An unidentified man thumbs through charts as Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, speaks with someone off camera while hanging out offstage by the rear entrance of the Gem Theater in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing an apron, sits outside holding his grandchild, Riley Christine Scott.
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a knit cap, sits on a couch holding his great grandchild wearing an Old Navy hoody.
Backstage during the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival in Davenport, Iowa, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white flat cap, holds a soprano saxophone and a tenor saxophone together as if he is playing them...
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, holding up a fish he caught at "Lake Alaadeen" on Tom Alexios' property outside Lawrence, Kansas.
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) imitates Cotton Candy's stance as an unidentified acoustic guitarist and bass player perform at BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City, Missouri. An unidentified electric...
Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified woman stand in a classroom and smile at the photographer at an unidentified venue.
Contact sheet of 15 images: Community celebration honoring Ahmad Alaadeen's Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the American Jazz Museum earlier that weekend; included are shots of Ahmad Alaadeen...
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white fedora with a black hat band and a tropical-print shirt, stands and smiles at the photographer with his arms at his sides. A tenor saxophone hangs free from the neck...
Ahmad Alaadeen outside the carved door of an unidentified mosque in Skopje, Macedonia.
Ahmad Alaadeen is seated outside with his left hand on his hip and smiling up to his left into the sunshine. He holds a saxophone across his lap with his right hand.
Ahmad Alaadeen on the day of the "21-Sax Salute" that will be held at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen on the day of the "21-Sax Salute" that will be held at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen on the day of the "21-Sax Salute" that will be held at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen on the day of the "21-Sax Salute" that will be held at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen on the day of the "21-Sax Salute" that will be held at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen stands at the piano while working with Olathe North jazz band student, Dennis Winslett (saxophone), during a teaching residency at Olathe North High and Oregon Trail Junior High schools...
Ahmad Alaadeen working with a group of jazz ensemble students, including Logan Richardson (sax, far right), at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen teaching a class of jazz ensemble students at the Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and looking down at a camera he is holding, and a crowd at an unidentified event.
An unidentified alto saxophone player, piano player, Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), and an unidentified bass player performing onstage during a jazz clinic at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen sits at a table and laughs during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen sitting in a chair, laughing, and holding his tenor saxophone at an unidentified venue and event.
Tim Perryman (trombone, back to camera), causes Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) to laugh, as Everette Freeman (piano) and Ricky Anderson (bass) perform at an unidentified church and event.
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a double-breasted suit, leans to his left as he plays a soprano saxophone while performing at an unidentified venue. A drummer is visible to Ahmad's back left but is mostly out...
