Ahmad Alaadeen and Will Matthews talk during a performance in Skopje
Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone) talks to Will Matthews (guitar) on stage at the Hard Rock Club in Skopje, Macedonia. Tyrone Clark's bass, mostly obscured, and an unidentified white male camera operator are...
Ahmad Alaadeen at Banquets Beyond the Bay with fans
Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, with four unidentified people (one white man, two African American women, one white woman) during the night of a concert at Banquets Beyond the...
Ahmad Alaadeen at the Al-Inshirah Islamic Center
Ahmad Alaadeen holds a soprano saxophone as he stands with other Muslims on the commemoration of the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks outside the Al-Inshirah Islamic Center in Kansas City...
Ahmad Alaadeen at the dedication of the Charlie Parker Memorial ("Bird Lives")
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a fedora, playing a soprano saxophone at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker Symposium at the American...
Ahmad Alaadeen being interviewed
An unidentified man, Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified woman (mostly obscured) being interviewed by an unidentified woman while a boy looks on at an unidentified venue and event. A crowd is visible...
Ahmad Alaadeen being interviewed
An unidentified man, Ahmad Alaadeen and an unidentified woman (mostly obscured) being interviewed by an unidentified woman while a boy looks on at an unidentified venue and event. A man is visible...
Ahmad Alaadeen being interviewed in front of a television camera
Ahmad Alaadeen's face can be seen between a news reporter he is talking with and her cameraman whose backs are to the photographer at the Mutual Musicians Foundation in Kansas City, Missouri possibly...
Ahmad Alaadeen directs a trombone solo at Clark County High School
Ahmad Alaadeen lifts his right hand to direct a standing trombone soloist while working with a group of students during a jazz clinic at Clark County R-1 High School in Kahoka, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen discusses recording with Misha Tsiganov and Craig Rivers
Misha Tsiganov and Craig Rivers listen to Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap and talking, during a recording session for Hedman's band Tropique, "Taken by Surprise" at the Eastside Sound Studio in New...
Ahmad Alaadeen drinks some water to follow up a performance at the Governor's Mansion
Ahmad Alaadeen drinks a glass of water while holding his tenor saxophone after his performance for Governor Bob Holden, First Lady Lori Hauser Holden and the audience at the Governor's Mansion in...
Ahmad Alaadeen duets during a UMKC Jazz Band concert
Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone) and an unidentified man (alto saxophone) face each other to share a duet while being backed by the UMKC jazz that is band performing at an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen enjoys older technology with friends
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a red ball cap, puts his finger in the air in a mock dance while he, Akers Aitch and an unidentified man stand next to a Victrola at Sissy's Tea Room; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Ahmad Alaadeen explains a finer point to the music students at Clark County High School
Ahmad Alaadeen leans forward and lifts his right hand to explain a point while working with a group of students during a jazz clinic at Clark County R-1 High School in Kahoka, Missouri. Possibly...
Ahmad Alaadeen gets a thank you from the band
Ahmad Alaadeen (third from left) with five musicians whose signatures are on the polaroid (Matt Whitlock, Todd Laplante, Jefferson Crutchfield, Stephen Austin (drums), and an illegible signature) who...
Ahmad Alaadeen gets caught up on saxophone talk
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a stocking cap, bending over holding a tenor saxophone while listening to two unidentified men in an unidentified venue.
Ahmad Alaadeen getting a standing ovation
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi cap and holding a tenor saxophone, receiving applause and a standing ovation from the congregation at an unidentified church and event.
Ahmad Alaadeen gives a lesson in rhythm to the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble
Ahmad Alaadeen giving advice to student Marcus Harper (drums), wearing a ball cap, while rehearsing with the Paseo Academy Jazz Ensemble.
Ahmad Alaadeen greets a fan
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, and an unidentified African American woman stand in front of a brick wall at Carr Square Village in St. Louis, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen greets fans at Banquets Beyond the Bay
Ahmad Alaadeen (second from left), wearing a kufi hat, shaking hands with an unidentified white man as two unidentified women (one white, one African American) look on during the night of a concert at...
Ahmad Alaadeen hams it up with Yoko Takemura
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a headscarf and holding his crossed hands in reverse peace signs, i.e.: reversed "Vs" while seated at an outdoor table, and Yoko Takemura standing behind him laughing with her...
Ahmad Alaadeen holding his great grandchild
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a knit cap, sits on a couch holding his great grandchild wearing an Old Navy hoody.
Ahmad Alaadeen holds his saxophones together while backstage with Jay and Marianne McShann
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 imitates Cotton Candy at BB's Lawnside BBQ
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 in a montage of photographs
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 instructs students at Paseo Academy
Ahmad Alaadeen working with a group of jazz ensemble students, including Logan Richardson (sax, far right), at Paseo Academy in Kansas City, Missouri.