Courtesy of the Wisconsin Black History Museum
Photo: WBHM
Loretta Whyte with Tommy Fox and the clever little foxes ; Flame Club
Loretta Whyte; poss. husband James ‘Derby’ Thomas on left.
poss. Mary Young and Satin Doll
Photo: WBHM ; Loretta Whyte and band; Flame Club. I believe the Flame Club had 2 levels, thus different decor per floor. Band at Flame club included George Lott, trumpet, Buster Washington, alto Sax, Bobby Burdette, tenor Sax, Paul Bryant, tenor Sax, TG Washam, drums.
Photo: WBHM
Photo: WBHM
Photo: WBHM ; Duke Ellington with Loretta Whyte (front right), poss. Mary Young (front left) Satin Doll (Front Middle). Top Right, Whyte’s Son Archie
Photo: WBHM
Photo: WBHM
Bernie Young Creole jazz band
Photo: WBHM
Photo: WBHM
Loretta Whyte, bandleader and part owner of Flame Club along with husband James ‘Derby’ Thomas. She also played organ for Braves at Borchert field. Band at Flame club included George Lott, trumpet, Buster Washington, alto Sax, Bobby Burdette, tenor Sax, Paul Bryant, tenor Sax, TG Washam, drums. Photo by Aaronetta Anderson.
Satin Doll and Loretta Whyte
Lionel Hampton
Photo: WBHM
Photo: WBHM
Photo: Milwaukee’s Bronzeville Paul Greenen ; Bernie Young band ; Leo Schultz, Eugene Brashan, George Left, Skeeter Squese, Jimmie Dudley, Leonard Gay, Clarence Bedford, Sam Moore, Richard Heard, Pate, PG and Polly.
Courtesy of Mary White
Photo courtesy of: Mary White ; Bill Gibbs trio. Gibbs also has a small record label in the Milwaukee area. Gibbs records. He was the organist. Ralph Davis on guitar.
Mary White. Satin Doll on left, Mary White blues singer on right ; piano player “some White Boy, wasn’t very good..”
Mary White ; Bill Gibbs and Mary White; Mary moved from Carol IL, to Milwaukee in 1956. “Mac’s The Million Club”
Melvin Rhyne/Mary White
Courtesy of Kaye Berigan
Allen Johnson, Willie Pickens, Richard Davis
Sardino’s
The Jazz Estate
Berkeley Fudge
A young Melvin Rhyne
Herb Draeger
Ron Cuzner
Sam Kidd
Manty Ellis (guitar), George Washington (bass), at Caroline’s
David Hazeltine at Chip & Pys
Kaye Berigan Duo
Jerry Weitzer (piano), Jeff Hamann (bass), Charles Davis Jr (tenor), Lee Foster (drums) at the Jazz Oasis
Kaye Berigan
Kaye Berigan Trio
Kaye Berigan Group w/ Beverly Pitts
Dick Elliot (guitar), Kaye Berigan (trumpet), Hal Miller (bass), Andy LoDuca (drums)
Hattush Alexander (tenor), Rich Kramer (bass), John Foshager (piano), Sal Monreal (drums)
Kaye Berigan with the Ron Devillers Big Band
Kaye Berigan soloing with the Woody Herman Band
All Star Super Band
Courtesy Charles Queen
Paul Silbergleit, Mark Davis, Jeff Hamann, Berkeley Fudge, Dave Bayles at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Adekola Adedapo
La Chazz at Jazz in the Park
Jesse Hauck
Ray Brown in Milwaukee
Frank Morgan
Jim Glynn
Jimmy Mack, Mike Sclick, Victor Soward at The Main Event
Connie Grauer, Adekola Adedapo, Kim Zick
Melvin Rhyne, Berkeley Fudge, Allen Johnson, Victor Soward, Mike Schick, Adekola Adedapo, Juli Wood, Steve Einerson, Jimmy Mack
Adekola Adedapo
Rick Germanson, Berkeley Fudge, Jim Paolo, Victor Soward
Howard Austin
Adekola Adedapo
Berkeley Fudge, Hal Miller, Adekola Adedapo at Caroline’s Jazz Club
Jim Paolo, Adekola Adedapo at The Main Event
Jim Paolo, Rick Germanson, Adekola Adedapo at The Main Event
Adekola Adedapo, Hal Miller
Berkeley Fudge, Vic Campbell, Jim Paolo, Rick Germanson, Adekola Adedapo at The Main Event
bassist Bob Siegel
trumpeter Brian Lynch
Don Linke, Jim Paolo
La Chazz, Ron Cuzner
violinist Sonya Robinson
Don Linke, Hal Miller, John Foshager, Vic Soward
