Jay McShann, Sonny Kenner, and Ahmad Alaadeen get ready to play on stage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival
Jay McShann (piano), an unidentified man, Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, and an unidentified bass player get ready to perform onstage at the Kansas City...
Jimmy Heath and Ahmad Alaadeen
Jimmy Heath, wearing a kufi hatk, and Ahmad Alaadeen, eating, sitting at a table that is backstage with others at the Gem Theater during the "The Heath Brothers: Jammin' at the Gem" concert series in...
Joe Cartwright, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Gerald Spaits perform
Joe Cartwright (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a ball cap that says "International Jazz Festival," and Gerald Spaits (bass, mostly obscured), performing at "Books, Ballads and Bebop!"...
Joe Cartwright, Ahmad Alaadeen, Gerald Spaits, and Raymond DeMarchi perform at Skyy's
Joe Cartwright (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Gerald Spaits (bass), and Raymond DeMarchi (drums) performing at night at Skyy's with its large windows that overlook the city.
Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen
An unidentified white woman, U.S. Representative to Missouri Karen McCarthy, who is talking to someone out of the photograph, and Ahmad Alaadeen stand outside Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas...
Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen
U.S. Representative to Missouri Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen stand outside Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri.
Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen
U.S. Representative to Missouri Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, stand outside Mutual Musicians Foundation during a photo-op of Kansas City blues and jazz musicians
Karen McCarthy and Ahmad Alaadeen
U.S. Representative to Missouri, Karen McCarthy, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, standing outside Mutual Musicians Foundation during a photo-op of Kansas City blues and jazz musicians.
Kay Croy and Ahmad Alaadeen at Briarwood Elementary School
Director Kay Croy and Ahmad Alaadeen stand together on stage for a photo-op for the third-grade stage play "We Haz Jazz" at Briarwood Elementary School in Olathe, Kansas.
Leon Brady and Ahmad Alaadeen watch the proceedings
Leon Brady and Ahmad Alaadeen sit among the crowd during the Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Leon Brady, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Robert Watson, Sr. watch the proceedings
Leon Brady, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Robert Watson, Sr. sitting during the Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Leon Brady, Ahmad Alaadeen, Robert Watson, Sr., and Marilyn Maye
Leon Brady, Ahmad Alaadeen, Robert Watson, Sr., and Marilyn Maye (mostly obscured) seated during Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Gem Theater in Kansas City, Missouri.
Leonard Brown and Ahmad Alaadeen
Leonard Brown, grinning with his left arm around Ahmad's shoulders, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and an overcoat, stand together at an unidentified venue and event.
Leonard Brown, Frank Wilkins, and Ahmad Alaadeen sit backstage at the John Coltrane Memorial Concert
Leonard Brown, holding paper, Frank Wilkins, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, sit backstage during the John Coltrane Memorial Concert in Blackman Auditorium at Northeastern University in Boston...
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Hall of Fame inductees sit on the stage
Ahmad Alaadeen (seated second from right) and Luqman Hamza over Ahmad's left shoulder and other inductees sit on stage during the Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Hall of Fame Gala held at the Gem...
Logan Richardson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Harold O'Neal at the Blue Room
Logan Richardson, holding an alto saxophone, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Harold O'Neal stand an smile for the photographer at the Blue Room in Kansas City, Missouri.
Luqman Hamza and Ahmad Alaadeen during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite
Luqman Hamza and Ahmad Alaadeen during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Luqman Hamza and Ahmad Alaadeen jam with elementary jazz students
Luqman Hamza (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Donivan Bailey (drums), unidentified bass player, jamming with four boys playing various instruments while performing for a group of elementary school...
Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Eddie Saunders stand outdoors offstage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival
Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi cap, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a straw fedora, Eddie Saunders, and an unidentified man stand offstage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival.
Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, Donivan Bailey performing for a group of elementary school students
Luqman Hamza (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), unidentified (bass, mostly obscured), Donivan Bailey (drums), wearing a fedora, performing for a group of elementary school students; Mutual Musicians...
Luqman Hamza, Donivan Bailey and Ahmad Alaadeen jam with elementary jazz students
Luqman Hamza (piano), Donivan Bailey (drums), wearing a fedora, Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and an unidentified bassist, jamming with four boys playing various instruments while performing for a group...
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.
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.