Juma Sultan papers, 1960s-1990s

Unknown drummer

Unknown drummer in band performance at Prospect Park

CETA Workshop

CETA Workshop

James DuBoise, Juma Sultan and Ali Abuwi (L-R) relaxing at Studio We, 4th Floor

Unknown conga player.

Shot of bleachers at (likely) Marcus Garvey Park

CETA Workshop at Casita Maria in the Bronx

Wally Obara, likely from Alice Tully Hall performance with Frank Lowe. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Earl Freeman, on street in front of Studio We. Photo by Bunny Brissett.

Jimmy Vass. Photo by Bunny Brissett.

Frank Lowe, unknown, Richard Dunbar (L-R). At Alice Tully Hall concert, Photo likely by Bunny Brissett.

Richard Dunbar. At Alice Tully Hall concert. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Charles Greenlee performing at Alice Tully Hall. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Mickey Bass, with bass. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown tenor saxophonist from Frank Lowe's band at Alice Tully Hall. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown performance at Alice Tully Hall NYMJF series. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Ted Daniel unloading a truck at Brooklyn Borough Hall Park. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Sunny Murray. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown band from 1973 concert at Alice Tully Hall. Lon Marsh on vibraphone. Perhaps JuJu? Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Hassan Dawkins. Photo by Bunny Brissett

Unknown Tenor saxophonist. Possibly Marvin Blackman? Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

_____ Babatunde (Obba or Akinwole?) playing congas. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Zahir Batin, drums; two unknown tenor saxophonists. Possibly Jimmy Vass and Marvin Blackman. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown trumpet player. Photo by Bunny Brissett

Pharoah Sanders at Marcus Garvey Park. Photo by Bunny Brissett

Two unknown saxophonists. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown bass clarinetist. Perhaps Arthur Doyle? Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown band, perhaps Charles Tyler? Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Photo of unknown person – JS thinks it was a singer. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown musicians (dimly lit) in corridor at Alice Tully Hall. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown female vocalist. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown individual. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown female. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown male. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Unknown male. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Charles Tyler band or Earl Cross Ninette. Earl Cross, standing; Norman Spiller, trumpet; Eugene Jackson, drums; possibly Sonny Donaldson, piano; rest unknown.

Sonny Donaldson, piano; with James DuBoise, trumpet in background.

Danny Mixon Trio at Alice Tully Hall. Bassist and drummer unknown. Photo by Susanne Faulkner Stevens

Unknown bassist and drummer from Danny Mixon Trio at Alice Tully Hall. Photo by Susanne Faulkner Stevens

Artistic photo of Ali Abuwi playing bassoon. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Milford Graves in a rehearsal (TV on in background). Unknown bassist and conga player, not clearly visible. Photo by Omar Kharem

Milford Graves in a rehearsal. Photo by Omar Kharem

Milford Graves playing congas. Might be a publicity shot

Lewis K. McMillan Jr. playing drums with Jo Jones looking over his shoulder

Lewis K. McMillan, Jr. Publicity photo with props from magic act

Performance at Studio We. Hakim Jami, tuba; Mark Whitecage, alto clarinet; James DuBoise, flute; Charles Stevens, trombone. Photo by Jeannette Hamblin. Likely same date as photo P086

Performance at Studio We. L-R – Hakim Jami, bass; Mark Whitecage, alto saxophone; James DuBoise, trumpet; Shelly Rustin, drums. Photo by Jeannette Hamblin. Likely same date as photo P085

Byard Lancaster talking with Burton Green. Shelly Rustin and Steve Tintweiss in background

Jack Cross, trumpet. Taken at Group 212 Intermedia Workshop in Saugerties, NY

Sonny Simmons, alto; Juma Sultan, bass. Pasted to 8.5x11 sheet with P090 on reverse

Barbara Donald, trumpet. Printed in negative (b&w reversed.) Pasted to 8.5x11 sheet with P089 on reverse

James DuBoise, fl; Harold Smith, drums; Hakim Jami, bass; unknown alto and flute. Performance in an art gallery. Back of audience visible in foreground. Stamped with a Society of Universal Cultural Arts seal in upper left corner

Unknown photo from a building corridor. Workman of somesort visible in distance. Photo likely by Bunny Brissett

Young girl staring out a window. Photo by Fred Floyd

We Music House, rehearsal at Studio We. Jimmy Vass, alto; James DuBoise, trumpet; Sonelius Smith, piano; Eugene Jackson, drums.

