Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a Kufi cap, speaks into a microphone attached to a podium during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.
Ahmad Alaadeen, only head to hands visible, blows into a soprano saxophone at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine for the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday party.
Al Pearson, wearing a dark suit, closes his eyes and blows into a trumpet during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater. Curtains are visible in the background.
Al Pearson, wearing an earring and blowing into a flugelhorn at the Jazz Carol Festival at the Community Christian Church.
Arthur Jackson, wearing a tuxedo and a beret, closes his eyes as he blows into a tenor saxophone at the Speed Huggins Benefit in the Grand Emporium.
Baby Lee, from the left, sings into a microphone she holds with her right hand and points with her left hand at Divas Night Out at the Grand Emporium.
Ben Kynard's face with his eyes closed, cheeks bulged out, as he blows into a saxophone mouthpiece at Mutual Musicians Foundation.
Bettye Jo Miller, wearing an animal print dress, laughs and claps her hands from behind a microphone at the piano at the Phoenix.
Bill Maness, facing to the photographer's right, leans in a bit as he plays the piano at Jardines.
Blaze, makes fists, purses her lips and dances during the KC Blues and Jazz After Fest Jam at the Grand Emporium.
Bob Bowman, wearing a suit and tie, studies the fingers of his left hand as they suppress the strings of a bass he is playing during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater. A microphone stand is...
Bobby Watson, wearing a fedora and suspenders, closes his eyes as he plays an alto saxophone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Bobby Watson, looking directly at the photographer, blows into a microphoned alto saxophone during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Bobby Watson, facing to the right of the photographer, blows into a saxophone at the Battle of the Saxes in the Grand Emporium.
Bobby Watson, wearing an earring, blows into an alto saxophone in front of a microphone at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine for the occasion of Claude "Fiddler" Williams 93rd birthday party.
Bram Wijnands, wearing a tux, sits at a keyboard with a microphone at his face with a sequin curtain behind him at the Hurricane:
Brenda Walker, wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a zebra print coat, blows into a flute very close to a microphone at the Grand Emporium.
Bryan Redmond with a furrowed brow blows into a soprano saxophone as a band member of Grand Marquee at the Grand Emporium. He faces to the left of the photographer.
Carl Fusaro plays an upright bass with a serious look on his face during the Living Blues weekend at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. He wears a music-themed tie.
Carl Fusaro leans an upright bass against his left shoulder as he hugs the neck with both hands at the Mutual Musicians Foundation.
Carol Duboc faces to the left of the photographer as she smiles and sings into a microphone at the Grand Emporium. Her left hand lifted expressively below her lifted chin. She wears a choker necklace...
Cindy Egger of the Twang Dang Poodles lifts her chin and grins as she plays the drums in front of a brick wall at the Grand Saloon.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams smiles at the photographer as he plays a fiddle into a microphone from 710 Talk Radio at the Blue Room, 18th & Vine. A telephone is in the foreground.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams stands, smiles, and pulls the bow across the strings of his fiddle during the Living Blues Party at the Gem Theater.
Claude "Fiddler" Williams, wearing a checked suit, looks down as he plays a fiddle during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
