Dizzy Gillespie stands on stage in front of microphone. Unidentified guitarist and unidentified pianist and members of the U.S. Airmen of Note, visible in the background.
Vocalist Ella Fitzgerald stands in front of bus. The circular logo on bus reads "District of Columbia Department of Corrections." Smiling bus driver and seated inmates are visible in the background.
Left to Right: Inmate, Father Carl J. Breitfeller, inmate, unidentified man, photographer, guitarist Charlie Byrd and Felix Grant (Master of Ceremonies) on stage. Father Breitfeller, organizer of Lorton Jazz Festival and Catholic Chaplain, Government of the District of Columbia, The Department of Corrections, The Reformatory Division, Lorton, Virginia, accepts an award from inmate. Inmates sitting on bleachers, and a guard tower are visible in the background. Inscribed on bass drum: "S.P. / 2nd"
Ulysses 'Blackie' Auger, owner of Duke Ellington Building and Mercer Ellington shake hands. WDCU-FM Jazz 90 personality Fauneé, left, watches. Plaque marking Duke Ellington's birth site on wall beside Mercer Ellington.
WDCU-FM Jazz 90 personality Fauneé, owner of Duke Ellington Building Ulysses 'Blackie' Auger, and Mercer Ellington surround plaque marking Duke Ellington's birth site on wall.
Felix Grant speaks into WWDC microphone. Unidentified guitarist, and unidentified tenor saxophonist play on stage. Drum set and drummer are visible in background.