Man at microphone with jazz group, possibly the Bobby Jones Band, in background

ca. 1930-1955

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Man at microphone with jazz group, possibly the Bobby Jones Band, in background
  • Title
  • Man at microphone with jazz group, possibly the Bobby Jones Band, in background
  • Creator
  • Harris, Charles Teenie
  • Date
  • ca. 1930-1955
  • Identifier
  • 1996.69.310
  • Source Identifier
  • Carnegie Museum of Art 1996.69.310
  • Description
  • This may be the Bobby Jones jazz band. A live band performs on a large stage with a draped curtain. The musicians play behind bandstands with the letters 'B' and 'J'. The instruments here include drum set, bass, saxophone, and trumpet. The man at the microphone is wearing a double breasted suit with striped tie and spats on his polished black shoes.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Jazz music--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Jazz musicians--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Men--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Bobby Jones Band.
    Jazz bands--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    African Americans--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Social life and customs--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Interiors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Entertainers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Teenie Harris Photograph Collection, 1920-1970
  • Contributor
  • Carnegie Museum of Art
  • Collection
  • Teenie Harris Photographs
  • Rights Information
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  • Rights Holder
  • Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh