Luqman Hamza, Jay McShann, and Ahmad Alaadeen during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite
Luqman Hamza, Jay McShann, wearing a white ball cap, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white cap, during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Luqman Hamza, Karrin Allyson, Eddie Saunders, Tommy Ruskin, and Ahmad Alaadeen performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Luqman Hamza (piano), Karrin Allyson (vocals), Eddie Saunders (bass), and Tommy Ruskin (drums) all smile at the photographer as Ahmad Alaadeen plays a tenor saxophone with his eyes closed while...
Marianne McShann, Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen and a friend on 18th and Vine
Marianne McShann, an unidentified woman, Jay McShann, wearing a white ball cap, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, stand arm in arm in front of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the 18th and...
Marvin Jones gets a hug from Ahmad Alaadeen
Ahmad Alaadeen, his back to the photographer, hugs Marvin Jones, who is pointing at Ahmad with his right hand, during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and...
Matt Kane, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Tim Perryman perform
Matt Kane (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, and Tim Perryman (trombone, mostly out of frame); performing at an unidentified venue.
Matt Kane, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Tim Perryman perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Matt Kane (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white kufi hat, holding a copy of his CD "Time Through The Ages" and wearing a kufi hat, an unidentified sax player (in doorway), and Tim...
Matt Kane, Danny Campbell, and Tyrone Clark let Ahmad Alaadeen out of the back of the van
Matt Kane, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and playing a saxophone, Danny Campbell, and Tyrone Clark, wearing a ball cap, stand behind a white van with the back door open at Carr Square Village in...
Matt Pittman, Danny Campbell, Marlin Bonds, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Matt Kane during a recording session
Matt Pittman, Danny Campbell, Marlin Bonds (playing flugelhorn), Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, and Matt Kane (drums, in isolation room) during a recording session for "Time Through The Ages" at...
Mel Wanzo, Yoko Takemura and Fanny Dunfee have big smiles
Mel Wanzo, Yoko Takemura, and Victoria "Fanny" Dunfee have big grins while seated at The Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri.
Mike Metheny, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Horace Washington during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite
Mike Metheny, wearing a leather flat cap, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a beret, and Horace Washington during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri...
Mike Metheny, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Horace Washington during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite
Mike Metheny, wearing a leather flat cap, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a beret, and Horace Washington smile at the photographer during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery...
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, stand with their arms around each others' shoulders and look directly at the photographer during a recording session...
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen cross their arms
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, stand and cross their arms across their chests and attempt to look serious during a recording session for "New Africa...
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen ham it up
Mike Warren, Chris Clarke, Tyrone Clark, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, stand and make humorous gestures during a recording session for "New Africa Suite" at Airborne Audio Studio in Overland...
Milt Jackson and Ahmad Alaadeen during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Milt Jackson and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, smile at the photographer during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Misha Tsiganov shakes hands with Ahmad Alaadeen
Misha Tsiganov, grinning, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, shaking hands as Craig Rivers (far right) looks on during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique, "Taken by Surprise" at the...
Movie set of "Kansas City"
Crowd of musicians, photographers and others on a movie set; including Jay McShann and Ahmad Alaadeen in 18th and Vine District, possibly an event in conjunction with Robert Altman's film "Kansas City...
Nation of Islam event
Nathaniel Muhammad (Honorable Elijah Muhammad's son), Muhammad Shabazz, John Muhammad (Honorable Elijah Muhammad's brother), stand arm in arm in the front of the photograph smiling at the photographer...
Nation of Islam event in Chicago, Illinois
Members of the Nation of Islam gathered on the steps outside an unidentified mosque building in Chicago, Illinois.
Norman Hedman and Ahmad Alaadeen hanging out backstage
Norman Hedman and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a Dashiki style shirt, seated on a couch, smile at the photographer as they point at each other backstage at the Topeka Performing Arts Center during the...
NPR's Talk of the Nation personnel and Ahmad Alaadeen at Union Station
Arun Rath (fifth from right), Ahmad Alaadeen (fourth from right), wearing a kurfi cap, radio host Juan Williams (third from right), and four unidentified NPR staff pose for a photograph the day of a...
Olathe North jazz students perform with Ahmad Alaadeen
Ahmad Alaadeen and band director Charlie Menghini (far right) working with a group of Olathe North jazz band students standing on a stage during a teaching residency at Olathe North High and Oregon...
Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, Ahmad Alaadeen, Emanuel Cleaver, and Ricky Anderson during the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert
Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, Ahmad Alaadeen, Emanuel Cleaver, and Ricky Anderson stand together for a photograph during Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Ahmad and...
Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, Ahmad Alaadeen, Emanuel Cleaver, and Ricky Anderson during the Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert
Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, Ahmad Alaadeen, Emanuel Cleaver, and Ricky Anderson stand together for a photograph during Coda Jazz Fund Benefit Concert at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. Ahmad and...
Panel at the Charlie Parker Symposium
Panel discussion with Jay McShann, Billy Taylor, Al Grey and others during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American Jazz Museum in the 18th and Vine District in Kansas City, Missouri.