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

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

This rare piece of Ellingtonia is a gem from Duke's extremely vibrant years in the late 1950s.

Sir Robin Clark was a clever and talented musician and composer and this songbook list and history of his composing is a testament to his unique career! The pamphlet is SIGNED by Sir Robin!

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.

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

From the opening of the largest center for Jazz research, the Institute of Jazz studies.

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

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

This program is for a benefit that was held for Vernel Fournier on October 16, 1994 at Bradley's, the famous Jazz club in New York.

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.

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

Bernhardt Crystal is the uncle of BILLY CRYSTAL. His brother was Jack Crystal, in turn the brother-in-law of Milt Gabler. They ran the Commodore Music Shop and Commodore Records.

This rare program is from the funeral of BILL DILLARD, an excellent trumpeter who mentored Dizzy Gillespie in Teddy Hill's orchestra!

You won't find this anywhere else!

Ellington 1993 Program: Cotton Club To Carnegie Hall!

From Monday March 22, 1999, comes this scarce concert program from the Sidney Bechet Society's Jam session held at the Greenwich Village Center, SIGNED by the legendary producer and Newport Jazz festival founder, GEORGE WEIN!

Over 40 years old!

At the time of the concert this increasingly RARE program documents—the Fairmont Park concert on July 10, 1941—Benny Goodman was the at the top of his game!

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.

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

The Museum of the City of New York's salute to Duke included a performance by the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks orchestra performing the music of Duke Ellington at the Apollo Theater!

LAWRENCE LUCIE, Jazz guitar lenged, member of Fletcher Henderson's band and the last survivor of the Billie Holiday Swing Song Tradition recordings including “I Cried For You” (6/30/1936), passed away at 101 on August 14, 2009.

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.

The 1992 Evening with Friends of Charlie Parker concert was headlined by Max Roach with Al Hibbler and Lee Konitz. Phil hosted the event.

Business cards from noted jazz scholars!

This program from the 1967 show features great graphics and huge high quality photos of the musicians, including bios and writing on their music! Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald were the stars!

Newark Star Ledger, NY Times, etc...

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...

May 21, 1989

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

The International Ellington Conference held in Culver City in 1991 celebrated Duke in style and the beautiful program remains a collectible piece of Ellingtonia!

November 1975 flyer and schedule!

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

Columbia/Legacy Press release for CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Box Set!

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

This program comes from the January 16, 1999 funeral of the influential avant-garde Jazz bassist, Frederic J. Hopkins!

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

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!

This ticket for a Jam Session produced by the Sidney Bechet Society and featuring Daniel, Sidney Bechet's son, "direct from Paris!"

The Jazz ministry of Saint Peter’s Church, the “Jazz church,” is a bastion of Jazz in NYC in large part thanks to pastor John Garcia Gensel. This show from October 1992 was a salute to the great singer Bobby Short

Sweet Basil was one of the most prominent Jazz clubs in New York City during its heyday—this program for the venue's famed Saturday Afternoon Jazz sessions explains why.

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!

conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Play based on the book by Vernel Bagneris

In 1999, only five years after Calloway's passing, the JVC Jazz Festival in New York City put together a program celebrating the music and legacy of the great CAB CALLOWAY!

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

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

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

Krakauer is a specialist in Klezmer clarinet while retaining his Jazz chops and enthusiasm.

On September 10, 1995, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts presented Great Vibes, A Salute to Lionel Hampton! The event was a gala celebration of "Gates" and his music with performances and heart-felt tributes.

This MAX ROACH bio press kit pamphlet offers a concise overview of the famed drummer's life and career in music.

3 business cards for Junior Mance, Butch Miles and Danny Mixon!

Written by WARREN LEIGHT

axophonist Jerome Richardson had a fascinating long career in different Jazz styles from classic big bands to the Hard Bop idiom.

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

Duke Ellington's Pulitzer Prize was bestowed posthumously, commemorating the centennial year of his birth. This is an invitation to the ceremonies.

This flyer for a series of concerts at the Guitar Workshop is evidence for its importance as the featured artists include John Scofield, Chuck Wayne, Atilla Zola, Back Wilkins and others!

This is a long wall calendar that has a fold.

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

This unique calendar is from the SUCCESSFUL campaign by the Landmarks Preservation Commission of the City of New York to save Charlie Parker's house at 151 Charlie Parker Place/Avenue B!

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

55th Anniversary Issue with MONK Cover!

This memoriam card pays tribute to Williams, featuring her image with her birth and death dates as well as a the music for Williams' Mass for the Lenten Season on the back!

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

Business card for famous NYC Trad-Jazz venue!

This program is from the 1978 European and American music festival held at Soundscape which featured among many great artists, the famed Steven Lacy!

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!

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

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

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

Price is for both tickets

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

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

The Cab Calloway foundation had its kickoff with a gala event featuring Mrs. Cab "Nuffie" Calloway!

Jazz and film expert, the FAT CAT (Matthew Rivera), offers a SPECIAL item: flyer for the Jazz on film festival in France from 1973. The festival offered some hidden gems alongside well regarded classics on Jazz on screen.

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

This package includes Squirrel Nut Zippers' two most famous CDs, "Hot" and "Perennial Favorites," as well as a press info kit and a decorative hand fan.

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

JOHNNY CARISI was a skilled trumpeter, but he is most famous for composing Israel, the tune famously recorded by Miles Davis on Capitol and issued later on the Birth of the Cool album.

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

This press kit from RCA and Bluebird records comes from after the death of Charles Mingus, offering an all-encompassing biography and a beautiful glossy photo!

This program marks just one landmark year in the festival's fabled history!

