Program from the last public concert of JUNIOR MANCE, one of the last surviving innovators from Jazz’s Bebop and Hard Bop eras!

The No Gap Generation Band was a group of talented musicians dedicated to playing the Swing Era sounds of Jazz using great musicians of all ages...

Play based on the book by Vernel Bagneris

his invitation and envelope is from the opening of the groundbreaking musical therapy center established in the name of the great Louis Armstrong!

The Big Easy's rich history as the birthplace of Jazz gets a gorgeous treatment in this colorful and attractive dossier!

Jerome Richardson Press Kit

The program, program insert, and ticket stub to this historical Harlem event at the Apollo Theatre on May 20th, 2002.

2012 calendar containing authentic blues artwork from the 1920s. Each month bears the image of a vintage poster advertising a hit song from blues' golden era in the early 20th century.

Live at Lincoln Center 1973

Williamstown Theatre

Jack Reilly is one of the foremost jazz pianists and educators in the Tri-State area. This rare press kit contains a wealth of unique information on Reilly, as well as his handwritten letter to Phil Schaap.

JOHN COLTRANE Birthday Broadcast feature for WKCR's FINAL program guide.

Program from All-Star Jazz cruise, by Norwegian Cruise Lines!

This folder from the 1993 Ellington conference is packed with Duke related clippings including Sonny Greer's NYtimes obituary, Evie Ellington's obituary, a JazzTimes magazine and an American Legacy magazine both featuring the maestro on the cover.

27th annual 12 hour Jazz marathon

Business card of EDMUND ANDERSON, a close friend of Duke Ellington who attended the legendary Benny Goodman Carnegie Hall concert with Duke and sat near Duke on stage for the 1/23/1943 Carnegie Hall concert!

RED ALERT!! Red Rodney, trumpeter with Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker, was inducted into the Down Beat Hall of Fame in 1990. Here is a beautiful little invitation to the ceremony!

Government Press Release and two Press Passes!

Columbia/Legacy Press release for CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Box Set!

Columbia University May 16, 2001. Very Few Available! Historic Document!

This extremely rare package includes a program for New York Governor Herbert Lehman's 80th birthday celebration on March 29, 1958, as well as a 12" LP recording of the night's performances by Yip Harburg, Harold Rome, and other jazz giants.

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

Unique Swiss PROMO post card for Wild Bill Davis.

The August 1996 edition of the WKCR Program Guide, curated by Sharif Abdus Salaam. Available for signing and personalization by Salaam and Phil Schaap.

This business card advertises Kiane Zawadi's music teaching and includes additions in his own hand. It's a scarce item from this truly unique musician.

July 1996 WKCR Program Guide with Ella Fitzgerald Memorial Cover. This brochure also contains articles by Ken Thomson on Louis Armstrong & by Ben Young on Albert Ayler as well as a photograph of Jimmy Rowles.

The New Arkestra

Held at the West End Collegiate Church, and St. Peters - the Jazz Church

Rare program for the 12th annual Lester Young Memorial, which took place in New York on March 18, 1996 and featured performances and lectures by many of the foremost figures in jazz.

Rare, exclusive documentation from Jazz at Lincoln Center's tribute concert for pianist James P. Johnson. Contains a concert program, a concert review in the NY Times, and an analysis of Johnson's music published specifically for the concert.

Unique Presentation Packet from the one and only EDDIE DURHAM!

Press Kit from Pianist Crothers and Alto Saxophonist Tabnik's DUO DIMENSION cd!

You won't find this anywhere else!

Over 600 musicians featured!

Wuye Kanutch cover / Coleman Hawkins Bio by James Boyle / Coleman Hawkins 1935 concert poster on rear cover. Just one available!

This self-created press kit from CANDIDO, the legendary Cuban conga master, is a work of art in itself!

SEALED!

For his 2000 CD WANDERING MOON

Written by WARREN LEIGHT

The West End (Gate) opening night for West End GATE program with Buddy Tate and Branford Marsalis!