Hal Miller, Kaye Berigan
Christopher’s Jazz Club 1101 Old World 3rd St
drummer Brian Ritter
David Hazeltine, Ron Cuzner
Kaye Berigan
Bob Siegel, Berkeley Fudge
Melvin Rhyne, Adekola Adedapo
Kaye Berigan
Melvin Rhyne at The Main Event
drummer Victor Soward
Berkeley Fudge, Hal Miller, Adekola Adedapo, Vic Campbell, Kaye Berigan at Caroline’s Jazz Club
Victor Campbell, Jim Paolo, Rick Germanson at The Main Event
La Chazz at the Washington Park Bandshell
bassist Gerald Cannon
Mark Davis, Jeff Hamann
Berkeley Fudge, Adekola Adedapo, Hal Miller
Juli Wood
Berkeley Fudge and Rick Germanson
Adekola Adedapo
Kaye Berigan
bassist Gerald Cannon
George Pritchett
unknown saxophonist
Courtesy Kevin Lynch
Elvin Jones Quartet – Lakefront Festival of the Arts 1972, photo via Kevin Lynch
Marian McPartland – Lakefront Festival of the Arts 1972, photo via Kevin Lynch
Elvin Jones Quartet – Lakefront Festival of the Arts 1972, photo via Kevin Lynch
Elvin Jones Quartet – Lakefront Festival of the Arts 1972, photo via Kevin Lynch
Elvin Jones Quartet – Lakefront Festival of the Arts 1972, photo via Kevin Lynch
Misc. Photos
Tony King at WCM
Ron Cuzner w Hattush Alexander
Mark Davis, Jeff Hamann, Berkeley Fudge at The Hi-Hat
Berkeley Fudge teaching a combo at WCM
Mark Davis, Berkeley Fudge
Vic Soward, Berkeley Fudge at Alfie’s
George Fludas (drums), Jeff Hamann (bass), Mark Davis (piano), Berkeley Fudge (tenor) at the MAM (early 90’s)
Mark Davis Quartet at Heaven City (early 90’s)
David Hazeltine, Manty Ellis, Berkeley Fudge, Gerald Cannon, Bob Hobbs at WCM (80’s)
Berkeley Fudge
Eddie Baker, Manty Ellis, Hal Miller, Berkeley Fudge, Sam Belton
Eddie Baker, Manty Ellis, Jesse Hauck, Berkeley Fudge, Jeff Pietrangelo
1969, Buddy Montgomery recording session
At the Jazz Estate, early 2000’s
The Riverboat
The Riverboat
Don Momblow, George Pritchett Guitar Duo
Left to right: Manty Ellis, Bob Deblaey, Don Momblow, George Pritchett, Jack Grassel. Skip Crumby-Bey is in the rear on bass.
The Wisconsin Conservatory Of Music Jazz Combo, 1977 — Rolla Armstead, John Zaffiro, Hary Kozlowski, Mark Johnson, Marcus Robinson, Brian Lynch and Al Anderson.
Tony King, Manty Ellis, Melvin Rhyne, Rick Jones, Sonny Greer, Brian Lynch, Skip Crumby-Bey and Sam Ed Belton
Brian Lynch, Rolla Armsted and Rick Jones with the Milwaukee Jazz Ensemble Milwaukee. 1978. Performing in front of the Performing Arts Center.
Scat Johnson, Billy Johnson, Mark Johnson
Photo by Thom Pigneguy, 1960.
Everette Clark (guitar), Scat Johnson (drums), Jack Rice (bass)
Paulina Bugembe, piano; Ben Lee, guitar; Tobias Kaemmerer, trumpet; Joe Sanders, bass; Romarcus Jones, drums
Dave Bayles, Luis Diaz
The Jazz Estate
Steve Einerson (piano), Scott Burns (tenor), Paul Silbergleit (guitar), Chuck Ledvina (bass)
Juli Wood
Mike Standal (guitar), Brian Ritter (drums)
Brian Ritter
Scott Napoli (drums), Bob Siegel (bass), John Foshager (piano)
The Buddy Montgomery Sextet, Milwaukee, WI: (L-R) Andy LoDuca, Duma Saafir, Teju, Jeff Chambers, Raymond Torres and Buddy (front)
at the Jazz Gallery, 2012 (L to R) Lynch, Sam Belton, Manty Ellis, Jeff Hamann
Photo by Pat A. Robinson
At the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, via davidhazeltine.com
Chuck Hedges
UWM Union, 1991
Dick Ruedebusch (trumpet), Jack Grassel (bass)
Melvin Rhyne (piano), Jack Grassel (guitar)
Jack Grassel, Bill Martin guitar duo, Caroline’s jazz club 2000
Gordon Gano (left), singer and guitarist for the Violent Femmes, poses with organist Melvin Rhyne in this 1994 photo.
