Black and white photograph of Andy Simpkins, an American jazz musician (April 29, 1932-June 02, 1999), playing the double bass. He originally played clarinet and piano, switching to bass in 1953 while in the Army.
Black and white photograph of Andy Simpkins, an American jazz musician (April 29, 1932-June 02, 1999), playing the double bass. He originally played clarinet and piano, switching to bass in 1953 while in the Army.
Black and white photograph of the free-jazz Art Ensemble of Chicago. Pictured are guitarist John Ambercrombie, double bass player Eddie Gomez, trumpeter Lester Bowie, & drummer Jack DeJohnette.
Black and white photo of Benny Goodman and unidentified musicians playing at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, between 1979 (when the festival moved to Los Angeles from Chicago) and 1986.
Black-and-white photograph of jazz singer Betty Carter performing at The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach, California. Pictured in the background is Dennis Erwin playing the double bass.
Color photograph of blues band The Mighty Flyers, which evolved from Piazza's Chicago Flying Saucer Band in the 1980s. Shown are Junior Watson on guitar, Rod Piazza on harp (i.e. harmonica), Piazza's wife Honey (aka Debra) Alexander on keyboards, Bill Stuve on bass, and Bill Schwartz on drums. Steve Kilman (not pictured) was also sitting in.
Black and white photograph of the Bobby Shew Sextet. Pictured: Gordon Brisker (saxophone), Bobby Shew (trumpet), Roy McCurdy (drums), Bill Mays (keyboard), Bob Magnussen (double bass).
Black and white photograph of Los Angeles saxophonist, clarinetist, flutist, and composer Buddy Collette playing the saxophone, and unidentified musicians playing guitar, drums and double bass.