An Exciting Jam Session with: Daniel Bechet (Sidney's son!), Kenny Davern, Vince Giordano, and more! May 18, 1998

Featuring filmmaker Abel Ferrara on the cover, and a lead story about Coleman Hawkins.

55th Anniversary Issue with MONK Cover!

Over 40 years old!

Business cards from noted jazz scholars!

These four booklets honor Maxine Sullivan, Doc Cheatham, Milt Hinton, and Panama Francis with essays and historic photos.

The 1970 Schaeffer Music Festival presented such music superstars as Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, Little Richard, Peggy Lee, Dave Brubeck, Johnny Mathis, The Band, The Guess Who, The Supremes, The Four Seasons, The Everly Brothers and many more!

Memorial Service Program for altoist EARLE WARREN

Also, Phil Schaap "Jazz Session" programs are annotated by WNYC. Phil will sign and personalize if desired.

This issue of UPBEAT! from June 1985 features a cover story on Jazz pianist and composer, Amina Claudine Myers, known for working with the Art Ensemble of Chicago Archie Shepp, Marian McPartland and others!

This program is from a November 16, 1997 event held at St. Peters, the Jazz cathedral in Manhattan, in remembrance of the pianist, Wynton Kelly, who died all too young in 1971.

conducted by Eugene Ormandy

VHS electronic press kit for Marcus Roberts simultaneous releases of Portraits in Blue/ Time and Circumstance!

12 SIGNATURES, including James Chirillo, Ruth Sears (Big Al Sears' widow), Britt Woodman, et. al!

vintage GATES Barbecue (Kansas City) napkin

From the April 29th, 1971 showing.

A ticket stub from New York City's New Port Jazz Festival renaming ceremony, which renamed the Singer Bowl to the Louis Armstrong stadium!

Local 802 Promotion

Newark Star Ledger, NY Times, etc...

This concert live at Carnegie Hall Featured Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers!

Ellington 1993 Program: Cotton Club To Carnegie Hall!

May 1996 Vol. xii, No. 5
Phil Schaap will sign and if specified will personalize

A program and information booklet from the 1998 Frank Sinatra Conference at Hofstra University. Included in these documents are several otherwise-unpublished articles and images pertaining to the legendary crooner.

Business card for famous NYC Trad-Jazz venue!

AN EVENING OF REAL JAZZ, held at The Town Hall on 43rd st in Manhattan, was an impressive sampling of top notch Jazz talents including Roy Eldridge and Earl Hines, Maxine Sullivan, the JPJ Quartet, Grady Tate and Zoot Sims!!

Same price the ticket cost in 1987!

Vocalist with Hank Jones, Tyree Glenn, Yank Lawson, et. al!

Extensive photos/essays, schedules - mostly in German

Offered here is the simple and elegant business card of pianist RICHARD WYANDS, known for playing with Gigi Gryce, Charles Mingus and Roy Haynes!

March 1989 WKCR PG articles by Phil, with Sun Ra interview!

Exceedingly rare WKCR program guide from November 1987, featuring exclusive articles by Phil Schaap on jazz icons Teddy Wilson and Lester Young.

For the music lover who is beyond category we offer a bundle of five classical music programs!!

Program from the funeral of bebop piano legend Walter Bishop Jr. A longtime member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers and a frequent collaborator with such stars as Bird, Miles, and Sonny Rollins, Bishop was a genuine giant of the bebop era.

A 1968 letter from the Duke Ellington Jazz Society announcing a celebratory event for legendary vocalist Al Hibbler. On the back are handwritten notes from Walter Schaap concerning Hibbler's background and career.

The great SWING REUNION concert brought together seven legends from the Swing Era: Teddy Wilson, Red Norvo, Benny Carter, the guitarists Freddie Green and Remo Palmier, the bassist George Duvivier and the drummer Louis Bellson!

