Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner enjoying the panel discussion
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner sit at a table and smile during a panel discussion during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine district, Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner packing up at the Plaza III
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora and an overcoat, and Sonny Kenner, wearing a tuxedo, have their coats on and are packing up at The Club at Plaza III in Kansas City, Missouri. Joe Wilcox stands in the...
Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner share a microphone to sing together
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) grins as he and Sonny Kenner (guitar) share a microphone while singing together, supported by David Daahoud Williams (bass) and Adolph Roulette (drums) in the background.
Ahmad Alaadeen, Al Pearson, Sonny Kenner, and Terry Hughes perform at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Ahmad Alaadeen, holding a tenor saxophone and wearing a white flat cap, looks to his left at Al Pearson. Al looks back at Ahmad as he holds a trumpet. Sonny Kenner, standing to the left of both Ahmad...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Chuck Haddix, and Sonny Kenner greet each other during the Kansas City Jazz and Blues Festival
Chuck Haddix, wearing a white fedora and a "Fish Fry" t-shirt, puts his arms around the shoulders of Ahmad Alaadeen and Sonny Kenner during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. RV's are visible in...
David Daahoud Williams, Luqman Hamza, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Sonny Kenner hanging out backstage
David Daahoud Williams, Luqman Hamza, are seated, Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) is warming up, an unidentified drummer is leaning over a seated and eating Sonny Kenner hanging out backstage at an...
David Daahoud Williams, Sonny Kenner, State Representative Cooper, Ahmad Alaadeen, Adolph Roulette, and Mayor Berkley
David Daahoud Williams (mostly out of frame), Sonny Kenner (eyes closed), State Representative Bonnie Sue Cooper (looking over her left shoulder), Ahmad Alaadeen (looking to his right), Adolph...
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...
Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Richard Ross, Sonny Kenner, and Bob Bowman, performing at The Club at Plaza III
Jay McShann (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Richard Ross (vocals), Sonny Kenner (guitar), and Bob Bowman (bass, mostly obscured) performing at The Club at Plaza III in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jay McShann, Ahmad Alaadeen, Sonny Kenner, and Bob Bowman, performing at The Club at Plaza III
Jay McShann (piano), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), Bob Bowman (bass, mostly obscured), and Sonny Kenner (guitar) wearing tuxedos while performing at The Club at Plaza III in Kansas City, Missouri. The...
Jay McShann, Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Al Pearson 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, Al Pearson (trumpet), and an unidentified bass player get situated onstage at the...
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...
Saxophonists play as a crowd watches at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute
Unidentified (with news camera), unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Sonny Kenner, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white ball cap, Blanche Williams (mostly obscured), Eddie...
Saxophonists play at Charlie Parker's gravesite during the 21-sax salute
An unidentified saxophonist, Sonny Kenner, unidentified saxophonist wearing an orange shirt, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a white ball cap, unidentified saxophonist, John Henry Hoard, unidentified...
Sonny Kenner and Ahmad Alaadeen perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation's 90th birthday celebration
Sonny Kenner (guitar) and Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) performing at the Mutual Musicians Foundation's 90th Birthday Jam in Kansas City, Missouri. The audience is visible in the foreground of the...
Sonny Kenner and Don Mumford perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Possibly Don Mumford (drums) closes his eyes and purses his lips and Sonny Kenner (guitar) from his left while performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in...
Sonny Kenner and Mike Warren perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Mike Warren (drums) looks to his right and Sonny Kenner (guitar) looks to his left while performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and Vine...
Sonny Kenner and Mike Warren perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Mike Warren (drums) lowers his head over his drums and Sonny Kenner (guitar) grimaces as they are performing during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in the 18th and...
Sonny Kenner and Mike Warren perform at Mutual Musicians Foundation
Sonny Kenner (guitar), from his left, closes his eyes and Mike Warren (drums) turns his head to his right as they perform during the Tradin' 4s Series: On the Cusp at Mutual Musicians Foundation in...
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Al Pearson perform on stage during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival
Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, Al Pearson (trumpet), and an unidentified bass player standing on stage outdoors performing at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz...
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Al Pearson share a laugh as Jay McShann takes the stage
Sonny Kenner (guitar), Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), wearing a white fedora, and Al Pearson (trumpet) share a laugh onstage at the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival as an unidentified man and Jay...
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Jimmy Witherspoon prepare to perform
Sonny Kenner (guitar), laughing, Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone), and Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals) prepare to perform at the Mutual Musicians Foundation's 90th Birthday Jam in Kansas City, Missouri.
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Billy Taylor and Dooley Weilert during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Sonny Kenner looking to his left, stands to the right of Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Billy Taylor, Dooley Weilert (mostly out of frame), during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the Gem Theater...
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, Billy Taylor, Dooley Weilert, and Leonard Brown at the Charlie Parker Symposium
Sonny Kenner, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, Billy Taylor, Dooley Weilert, and Leonard Brown, with his arm around Dooley stand together during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the Gem Theater in...