Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson take a minute to eat during the Mid-America Jazz Conference
Ahmad Alaadeen and Bobby Watson eating lunch during the Mid-America Jazz Conference at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
Ahmad Alaadeen, George Benson, and Bobby Watson backstage at the Gem Theater
Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing a kufi hat, his back to the photographer, speaks with George Benson as Bobby Watson, wearing a derby hat, stands in a doorway while hanging out backstage during the Annual 18th...
Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City
Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi cap, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza (mostly out of frame), wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker...
Arthur Jackson, Eddie Saunders, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO
An unidentified man holding an alto saxophone and wearing a bucket hat, Arthur Jackson, wearing a beret, Eddie Saunders, wearing a kufi hat, Bobby Watson, and Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, stand at...
Bob Bowman, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen and T. Sharif Abdul-Hakim enjoy the Mid-America Jazz Conference
An unidentified woman stands with Bob Bowman, Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and T. Sharif Abdul-Hakim, wearing a flat cap, during the Mid-America Jazz Conference at the American Jazz Museum in Kansas...
Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen perform on the street in the 18th and Vine District
Bobby Watson and Ahmad Alaadeen, sit outdoors with their instruments and wearing ball caps while an unidentified woman wearing an apron stands to Ahmad's right during the Annual 18th & Vine Gala...
Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza at the "Bird Lives" statue in Kansas City, MO
Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker...
Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, and Luqman Hamza during the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication
Bobby Watson, Ahmad Alaadeen, wearing fedoras, and Luqman Hamza, wearing a kufi hat, at the Charlie Parker Memorial dedication ("Bird Lives"), 17th Terrace and The Paseo during the Charlie Parker...
Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Milt Jackson (vibes, soloing), Max Roach (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, Charles McPherson (alto sax, in background), Al Grey (trombone), Peter King (alto saxophone)...
Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Milt Jackson (vibes, soloing), Max Roach (drums), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor saxophone), wearing a kufi hat, Al Grey (trombone), Peter King (alto saxophone), Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), Leonard Brown...
Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Max Roach (drums), Leonard Brown (soprano sax, standing next to Roach), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor sax, soloing), wearing a kufi hat, Al Grey (trombone), Bobby Watson (alto sax, clapping), Peter King (alto...
Performing at the Charlie Parker Tribute Concert during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Milt Jackson (vibes), Max Roach (drums), Leonard Brown (soprano sax, standing next to Roach), Ahmad Alaadeen (tenor sax, soloing), wearing a kufi hat, Al Grey (trombone), Bobby Watson (alto saxophone)...
Steve Penn, Marilyn Maye, Bobby Watson, and Ahmad Alaadeen enjoy Ahmad's award
Kansas City Star columnist Steve Penn, Marilyn Maye, Bobby Watson, share a laugh as Ahmad Alaadeen shows his award to the photographer backstage during the Coda Jazz Fund Lifetime Achievement Awards...
Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Kerry Strayer (baritone saxophone), Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a fedora, Eddie Saunders (alto saxophone), Logan Richardson...
Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium
Bobby Watson (alto saxophone), Horace Washington (in background, baritone saxophone), Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Eddie Saunders (alto saxophone), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a...
Street procession during the Charlie Parker Symposium
(Front row) Ben Kynard (tenor saxophone), Ahmad Alaadeen (soprano saxophone), wearing a fedora, Logan Richardson (alto saxophone), unidentified (soprano saxophone); (second row) John Henry Hoard...