Cast members of Lew Leslie's musical revue, 'Blackbirds Of 1926', on the roof of the London Pavilion, 1926. Front row : Florence Mills , Johnny...
Exterior, nighttime view of the marquee of the Cotton Club nightclub, New York, New York, early 1930s. The signage advertises a performances by Bill...
Americans take to the dancefloor to show off their 'Swing' dance moves at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa...
Louis Armstrong , who reshaped jazz in the 1920s and was still picking up new fans into the 1960s with his renditions of pop songs such as \\\"Hello,...
King Oliver and His Creole Jazz Band, studio group portrait, Chicago, 1923. Honore Dutrey, Baby Dodds, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin ,...
Blues singer and pianist Gladys Bentley poses for a portrait backstage at the Ubangi Club in Harlem circa 1930 in New York City, New York.
American jazz pianist composer and bandleader Duke Ellington Orchestra 1929. Behind from left Tricky Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol Sonny Greer Fred Cray...
Portrait of African American painter Aaron Douglas , long time professor at Fisk University, and a leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance, painting...
Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist, Marcus Garvey in military uniform during a Universal Negro Improvement Association parade in Harlem, New York City,...
Man lifts a woman into the air as they dance the 'Lindy Hop' on the dancefloor at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United...
Uniformed attendees to a Marcus Garvey rally carry flags of the movement as they parade up Seventh Avenue in Harlem for a 1924 convention.
Americans take to the dancefloor to show off their 'Swing' dance moves at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa...
Marable's Capitol Revue line up on stage aboard SS Capitol c 1920, somewhere on The Mississippi River, with Hy Kimball, Boyd Atkins, Fate Mate...
Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist, Marcus Garvey in military uniform during a Universal Negro Improvement Association parade in Harlem, New York City,...
Big Band leader Cab Calloway and his orchestra performs in the 1944 United Artists film "Sensations of 45" in Los Angeles, California.
Portrait of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker lying on a tiger rug in a silk evening gown and diamond earrings.
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band in Chicago, circa 1923. Left to right: Honore Dutrey on trombone, Baby Dodds on drums, King Oliver on trumpet, Louis...
Louis Armstrong with the King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band at Chicago, 1923 with Baby Dodds , Honore Dutry, King Oliver , Bill Johnson, Johny Dodds et...
Americans take to the dancefloor to show off their 'Swing' dance moves at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa...
Woman in mid-air during a 'Lindy Hop' dance at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa 1947.
Americans take to the dancefloor do the 'Lindy Hop' on the dancefloor at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa...
View of Louis Armstrong and his Stompers at the Sunset Cafe, Chicago, Illinois, 1927. Armstrong seats fourth from left.
Joe "King" Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band pose in their studio in Chicago, ca. 1922. The band, which had a lifespan of just four years, was one of...
Photograph of Ernestine Rose working at the 135th Street branch of the New York City Public Library, she lead the library in activities that is...
Portrait of a group of unidentified people seated around a table for a formal meal, Lincoln, Nebraska, early 20th century.
American jazz musician Louis Armstrong smiles as he poses on stage with a band for the WMSB radio station in New Orleans, Louisiana, 1920s.
Jelly Roll Morton, born Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe, an American jazz pianist, born into a Creole family in New Orleans. He worked as a gambler and...
1975Tänzerin und Sängerin, USA / Fin einem roten Tüllkleid desfranzösischen Modeschöpfers Jean Patou- veröffentlicht in: `Die Dame', Nr....
Baker, Josephine , Taenzerin und Saengerin, USA / F, - in einem Bananen-Tanz in der Brick-Top-Bar, Paris , - 1925, - Aufnahme: Murray Korman, New York
American singing and tap dancing duo The Nicholas Brothers, featuring Harold and Fayard Nicholas, perform in a spotlight in a promotional portrait...
Countee Cullen - c.1931. African-American Romantic poet. Active participant in the Harlem Renaissance. 30 May 1903 9 January,1946.
Louis Armstrong 1901-1971), American Jazz Performer, half-length Portrait with Trumpet, Woodward's Studio, 1928.
Students pass by a mural that is part of a student art exhibit highlighting the Harlem Renaissance at the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and...
Portrait of American artist, painter, and professor Aaron Douglas , as he works at his easel, Tennessee, 1970s.
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, with whom Louis Armstrong first goes on stage in 1922, in Lincoln Garden, Chicago.
Americans performing the 'Lindy Hop' on the dancefloor at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, circa 1947.
Marcus Garvey , Jamaican-Born Activist, Political Leader, Publisher, Entrepreneur and Proponent of Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism Movements,...
Louis Armstrong Hot Five pose for a studio group shot c 1926 with Johnny St Cyr, Kid Ory, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds and Lil Harding Armstrong.
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band pose for a studio group shot in the early 1920s, with Baby Dodds, Honore Dutrey, King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Bill...
Louis Armstrong american jazzman trumpet player and singer with mother and sister Beatrice in New Orleans in 1921
American jazz cornet player and bandleader King Oliver with Honoré Dutrey, Baby Dodds, Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Bill Johnson, Johnny...