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.

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...

Price is for both tickets

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

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!!

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

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.

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.

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

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!!

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

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

When the Newport Jazz Festival celebrated its 50th Anniversary in August of 2004, the deluxe 98 page program became a historic document.

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!

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!

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.

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

27th annual 12 hour Jazz marathon

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

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!

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.

This is an informative concert program including a stunning crisscross personnel that included Sophie Tucker’s drummer (Danny Alvin), Billy Eckstine’s Musical Director (Budd Johnson), and Duke Ellington’s mentor (Willie “The Lion” Smith).

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

The divine ABBEY LINCOLN in one of her final performances.

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

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)!

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

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

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

Columbia/Legacy Press release for CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Box Set!

For his 2000 CD WANDERING MOON

Newark Star Ledger, NY Times, etc...

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

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

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

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

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!

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!

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

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

May 21, 1989

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

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

SEALED!

The New Arkestra

April 27, 1968 concert with Seiji Ozawa, the Toronto Symphony, Joe Newman and Zoot Sims.

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

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

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

You won't find this anywhere else!

Play based on the book by Vernel Bagneris

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.

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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

Over 600 musicians featured!

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

74th Birthday Celebration, 2001, SIGNED!

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.

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

November 1975 flyer and schedule!

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.

MARY LOU WILLIAMS' Spiritual Guide

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

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!

Extensive photos/essays, schedules - mostly in German

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.

This is the Commencement Program from Columbia University’s May 18, 2005 graduation exercises when the late and great AUGUST WILSON received his Honorary Doctorate.

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

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

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

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

Phil will sign and personalize if desired.

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!

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

Business card for famous NYC Trad-Jazz venue!

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.

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 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!

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

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

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

This is a long wall calendar that has a fold.

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!

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!

August 1999: Laminated Pass & Event Ticket!

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

Williamstown Theatre

conducted by Eugene Ormandy

Same price the ticket cost in 1987!

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

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

vintage GATES Barbecue (Kansas City) napkin

VAUGHN MONROE was on the fringes of Jazz and pop back in the Swing Era.

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

Government Press Release and two Press Passes!

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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

Written by WARREN LEIGHT

Rare Large and Formal Program issue!

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

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

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

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

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

Memorial Service Program for altoist EARLE WARREN

55th Anniversary Issue with MONK Cover!

Business cards from noted jazz scholars!

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

Drumming genius COZY COLE recorded with Jelly Roll Morton 90 years ago and died 38 years ago.

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.

Ellington 1993 Program: Cotton Club To Carnegie Hall!

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

SIDNEY BECHET Society Flyer, 2/8/1998!

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

Over 40 years old!

Unique Presentation Packet from the one and only EDDIE DURHAM!

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

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

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

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.

The Greenwich Village club, Sweet Basil, added to the famed Sunday brunches with Doc Cheatham, a Saturday Matinee that coupled Doc’s bassist, Bucky Calabrese, and pianist, Chuck Folds, to the tenor sax master: GEORGE KELLY.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Live at Lincoln Center 1973

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!

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!

Several thousand people tried to cram into the Memorial for the late and great trumpeter ROY HARGROVE.

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.

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.

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

From the April 29th, 1971 showing.

Unique Swiss PROMO post card for Wild Bill Davis.

Celebrate the Bernstein Centennial with a concert program from the early days of Lincoln Center and when “Lennie” was a young, just turned conductor.

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!

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.

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

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

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

Press kit for the biography of Billy Strayhorn

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.