Jay McShann, one of the grand old warriors of jazz, died of a lung ailment Dec. 7 in Kansas City, Mo., where he devised his unique blend of boogie woogie, blues and jazz that helped form the ...

"Hootie" to his friends, bluesman supreme Jay McShann served as the living legacy to Kansas City jazz. As bandleader, pianist, singer and... Jay 'Hootie' McShann: Kansas City Swingman Known as "Hootie ...

Kansas City, Mo. ? Jay McShann, an internationally recognized giant of Kansas City jazz, died Thursday. Books, official records and other sources disagree on his date of birth, but he was thought to ...

The photo of Jay McShann on the album cover for 'Live in Tokyo.' At 74 years old, Kansas City pianist Jay McShann was still performing the joyous music that had entertained audiences around the world ...

Pianist, singer and bandleader Jay McShann died Thursday, one month before his 91st birthday. Fittingly, he passed away in Kansas City, Missouri, his adopted hometown and one of the most significant ...

For roughly 90 minutes Tuesday evening, it seemed as if the musical clock had been turned back to about 1937, when a young pianist named Jay McShann was raising sparks in any number of Kansas City ...

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 to ...

Pianist Jay "Hootie" McShann was one of the legends of the Kansas City jazz scene. Born in Muskogee, Okla., in 1916, McShann picked up the piano as a young boy, following his older sister to her piano ...

Jay McShann, one of the grand old warriors of jazz, died of a lung ailment Dec. 7 in Kansas City, Mo., where he devised his unique blend of boogie woogie, blues and jazz that helped form the ...

Known as "Hootie" to his friends, bluesman supreme Jay McShann served as the living legacy of Kansas City jazz. As a bandleader, pianist, singer and composer, McShann was an unsung yet influential ...