Jeanne Woodall, second from right in red dress, who became a local jazz singer later in life singing in St. Louis club at age 17. (photo courtesy family)
George Pritchett
Al Jarreau, 1962 Ripon College
Manty Ellis
Marcus Robinson
Buddy Montgomery Quintet in LA, Jeff Chambers (bass), Dumah Saafir (perc), Killer Ray Appleton (drums)
Dumah Saafir, Jeff Chambers, Buddy Montgomery, Luis Diaz
Joe Magnarelli, Rick Germanson, Scott Napoli, Billy Johnson, Ralph Lalama
Opus – First Light, LP info (1980)
Mark Davis (piano), Sam Kidd (bass), Berkeley Fudge (tenor saxophone), Vic Soward (drums)
Trumpets: Tom Baker, Jack Granatella, Art Zens, Ron DeVillers Trombones: Hary Kozlowski, Jimmy Burch, Eric Metz, Bill Rose Saxes: Tom Newburg, Keith Sarnow, Tom Fabre, Larry Lang, Larry Miller Jack Carr: Drums George Welland: Bass
Berkeley Fudge, tenor saxophone and Manty Ellis, seated
(L to R) Melvin Rhyne, Neal Chandek, Victor Campbell, Michael Sanchez, Luis Diaz, Ernie Adams
Dick Ruedebusch
Scat and Billy Johnson
Scat Johnson Quartet
Victor Campbell, Melvin Rhyne, Hattush Alexander, Billy Johnson
Billy Johnson with George Braith – Broadway, NYC
Milwaukee journal, March 15, 1961
Gintas Janusonis, Jason Todd, Thomas Edler at The Uptowner, Early 90’s
Berkeley Fudge, 1987 – photo by Pat Robinson
Brian Lynch, Charles Ledvina, David Bixler, Barry Velleman – at the Jazz Estate
George Braith (braithophone) w/ Billy Johnson (bass) and Mark Johnson (drums)
July 17, 1973. Buddy Montgomery at Miller Jazz Oasis, Summerfest. Milwaukee Public Library Collection, F.P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
July 17, 1973. Buddy Montgomery at Miller Jazz Oasis, Summerfest. Milwaukee Public Library Collection, F.P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
View of festival goers walking around Summerfest. Signs over the gate read Pabst International Festival. Summerfest logo on flags. Miller Jazz Oasis tent on the right. Photo by Joel Barkin. July 5, 1985.
Berkeley Fudge and Manty Ellis, 1979 (photo by Deborah Milne)
This group won the Notre Dame Jazz Festival in 1977 and 1978. This is the 1977 Group. Brian Lynch: Trumpet Hary Kozlowski: Trombone Rolla Armstead: Sax/Flute Sam Belton: Drums Jeffrey Chambers: Bass Marcus Robinson: Piano
Manty Ellis Music Center lighter, photo courtesy of Rick Jones
WCM Jazz Combo, 1978, photo courtesy Hary Kozlowski
Manty Ellis and Barbara Roberts, “Ain’t Nobody’s Blues But Mine”, Stackner Cabaret
Manty Ellis and Barbara Roberts, “Ain’t Nobody’s Blues But Mine”, Stackner Cabaret
UWM year book, 1964
Charles Mingus at Teddy’s Milwaukee 1976 (courtesy of Kevin Lynch)
Charles Mingus at Teddy’s Milwaukee 1976 (courtesy of Kevin Lynch)
Mark Davis, Barry Harris, John Foshager, and Rick Germanson
Flyers
Music Calendar, April 1979
1978 Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
Scott Napoli, Skip Crumby-Bey, Melvin Rhyne
April 1999, Jazz Estate
March 1985, Le Petit Louvre
Berkeley Fudge Trio at the Avant Guard
Courtesy Mike Honkamp
MKE Jazz Vision 