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Warren Durrett orchestra performing for a crowd

Warren Durrett orchestra (white men) performing in rows behind music stands. Back row: two violins, double bass, four trumpets. Middle row: two violins, drums, four trombones. Front row: two violins, three saxophones. Solo clarinet standing in front, performing into a microphone. The performance is at an event, and white men (some with skinny ties) and white women are conversing and mingling.
Type: Image
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Collection Identifier: MS-0059
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Warren Durrett Orchestra performing at the American Royal Coronation Ball

Warren Durrett, in a silver suit jacket, seated at the piano with his orchestra, in a large auditorium, with rows of empty seats in the background. The band (all white men) is on a stage with risers and a painted backdrop resembling a brick wall with three small bell towers. An unidentified white woman vocalist is seated in front of the piano looking in Durrett's direction. The band members are wearing dark red suits and black bowties, and are in rows behind music stands. Back row: three trumpets, double bass, drums, saxophone, clarinet, three saxophones. Front row: three trombones, percussion (conga), six uncertain (likely violins). A second piano is in front of the band, and ornate wired furniture is in front of the piano. There are plants and flowers in the bottom left corner of the image, in front of the stage.
Type: Image
File: umkc_lsc_durrett_photo-074.png
Collection Identifier: MS-0059