869 results for: Performing Arts and Music
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Jitterbuggers, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed an energetically dancing couple being…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.04
Date:Circa 1944
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Dick Wilson with the Andy Kirk band at the Senator Ballroom, Seattle, February 17, 1941
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played. On this occasion he photographed the Andy Kirk big band, also called the Clouds of Joy, when they played Seattle’s Senator Ballroom in downtown Seattle in early 1941. The band included tenor saxophone player Dick Wilson, who plays here wearing sunglasses. The Kansas City group had played at…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.05
Date:1941
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Evelyn Williamson at the Trianon Ballroom, Seattle, December 1940
Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure wherever jazz was played around the city. On this occasion, he photographed local vocalist Evelyn Williamson as she sang with Lionel Hampton’s jazz band at the Trianon Ballroom in late 1940. Williamson, a local vocalist who sang in Jackson Street area clubs, had already recorded a number with the band. At this…
ID Number:2014.49.14.006.06
Date:Circa 1940
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The Leon Vaughn Band, Seattle, 1948
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.In the mid-1940s, trumpeter Leon Vaughn formed his own band…
ID Number:2014.49.14.007.12
Date:1948
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Woman in costume dancing at club, Seattle, circa 1948
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.Here, Smith photographs a woman in a belly dance costume…
ID Number:2014.49.14.012.01
Date:Circa 1945
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Jimmy Rushing singing on stage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, circa 1947
James Andrew "Jimmy" Rushing (1901-1972) was a blues singer and pianist from Oklahoma who performed from the mid-1920s into the 1950s. Nicknamed "Mr. Five By Five," the heavyset Rushing was best know for being a singer with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1935-1948.Here, Jimmy Rushing sings at a microphone at Seattle's Civic Auditorium, with Count Basie's orchestra behind him and…
ID Number:2014.49.14.015.05
Date:Circa 1947
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Count Basie and Jimmy Rushing on stage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, circa 1946
This photo shows jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie (1904–1984) with Jimmy Rushing during a performance of the Count Basie Orchestra at the Civic Auditorium in Seattle. Nicknamed "Mr. Five By Five," the heavyset Rushing was best know for being a vocalist with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1935-1948. Caption information source: James Andrew “Jimmy” Rushing (1902-1972), contributed by Amilcar…
ID Number:2014.49.14.015.06
Date:Circa 1946
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Clarinet player on stage at the Civic Auditorium, Seattle, circa 1946
Here, a clarinet player from the Count Basie Orchestra solos during a performance of the big band at the Civic Auditorium. At left, the audience crowds the edge of the stage.
ID Number:2014.49.14.015.09
Date:1946
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Vivian Dandridge performing at the China Pheasant, Seattle, 1953
Not all of Seattle’s mid-20th century jazz clubs were on Jackson Street. The China Pheasant was a Chinese-run roadhouse casino on East Marginal Way South near Boeing Field that also featured jazz performances. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in Seattle’s jazz clubs, where he often took pictures of musicians and performers.On this occasion, Smith photographed Vivian Dandridge…
ID Number:2014.49.14.033.01
Date:1953
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Patrons at the Basin Street club, Seattle, circa 1944
Seattle's Jackson Street jazz clubs flourished in the first half of the twentieth century, with their popularity peaking in the late 1930s through early 1950s. Seattle-born photographer Al Smith was a familiar figure in the clubs, often taking pictures of musicians and patrons, then returning the following week to sell prints.On this occasion, Smith photographed a group of unidentified jazz…
ID Number:2014.49.14.035.10
Date:Circa 1944