Oklahoma Musicians

Hall of Fame history

Jay McShann

Jazz pianist, vocalist, and bandleader associated with the Kansas City jazz tradition and with Charlie Parker's early career.

Oklahoma connection

The National Endowment for the Arts identifies McShann as born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and describes his early playing in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Recognition

The captured Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame roster places this entry under 1998.

Sources

  1. okmusichall.com/inductees/
  2. www.arts.gov/honors/jazz/jay-mcshann

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.