Ahmad Alaadeen and Hamza Luqman rehearse at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) and Luqman Hamza (piano) rehearsing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Hamza Luqman rehearse at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), from his right, and Luqman Hamza (piano) rehearsing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann confer with younger gentlemen
Jay McShann is seated at the piano but turned to his left and smiling as he confers with a young man who is facing away from the photographer. Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, stands behind Jay and...
Ahmad Alaadeen greets Jay McShann
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, looks up over his glasses and stands behind a seated Jay McShann as they shake hands. Jay looks up and to his left smiling at Ahmad as Jay points straight ahead...
Ahmad Alaadeen on the street
Ahmad Alaadeen and Carmell Jones, wearing a ball cap, with bags hanging from their right shoulders, walk on the street in the 18th and Vine District, possibly an event in conjunction with Robert...
Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater
George Duke with his arm around the shoulder of Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Harry Belafonte, and George Benson (mostly out of frame), hanging out backstage at the Annual 18th & Vine Gala...
Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, Harry Belafonte, George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater
Ahmad Alaadeen, with his back to the photographer, George Duke, laughing, Harry Belafonte, looking through his wallet, and George Benson standing off to the right side, are all hanging out backstage...
Ahmad Alaadeen, George Duke, possibly Christian McBride, and Ndugu perform at the Gem Theater
Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone) with his back to the photographer, wears a kufi cap as he is performing with the George Duke Band. George Duke, wearing a ball cap, plays a baby grand piano. Possibly...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza, and the band performing for a group of elementary school students
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Luqman Hamza (piano), and the band performing for a group of elementary school students at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen, possibly Christian McBride, George Duke, and Ndugu perform at the Gem Theater
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, stands and plays a soprano sax with his back to George Duke, wearing a ball cap and playing a baby grand piano while performing with the George Duke Band. A bass...
Chris Clarke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Daahoud Williams perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Chris Clarke (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and David Daahoud Williams (bass) performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience is visible in the foreground.
Chris Clarke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Matt Pittman perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a ball cap, Chris Clarke (piano), and Matt Pittman (bass) performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Chris Clarke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Matt Pittman perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Chris Clarke (piano, mostly obscured), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a ball cap, Matt Pittman (bass), and an unidentified drummer performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City...
Chris Clarke, Daahoud Williams, and Ahmad Alaadeen perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Chris Clarke (piano, mostly out of frame), David Daahoud Williams (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and an unidentified drummer performing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Echoes of Erin with Ahmad Alaadeen at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, jamming with Echoes of Erin, a group of musicians from Ireland, at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Gathering of musicians outside Mutual Musicians Foundation building
(Top row) Luqman Hamza, unidentified, Orestie "Rusty" Tucker, unidentified, unidentified, (second row from top) unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Everette DeVan, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified,...
Gathering of musicians outside Mutual Musicians Foundation building
Ahmad Alaadeen (fedora and sunglasses), Sonny Kenner (plaid shirt), Everette DeVan (black suit and grey shirt), Orestie "Rusty" Tucker (pin-striped suit and tie), and others gathering outside Mutual...
George Duke, Ahmad Alaadeen, and George Benson backstage at the Gem Theater
George Duke, grinning at Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat with his back to the photographer and blurry because of movement, and George Benson, grooming the sleeve of his tuxedo, are hanging out...
Hamza Luqman and LaVerne Barker rehearse at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Luqman Hamza (piano) and LaVerne Barker (bass), wearing a ball cap, rehearsing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri. Ahmad Alaadeen's soprano saxophone can be seen on the left of...
Hamza Luqman, LaVerne Barker, and Ahmad Alaadeen rehearse at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Luqman Hamza (piano), LaVerne Barker (bass), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and an unidentified drummer rehearsing at Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Harold O'Neal performs at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Harold O'Neal looks down at the keys of a white baby grand piano while performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City...
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer backstage at the Gem Theater during the Annual 18th...
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer backstage at the Gem Theater during the Annual 18th...
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and George Duke backstage at the Gem Theater
Harry Belafonte, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, George Benson, and George Duke, wearing tuxedos, stand arm in arm and smile at the photographer backstage at the Gem Theater during the Annual 18th...
Jay McShann and Ahmad Alaadeen perform for a group of children
From the left side Ahmad Alaadeen, playing a sax, visible standing behind the lifted lid of the baby grand piano that Jay McShann is playing, his back to the photographer. Donivan Bailey (drums), sits...