gillespie

Artist:: Avi Farin, born 22 Jun 1943

Sitter:: Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993

Medium:: Color photolithographic halftone poster

Type:: Print

Date:: 1979

Topic:: Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet; Poster; Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Dizzy Gillespie: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Jack Rennert

Object number:: NPG.2007.167

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.2007.167

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Charles Mingus

Artist:: Antonio Rudolfo Frasconi, 28 Apr 1919 - 8 Jan 2013

Copy after:: Unidentified Artist

Sitter:: Charles Mingus, 22 Apr 1922 - 5 Jan 1979

Medium:: Woodcut on paper

Type:: Print

Date:: 1973

Topic:: Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer; Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Charles Mingus: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Bandmaster; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:: NPG.82.119

Rights:: © Antonio Frasconi, courtesy VAGA, New York

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.82.119

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Duke Ellington

Artist:: Antonio Rudolfo Frasconi, 28 Apr 1919 - 8 Jan 2013

Copy after:: Unidentified Artist

Sitter:: Duke Ellington, 29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974

Medium:: Woodcut on paper

Type:: Print

Date:: 1976

Topic:: Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer; Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist; Duke Ellington: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Duke Ellington: Presidential Medal of Freedom; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:: NPG.82.117

Rights:: Visual Artists and Galleries Association, Inc. ©Antonio Frasconi

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.82.117

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Miles Davis

Artist:: Tom Palumbo, 1921 - Oct 2008

Sitter:: Miles Dewey Davis, 25 May 1926 - 28 Sep 1991

Medium:: Gelatin silver print

Type:: Photograph

Date:: 1955 (printed 2009)

Topic:: Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer; Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Miles Dewey Davis: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Horn\Trumpet; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Patricia Bosworth

Object number:: NPG.2010.25

Rights:: Copyright © 2005 Tom Palumbo

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.2010.25

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Keith Jarrett

Artist:: Abe Frajndlich, born 1946

Sitter:: Keith Jarrett, born 1945

Medium:: Chromogenic print

Type:: Photograph

Date:: 1987 (printed 2000)

Topic:: Interior; Music\Musical instrument\Piano; Keith Jarrett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Pianist; Keith Jarrett: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Jazz; Portrait

Credit Line:: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Paulette and Kurt Olden in memory of Lily E. Kay

Object number:: NPG.2000.82

Rights:: © Abe Frajndlich 1987/2000

See more items in:: National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:: National Portrait Gallery

Record ID:: npg_NPG.2000.82

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