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Title
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Hal Kemp
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Description
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Portrait of band leader Hal Kemp.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Ted Fiorito
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Description
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Autographed publicity portrait of Ted Fiorito, also written as Ted Fio Rito. Autograph reads: "To Joe--Master of the proffession and a real boy--Fraternally Ted Fiorito." Fiorito had his own orchestra in the 1930s and was a song writer.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Skinnay Ennis
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Description
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Portrait of (Skinnay) Ennis, radio soloist and stylist, featured with the Hal Kemp Orchestra.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City is Big Band Country
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Description
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Article profiles six big bands in Kansas City: New Vintage Big Band, New Jazz Order Big Band, Abel Ramirez Big Band, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, People's Liberation Big Band, and Louis Neal Big Band.
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Date
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2009-08
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Harry Richman
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Description
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Autographed publicity portrait of entertainer Harry Richman. Autograph reads: "To 'Joe Sanders' from your loving bass fiddle player, Harry Richman." Richman was a singer, actor, dancer, comedian, pianist, songwriter, bandleader, and night club performer mainly during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Kansas City Has Been Diverse-fied
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Description
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Article profiles a young, up and coming Kansas City jazz band called "Diverse." The five members studied under Professor Bobby Watson at the University of Missouri--Kansas City Conservatory and include Hermon Mehari (trumpet), Will Sanders (tenor saxphone), John Brewer (piano/keyboards), Ben Leifer (bass) and Ryan Lee (drums). The band's debut performance was in 2008 at the Rhythm 'n' Ribs Jazz and Blues Festival.
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Date
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2009-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Jazzing it Up
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Description
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The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra "is an 18-piece profesional big band, and it's run much like a symphony orchestra, with paid musicians and a season of concerts." Conductor Jim Mair hopes the band will become a community institution like the symphony and opera.
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Date
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2008-02
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