Albert Ayler. Close up of head while playing

Leon Thomas performing at Studio Rivbea

Lionel Hampton. Signed publicity photo

JuJu. Posed shot in face paint. Plunky Nkabinde, lower left

Leon Thomas performing at Studio Rivbea

Unknown performance at Studio Rivbea. Unknown percussionist at center of photo

Daniel Carter, soprano saxophone. At Café We. Photo by Jeannette Hamblin

Mario Rivera, soprano

Anothony Braxton behind a set of Tubular bells. At Studio We?

The Empresses, publicity photo

Earl Cross, trumpet. Photo by Hans Nederbragt

Al Horne, publicity photo, signed "To Studio We"

Ray Mantilla, publicity photo, signed "To Ali, Peace + Love, Ray Mantilla"

Pharoah Sanders performing at Marcus Garvey Park

Titos Sompa (fouder of Tanawa dancers) in face paint

Central Park Jam at conclusion of 1972 NYMJF. Juice, tenor Chiitra Neogy, dance; Barry Altchul, kneeling

Frank Lowe with unknown band at Alice Tully Hall

Rufus Harley, publicity photo

Publicity shot of unknown group (possibly The Third Eye)

Publicity shot of unknown group (possibly the Third Eye)

Publicity shot of unknown group (possibly the Third Eye)

Posed shot of group called "Prism Plus"

Publicity shot of group called "The Third Eye"

Unknown trumpet player. Mounted on cardboard

Burton Greene hugging Byard Lancaster

Burton Greene

Burton Greene

Burton Greene

Photographer: Bunny Brissett. Milford Graves band at Alice Tully. Joe Rigby, saxophone (tanktop). Possibly Hugh Glover other saxophonist (left column), unknown trumpet.

Photographer: Douglas Harris. Jam Session at Central park at end of 1972 NYMJF. Top Row: unknown Harmonica. Ali Abuwi, flute. Second Row: Ali Abuwi, flute; Frank Lowe, flute; Milford Graves, drums. Third Row: Ali Abuwi, flute. Fourth Row, Milford Graves, Rashied Ali in background. Fifth Row: Milford Graves with Rashied Ali, Arthur Doyle, Ted Daniel on Trumpet, Hugh Glover, unknown percussion, Noah Howard, unknown percussion, Barry Altshul. Sixth Row: Frank Lowe, flute; Billy Robinson, tenor; right exp, Frank Lowe and Kenyatta, Seventh row, Milford Graves, Frank Lowe. Eighth Row: Juice Omolade, Ted Daniel.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Schaefer Jazz Festival at Central Park. Second row: Tanawa dancers. Third row: Unknown band and conductor. Fourth Row: Charles Stevens, trombone. Rest unknown.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Columns 1-3. Noah Howard quartet at New York Musicians Festival 1973 at Wollman auditorium. Noah Howard, alto; unknown guitar and percussion. Earl Freeman, bass (third column.). Column 4: Unknown announcer, Sunny Murray, Wali Obara, mbira. Column 5: Unknown band at Central Park; Kasa Allah, piano; Kiani Zawadi, trombone; Olu Dara, trumpet.

Joe McPhee Trio. Joe McPhee, saxophones and trumpet; Harold Smith, drums; unknown keyboard.

Noah Howard, alto; Earl Cross, trumpet; Arthur Doyle.

Photographer: Omar Kharem. Top five rows: Pharoah Sanders band at Marcus Garvey Park. Rows 6-8 Sam Brown Art Jenkins band at same venue and date.

Arthur Doyle, tenor; Earl Cross, trumpet; Carla Bley or Shiela Jordan?, vocal.