Rare Large and Formal Program issue!

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.

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

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

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

This press kit is precious for its connection to vibraphonist Harry Sheppard as well as for having a forward by the famed Modern sculptor Clement Meadmore and including a rare interview with Roy Eldridge from The Embers!

The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra is a stalwart organization of Jazz preservation and education, ensuring the future of live Jazz and its integral place in our culture.

Unique Swiss PROMO post card for Wild Bill Davis.

Live at Lincoln Center 1973

The late and great NORRIS TURNEY brought the flute into Duke Ellington’s tonal palette!

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)!

These back issues are a fascinating glimpse into the Jazz world of New York circa 1996 and 1997!

Over 600 musicians featured!

This concert was held on February 8, 1974 and included POPPY GASKIN, the daughter of bassist LEONARD GASKIN, famous for recording with Miles Davis, Billie Holiday and many others!

vintage GATES Barbecue (Kansas City) napkin

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

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

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.

This ticket is from the December 14, 2003 benefit concert and reception given by the WYNTON KELLY Jazz Foundation, honoring the legendary Jazz pianist!

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.

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.

From the funeral of the great Jazz singer and civil rights activist ABBEY LINCOLN who died at age 80 on August 14, 2010.

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.

MARY LOU WILLIAMS' Spiritual Guide

Same price the ticket cost in 1987!

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.

From a November 2005 production held at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, Connecticut and featuring the singer Ernestine Jackson as Billie Holiday!

WKCR programming guide featuring the one and only Little Jazz ROY ELDRIDGE.

Lorenzo Shihab was very and multi talented. Lorenzo also designed clothes and ran a store than Miles Davis frequented!

On Sunday, June 21, 1970, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, there was a Jazz concert that headlined Zoot & Al (Sims and Cohn), Teddy Wilson, Maxine Sullivan, Joe Newman, and Haggert’s and Lawson’s World’s Greatest Jazz Band.

This program contains a wealth of unique information on Ellington's life and music, and memorializes a most notable homage to the legendary composer.

SIDNEY BECHET Society Flyer, 2/8/1998!

Unique Presentation Packet from the one and only EDDIE DURHAM!

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!!

For Ellington enthusiasts, this scarce item will be a primary collectible: it marks one of the very last performances of Duke Ellington before his passing in 1974!

Press kit for the biography of Billy Strayhorn

Ted Curson had a long career as a trumpeter, playing with important contemporary artists like the late Cecil Taylor and Andrew Hill.

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

This business card advertises the MACHITO ORCHESTRA'S 1983 Grammy award for best Latin recording! It is the business card of Mario Grillo, the son of Machito and current musical director of the Machito Orchestra!

27th annual 12 hour Jazz marathon

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.

Unique Ticket for Marian McPartland's 81st Birthday concert at Flushing Town Hall, March 19, 1999!

This striking program comes from ART BLAKEY's appearance with the Jazz Messengers at the Marseille Opera House on 3/5/1974!

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!

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

This particular show from September of 1987 featured the Ellingtonian, Harold Ashby, a gifted tenor player who left Ellington in 1975 to lead his own band!

From the April 29th, 1971 showing.

This sealed invitation was sent to Phil for a Dawson and Nye Auction in 2005, a tribute to Dizzy and Lorraine Gillespie!

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

From the funeral of the great Jazz guitarist, BILLY BAUER (November 14, 1915 – June 17, 2005)!

with Robert Shaw, & Phil Schaap performed as well!

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

SEALED!

Extensive photos/essays, schedules - mostly in German

Headliners of JAM POTATOES FESTIVAL DE JAZZ included BILL COLEMAN, BENNY WATERS, JIMMY GOURLEY, BERYL BRYDEN, & GUY LAFITTE (all pictured)!

1992 was a great year for Newport, and this calendar SIGNED by George Wein commemorates it!

This autographed program AND ticket stub is from the 1993 edition of the JVC (Newport) Jazz Festival, SIGNED by founder and producer GEORGE WEIN!

Phil will sign and personalize if desired.

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

Lincoln Center's BOUDOIR TENORS concert paid tribute to the Jazz ballad and the great tenor saxophonists!

Memorial Service Program for altoist EARLE WARREN

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

This press packet for the New Moon Swing Band is teeming with reviews, publicity, photos, and an overview of their career!

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

Program form the 2007 Vision Festival which honored composer, trumpeter and teacher BILL DIXON with a lifetime achievement award!

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

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

The concert hall was in its 20th year when it held its annual Community Holiday Festival in 1989, a show that this ticket commemorates.

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

RED RICHARDS was a pianist of the Mainstream style, who played with traditional Jazz and Blues musicians from Sidney Bechet to Mezz Mezzrow to Eddie Condon to Skeets Tolbert!

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

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.

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

Williamstown Theatre

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

August 1999: Laminated Pass & Event Ticket!

The salute to Doc Cheatham was a gala presentation including such famous musicians as Vic Dickenson and Budd Johnson, and of course Cheatham himself!

The legendary ALVIN BATISTE is a first cousin two generations removed from Colbert Show star Jon Batiste. They played together in New Orleans when Jon was quite young.

This invitation is from the May 1992 premiere of Max Roach's TO THE MAX held at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, NJ!

This ticket is a rare momento from a great Jazz event! The master of ceremonies was the actor ERIC BOGOSIAN who also has big interests in Jazz. We only have two left!!

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.

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 New Arkestra

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

Johnny Letman was a great Jazzman of the midwest who played in some of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era including those of Lucky Millinder, Cab Calloway and Count Basie!

For his 2000 CD WANDERING MOON

Government Press Release and two Press Passes!