A bass player stand in the corner of the Mutual Musicians Foundation wearing a straw hat and looking down at the bass. Luqman Hamza sits at the piano smiling down to his left. Karrin Allyson share the piano bench with Luqman and is smiling to her left and watching the saxophonist. Tommy Ruskin is playing the drums just behind Ahmad Alaadeen who closes his eyes as he blows into a tenor saxophone at the DownBeat Magazine Shoot. The wall behind the band is wood paneling with many 8 1/2 x 11 photographs and a banner.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Mike White looking down while holding a saxophone, Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass while singing into a microphone, and Billy Meynier playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, Ken Barry playing saxophone, Billy Meynier in back playing a keyboard, and Ned White standing on the far right. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Mike White standing while holding a saxophone, Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Billy Meynier playing a keyboard (partially obscured by audience). Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Billy Meynier playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Bryan Hicks playing bass, and Billy Meynier playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass, and Mike Ning playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing congas, Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Duck Warner holding a microphone and snapping his fingers, Milt Abel playing bass, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard while looking to the side. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruskin is sitting at a drum set looking up at Abel. Abel is holding a bass in a carrying case and talking to Ruskin. An unidentified man in front is holding a saxophone. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man walking on stage, Tommy Ruskin talking to the man on the left, Milt Abel picking up his bass, and Mike Ning standing near a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass, and Mike Ning playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass, and Mike Ning playing a keyboard. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Tommy Ruskin and Milt Abel at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Ruskin is playing drums and looking to the side. Abel is playing bass. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing congas, Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass, Duck Warner singing into a microphone in his hand, Ken Barry sitting in the back, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard behind Warner. Other people are sitting in front of the stage watching. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass, Duck Warner singing into a microphone in his hand, Paul Smith playing a keyboard, and Ken Barry sitting in the back. Other people are sitting in front of the stage watching. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: an unidentified man playing congas, Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Duck Warner singing into a microphone in his hand, Milt Abel playing bass, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard behind Warner. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Mary McMahon singing into a microphone in her hand, Milt Abel playing bass in back, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard. Other people are sitting in front of the stage. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass in back, Richard Ross singing into a microphone in his hand, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard. Other people are sitting in front of the stage. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass in back, Richard Ross singing into a microphone in his hand, and Paul Smith playing a keyboard. Other people are sitting in front of the stage. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
Jazz musicians performing at the Levee Bar & Grill on 43rd Street in Kansas City, Missouri. From left to right: Tommy Ruskin playing drums, Milt Abel playing bass in back, an unidentified man playing a clarinet, and Mary McMahon leaning forward while singing into a microphone in her hand. Other people are sitting in front of the stage. Various pictures and trinkets are hanging on the brick wall in back.