Phil will sign and personalize if desired.

with Robert Shaw, & Phil Schaap performed as well!

Press kit for the biography of Billy Strayhorn

Monthly Flyer from the legendary Jazz Club/Bar, The West End!

A ticket stub from SAM RIVERS' legendary reunion and farewell concert on May 25, 2007 produced by WKCR!

Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey—you could see all of these legends at BAM in 1980 in their big band Jazz series.

Rare WKCR program guide from May 1994, featuring exclusive articles by Phil Schaap (on Mark Wilder) and Ben Young (on Andrew Hill and Evan Parker). Available for signature and personalization by Schaap, Wilder, and Young.

1947 program for NYC Town Hall concert Fred Robbin's One Night Stand - Midnight Variety Concert! MILDRED BAILEY and HERMAN CHITTISON were featured acts! The program also features LUCY & DESI pre-TV!

Latin Drummer Ray Mantilla is featured in this Unique Press Kit.

From Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz for Young People program on SIDNEY BECHET comes this sheet of "Fun, Interesting and Slightly Morbid Facts."

Featuring: LIONEL HAMPTON, GIL EVANS, BEAVER HARRIS, AL HIBBLER, TOMMY FLANAGAN, DON CHERRY, LESTER BOWIE, ALLEN GINSBERG, JOHNNY COPELAND, WOODY SHAW and many more!

The November 1996 edition of the WKCR Program Guide, featuring a number of rare and unique jazz articles as well as a complete discography of bassist David Izenzon, who is noted for his work with Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins and Archie Shepp.

The JAZ AGE: MUSIC of PAUL WHITEMAN 2/17/2005 tix stub!

Price is for both tickets

This 2002 edition; may have been Jimmy Knepper's last performance, came very late in Carrie Smith's career, and Phil Schaap spoke at the event (available signed and/or personalized)!

Maestro DUKE ELLINGTON, Saluted by the Museum of the City of New York, Program!

May 21, 1989

Tenor Master & Soloist on DIZZY's classic "Manteca!"

This business card is from Strozier's emergence as a pianist, although he was better known for playing alto and flute with such legends as Roy Haynes and Lee Morgan during the 1960s.

Featuring Al Cohn, Zoot Sims, Joe Newman, Teddy Wilson, and more!

December 2, 2001. Phil Schaap will sign and if desired personalize. Please specify in order notes.

WKCR program guide featuring a cover story on Bird by Phil Schaap, plus a wealth of exclusive Ella Fitzgerald material.

Tick for Sweet Papa Lou Donaldson at the Lenox Lounge: August 15, 1997, with Herman Foster, and David Schnitter!

COOTIE WILLIAMS, 1911-1985: Historic Document with Unique Content on DUKE'S legendary trumpet star & growl specialist!

From the United States Postal Service's official annotation and first day cover stamp for ELLA FITZGERALD on January 10, 2007. This Orange 81/2 x 11 program/flyer/ticket that was handed out at the event itself!

Get Hip! is a performance-demonstration outreach program for young people, presented by Jazz Reach as part of the Panasonic Village Jazz Festival in 1997

The Duke Ellington Centennial was a proud moment for Jazz, celebrate the event with this informative and noteworthy program!

MARY LOU WILLIAMS' Spiritual Guide

September 1987 WKCR Program Guide feat. TEDDY WILSON, & Phil Schaap article!

1997 Photo Jazz Calendar with photo of Phil Schaap and Clark Terry by Norm Harris

Rare!! Major Collectible of the good Doctor, The Late BILLY TAYLOR

This is a long wall calendar that has a fold.

LA JAZZ INSTITUTE BEBOP CELEBRATION, May 24-27, 2001, DIZZY!

Rare program guide released by WNYC in March 1992, featuring an exclusive article on Phil Schaap. Phil will sign and personalize if desired.

August 1999: Laminated Pass & Event Ticket!

SIDNEY BECHET Society Flyer, 2/8/1998!