Evelyn Bundy

Piano, saxophone, drums, banjo, band leader.

A student of Frank Waldron, Bundy played piano, saxophone, drums and banjo, co-led the Garfield Ramblers, formed by her and drummer Leonard Gayton in 1926 and named after Garfield High School. One of the Central Area’s more popular bands, it was known for traveling to gigs in a hearse. In 1929, Bundy married Charles Taylor; their son, Charles Taylor, Jr. led the first band Quincy Jones played at Garfield in the 1940s.

Jackson Street After Hours (print); https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/evelyn-bundy-band-c-1926/