Ahmad Alaadeen stands with Army personnel
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, stands with three unidentified United States Army servicemen at an unidentified event.
Ahmad Alaadeen steps toward the group at Clark County High School
Ahmad Alaadeen steps towards the band while working with a group of students during a jazz clinic at Clark County R-1 High School in Kahoka, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen talks with a student at Paseo Academy
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, talking with Logan Richardson, a jazz ensemble student at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen talks with fans during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a straw fedora, talks outdoors with music fans during the Kansas City Blues and Jazz Festival. The crowd is visible behind them.
Ahmad Alaadeen trades solos with a student
Ahmad Alaadeen, his back to the photographer, trades solos by playing a tenor saxophone as a student stands and plays an alto saxophone while working the rest of the band backs them up at an...
Ahmad Alaadeen warms up in the green room
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a red suit jacket, warming up on tenor saxophone while Akers Aitch sits nearby in a chair, backstage at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen warms up with students from Kansas City Middle School of the Arts jazz band
Ahmad Alaadeen (sax, second from right) warms up while band members talk before the Kansas City Middle School of the Arts jazz band concert in the cafeteria of the adjacent high school (Paseo Academy)...
Ahmad Alaadeen wearing a hat too small for his head
Ahmad Alaadeen, looking doubtful as he wears a black leather garrison cap while WGBH radio host, Eric Jackson (background, left), and others sit and stand as they talk backstage at the John Coltrane...
Ahmad Alaadeen with a couple of fans
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat and a name tag, stands between two unidentified men, one of which is also wearing a kufi hat, at an unidentified venue and event. One gentleman holds up his index...
Ahmad Alaadeen with the music personnel of Paseo Academy
Two unidentified men on either side of Ahmad Alaadeen and jazz ensemble band director Clarence Smith stand in the hall of Paseo Academy, Kansas City, Missouri and smile at the photographer.
Ahmad Alaadeen with the students of Paseo Academy's Jazz Ensemble
Ahmad Alaadeen with a group of jazz ensemble students at the Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen with three Paseo Academy students
Ahmad Alaadeen stands and looks at the photographer with a group of jazz ensemble students at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen works with a couple of students at Olathe North High School
Ahmad Alaadeen, in a stocking cap, working with two unidentified Oregon Trail jazz band students, one trumpet player and one saxophone player, during a teaching residency at Olathe North High and...
Ahmad Alaadeen works with a saxophone student at Olathe North High School
Ahmad Alaadeen and band director, Charlie Menghini (far right), working on stage with a group of Olathe North jazz band students, including Josh Sclar (tenor saxophone, far left) and Dennis Winslett...
Ahmad Alaadeen works with a student at Paseo Academy
Ahmad Alaadeen working with jazz ensemble student Logan Richardson (saxophone) as band director Clarence Smith looks on at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen works with Navarro College Jazz Band students
[From attached caption:] "Alaadeen, Navarro College Jazz Band, and Lower Beaton Street clarinet player Jim Brimer perform at the Corsicana State Home for emotionally disturbed juvenile delinquents...
Ahmad Alaadeen works with students at Paseo Academy
Ahmad Alaadeen working with jazz ensemble student Logan Richardson (saxophone) as band director Clarence Smith and students look on at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen works with the saxophonists at Olathe North High School
Ahmad Alaadeen stands at the front of the class while working with a group of saxophone students during a jazz clinic at Olathe North High School in Olathe, Kansas.
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, Ben Kynard and a young protégé during the 21-sax salute at Charlie Parker's gravesite
An unidentified young man, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a ball cap, and Ben Kynard, wearing a fedora, play saxophones during the "21-Sax Salute" at Charlie Parker's gravesite in Lincoln Cemetery in Kansas...
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...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Dennis Winslett and a drummer at Olathe North High School
Ahmad Alaadeen sits sideways in a chair in a classroom and holds a tenor saxophone while working with Olathe North jazz band students Dennis Winslett (alto saxophone) and an unidentified drummer...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Dennis Winslett, and Tim Perryman share a laugh
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap, and Dennis Winslett laugh as Tim Perryman, wearing a ball cap and holding a trombone, lifts a finger to air as he speaks on the occasion of Terry's visit for the...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Ed Colson, and the jazz band listen to the trombone solo at Olathe North High School
Ahmad Alaadeen and band director, Ed Colson, listen to the trombone soloist while performing with the Olathe North High and/or Oregon Trail Junior High jazz bands at Olathe North High School...
Ahmad Alaadeen, Ed Colson, and the jazz bands at Olathe North High School Auditorium
Ahmad Alaadeen and band director, Ed Colson, standing at the edge of the stage holding saxophones, listening to a student play a saxophone solo while performing with the Olathe North High and/or...