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Jimm Vass band. Rashied Ali, drums; William Parker, bass; Jimmy Vass saxophone (second column, bottom); Ali Abuwi, congas; Johnny Fonseca, recording engineer; Marvin Blackman, reeds (fifth column, third down). Charles Eubanks, keyboard.

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Shahid. Abdu Shahid, drums; unknown, tenor, bass clarinet; unknown, stick (bass); unknown, alto.

Sonny Sharrock, guitar; unknown, vcl; unknown, drums; unknown, drums

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Sam Wooding Rae Harrison orchestra at Cami Hall. 13 June 1975. Sam Wooding, bandleader. Rae Harrison, vcl; Lewis McMillan, announcer (third column, third photo.)

Photographer: Pat Davis. Columns 1-.3 Leon Thomas, vcl; unknown, saxophone. Column 4 and bottom: Art Blakey Jr, drums; John Blake, violin; Sonelius Smith, piano. Column 5: unknown band.

Left column: Rashied Ali, drums; Charles Brackeen, tenor; James Blood Ulmer, guitar. Earl Cross, trumpet; unknown, bass.

Photographer: Jeannette Hamblin. Top two rows: James DuBoise group at Studio We. James DuBoise, trumpet. Laurence Cook, drums, Mark Whitecage, alto. Bottom two rows: Mike Moss Group. Mike Moss, guitar; Perry Robinson, clarinet; James DuBoise, trumpet; Barry Altshul, drums; Mark Whitecage, alto; unknown, flute.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Performance at South Street Seaport. Left column. Top, listener, Velma, second unnamed bass player; third and fourth, James Duboise. Second column: top, unknown; 2-4, Noah Howard and Tee Holman. Third column, 1, unknown, 2-4, Joe Lee Wilson. Fourth column, unknown performance at Studio Rivbea, Fifth column, unknown performance.

Photos from Woodstock, Group 212 Intermedia Workshop. First column: unknown baby. Second column: unknown, vibes; John Ore, bass; Tani Jones (sating next to vibes in picture 3. Picture 4 picnic w/ Earl Cross, sculpture by Tani Jones. Jack Cross, trumpet (in picture 5, from behind.) Column 3, photo 1, John Ore, photo 2, main house of group 212. Photo 3, Tani Jones with woman. Photo 4, outdoor stage at 212, photo 6, vibes player with baby.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Nkanyezi Ze Afrika rehearsal at Studio We, fifth floor. Juma Sultan playing double drum.

Top row: Earl Cross Ninette rehearsal at Studio We. Last two pictures, Juma Sultan, percussion, James DuBoise, trumpet. Rows 2-4: James Duboise, Tyrone Walker, percussion, Idriis Art Bennett, flute; Johnny Fonseca, percussion; Juma Sultan, percussion; Hetty Fox, percussion; Ron Sideborn, bass; unknown, piano.

Wale Obara, percussion, mbira (top row, right and others). Saint Strickland? Piano. Rest unknown.

Alice Tully Hall photos. First Column and half of second: Frank Lowe, tenor; unknown, tenor; Richard Dunbar, French horn. Bottom picture of first column: Hilton Ruiz, piano. Third column. Ron Burton, piano. Roy Brooks, drums in bottom picture. Fifth column. Sonelius Smith, piano. Last column, unknown.

Alice Tully Hall photos. Columns 1-2 unknown band. Column 3, Tommy Turrentine. Column 4.1-2 Renee McLean, 4.3-6 Ken McIntyre, b cl. Column 5, unknown. Column 6, unknown.

Alice Tully Hall Photos. Columns 1-2. Ken McIntyre. Column 3-4: Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet, rest of band unknown. Column 5, Rene McLean, soprano. Column 6: Earl Cross, trumpet; rest of band unknown.

Photographer: Douglas Harris. Chiitra dancing at Central Park at end of 1972 NYMJF.

Column 1: Norman Connors, drums; Column 2: Earl Cross, trumpet. Column 3 Norman Connors band. Column 4: Ted Daniel, trumpet. Column 5: Norman Connors band, rest of band unknown. Column 6: Tommy Turrentine, trumpet.

