Ahmad Alaadeen accepting the 2000 Governor's Humanities Award
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving a framed proclamation award from an unidentified white woman. This was a combined event for the Tradin' 4s (Series Four): Celebration of Alaadeen's 2000 Governor's Humanities...
Ahmad Alaadeen and a trumpet player demonstrate playing techniques for band students
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) and an unidentified man playing trumpet are working with a group of seated clarinet students during a teaching residency at Spring Garden Middle School in St. Joseph...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Gary Foster rehearse for a jazz clinic
Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone) and Gary Foster (alto saxophone) stand while they rehearse at a jazz clinic at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Jay McShann at the Spirit Fest
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white fedora, and Jay McShann smile at the photographer during the Spirit Festival at the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. Festival tents are visible behind them.
Ahmad Alaadeen and Jerry Hoover are happy to see each other
Band director Jerry Hoover puts his right arm around the shoulders of Ahmad Alaadeen at Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU) night of the Jazz Benefit Concert featuring the Olathe North High...
Ahmad Alaadeen greeting a fan after the concert with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble
Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified man (holding a toddler) the night of the concert with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble.
Ahmad Alaadeen greeting his friend
Standing outside a building among parked cars, possibly Sonny Kenner, from his right side, motions toward Ahmad Alaadeen. Ahmad is laughing and extending his left hand toward Sonny. Franz Bruce stands...
Ahmad Alaadeen instructs at Paseo Academy
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a kufi cap, instructs while Everette Freeman (background seated near the piano) listens during a jazz clinic at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri. The back of...
Ahmad Alaadeen on a panel for MAAA
Participants of a Mid-America Arts Alliance jazz panel, including Ahmad Alaadeen (second from right), Doug Alpert (right), Michael Parkinson (third from right) and Dick Wright (fourth from right) at...
Ahmad Alaadeen outside with Doug Alpert
Ahmad Alaadeen stands outside with Doug Alpert wearing a bowtie and suspenders.
Ahmad Alaadeen performing at UMKC for the Kansas City Jazz Band Festival
Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), stands at the front of the stage while performing with an unidentified jazz band during the Kansas City Jazz Band Festival at University of Missouri-Kansas City in...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs at the Joseph V. Thomas Memorial Jazz Scholarship Concert at UMKC Pierson Hall
Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone) closes his eyes as he performs with an unidentified African American man (alto saxophone) also performing with the UMKC Jazz Orchestra during the Joseph V. Thomas...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a jazz combo outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, an unidentified drummer, and Tyrone Clark (bass) performing at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a jazz combo outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
A guitar neck is visible as well as a drum set behind Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified keyboard player performing at an outdoor concert on...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a quartet outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
An unidentified drummer, Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified pianist perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a quartet outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
An unidentified drummer, Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified pianist perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a quartet outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
An unidentified drummer, Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified pianist perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a quartet outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
An unidentified drummer, Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified pianist perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with a quartet outdoors on the Country Club Plaza
An unidentified drummer, Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a fedora, Tyrone Clark (bass), and an unidentified pianist perform at an outdoor concert on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with the Count Basie Orchestra
A close up photograph of Ahmad Alaadeen standing and performing a saxophone solo with the Count Basie Orchestra during the Cancer Institute of Kansas City dinner event.
Ahmad Alaadeen performs with the Count Basie Orchestra
Ahmad Alaadeen stands while performing a saxophone solo with the Count Basie Orchestra during the Cancer Institute of Kansas City dinner event.
Ahmad Alaadeen plays with a combo in Chillicothe, Missouri
Tim Perryman (trombone) with his back to the photographer, Ahmad Alaadeen playing the tenor saxophone, Everette Freeman (piano), an unidentified bass player, and an unidentified drummer form a circle...
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award from Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving a plaque for the Kansas City Jazz Heritage award from Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II during the Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The...
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving the Kansas City Jazz Heritage Award from Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving a plaque for the Kansas City Jazz Heritage award from Mayor Emanuel Cleaver II during the Jazz Heritage Awards reception at Saks Fifth Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The...
Ahmad Alaadeen receiving the Missouri's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) Award
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, receiving Missouri's Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) Award. Greg Riley, his apprentice, stands at the far right in the Missouri History Museum in...