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Years active. 1931–2006. Labels. Vee-Jay. McShann at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, c. 1995. James Columbus " Jay " McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Walter Brown, and Ben Webster .
Dec 9, 2006 · Jay McShann, a jazz pianist known for his hard-driving, bluesy style but probably best known for giving Charlie Parker his first big break, died Thursday in Kansas City, Mo. He was 90, according ...
Dec 7, 2006 · Blues from Kansas City, MCA, 1941-43. 1944-46, Classics, 1944-46. Vine Street Boogie, Black Lion, 1974. A Tribute to Charlie Parker, Music Masters, 1989. Hootie!, Chiaroscuro, 1997. 1987 NEA Jazz Master Jay McShann helped shape and develop the Kansas City swing sound that was so popular in the 1930s and 1940s.
Jun 28, 2019 · “People should know Jay McShann much more,” says Takemura, a devotee of Kansas City jazz. In the city's jazz heyday, McShann competed with the likes of Count Basie as the city’s top bandleader.
Dec 7, 2006 · Jay McShann, legendary pianist, composer and bandleader, died today at St. Luke’s Hospital. McShann was one of the giants of Kansas City jazz and one of the last living links to the city’s fabled
Aug 31, 2017 · Jay McShann grew up in Oklahoma and came to Kansas City in 1937 when it was the capital for boogie-woogie, blues and swing. In Kansas City, he assembled his now-legendary big band. McShann had ...
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Dec 8, 2006 · McShann was the subject of the 1978 film Hootie Blues, and was featured in Clint Eastwood's documentary Piano Blues. ... Remembering Jay "Hootie" McShann The Kansas City pianist-vocalist ...