Kids and music at Group 212 Intermedia Workshop. Band is Jack Cross, trumpet; John Ore, bass; Barbara Donald, drums;

Portraits of Carol P. Smith of group 212.

Photographer: Tucker Ransun. Noah Howard, alto; Sirone, bass; Earl Cross, trumpet; Arthur Doyle, tenor.

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Jimmy Vass group. Rashied Ali, drums; Marvin Blackman and Jimmy Vass, reeds (Vass in tanktop); Charles Eubanks, keyboard; unknown, bass.

Photographer: Jeannette Hamblin. Back says Sam Rivers performing at Studio Rivbea. Left two columns – Hakim Jami on bass with unknown drummer. Rest is Sam Rivers, tenor; Bill Lee(?), bass; Warren Smith, drums. Third bass player on upper right – perhaps William Parker?

Photographer: Pat Davis. Leon Thomas band with Chiitra Nogie, dance and vocals.

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Sam Wooding, Rae Harrison Band at Cami Hall. Column 3, top picture is Sam and Rae with James Jordan (Ornette's manager.)

Photographer: Leonard Ladner. Aboriginal Music. Roy Brooks, drums; Ali Abuwi, flute; unknown piano; Kappo Emezu, alto; Johnny Fonseca, percussion; Daniel Ben Zebulon, percussion; unknown, percussion.; Idriis Art Bennet, soprano; Juma Sultan, bass; Earl Cross, trumpet; Tyrone Washington, drums; Tatsuya Nakamura, percussion (tuned drums.

Photographer: David Spitzer. Alice Tully Hall. Joe Lee Wilson, vocal; Monty Waters, alto; Hannibal Marvin Peterson, trumpet; Ken McIntyre, bass clarinet.

Photographer: David Spitzer. Alice Tully Hall. Myra Hunter, column 3, top. Wale Obara, column 3.2. Column 4.1, Clifford Jordan?, tenor. Column 5 Noah Howard, alto; Earl Freeman, electric bass; Charles Majeed Greenlee, trombone. Column 5: Juma Sultan, congas

Photographer: Bonny Brissett. Columns 1-4 Nkanyezi Ze Afrika. Vincent Kathwane in middle column. Percussionists Alvin Rowe and Junie Rowe. Dancers in column 2, bottom picture, left to right: Jackie Rowe, Jabu, Jackie's sister; Buchle. Male dancers are Kathwane and Fanna. Last column: James DuBoise, trumpet.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Sunny Murray Band at Alice Tully. Wale Obara, percussion. Others unknown.

Session at Studio We. Charles Stevens, trombone; Shelly Rustin, drums; Mark Whitecage, alto; James DuBoise, trumpet; John Dana, bass; Mike Moss? Flute?

Revolutionary Ensemble: Leroy Jenkins, violin; Sirone, bass; Jerome Cooper, drums.

Photographer: David Spitzer. Photogs from Alice Tully. Might include Roy Brooks in bottom of column 4. Hilton Ruiz from behind on bottom right. Frank Lowe band in right column.

Photographer: Pat Davis. Hots from Studio We. Upper left is Ali Abuwi on tape machines. Column 2 top, James DuBoise and Daniel Carter. 2.2 Ali Abuwi. 4.1 = Atiba (bass player). Column 5.1 Shelly Rustin on left, Noah Howard on right. Earl Cross on bottom right. In center columns, Gilly Coggins, piano. Top center is Ali's sister in law, ___ Barnes.

Left Column, at Studio We: Earl Cross, trumpet; Charles Brackeen, tenor; Rashied Ali, drums; Hakim Jami, bass. Second column, "Lighting" on alto; Sonelius Smith, piano; third column, Possibly Amina Myers?, piano; column 4, top, drummers in Studio Rivbea; Last Row, performance at Studio We.

Photographer: Bunny Brissett. From Alice First two columns, dancer from Brooklyn; Column 3, Milford Graves; and two others near top. Column 4: Marvin Blackman, tenor. Bottom of right column, Onzy Matthews.

First 4 columns, Frank Lowe band. Fifth column, second picture is Charles McGhee.

Alice Tully Hall

Negative of photo 148